ART FOCUS
‘TEN’ HONOURS A DECADE OF SUMMERHOUSE GALLERY The Summerhouse Gallery has spent the past 10 years bringing stunning, contemporary Cornish art to both locals and visitors and this year will be commemorating their 10th anniversary in true Summerhouse style with ‘TEN’, an exhibition that celebrates this artistic hub in one of Cornwall’s most well-known hotspots. This summer, a 10 week long summer
“Our ethos as a gallery is to showcase
exhibition will commemorate a decade-
the best of Cornish art in a welcoming
worth of artists and makers who have
manner for all those who enter through our
been exhibiting at the Summerhouse
doors,” explains Jayne. “Art is for everyone,
Gallery. In June 2011, Jayne Elliot threw
and this for me is an important message.
open the doors to her new venture, a
“All our exhibitions support charities
small, stylish gallery nestled in the historic
both large and small. It’s something I
town of Marazion. With the beloved
have always said, that although we are
St Michael’s Mount for a next door
a privately owned gallery, we have a
neighbour and a thriving community,
community heart.”
Jayne envisaged a gallery that supported
It’s not just the community Jayne has
and propelled local Cornish art to wider
considered in her years as a gallery owner,
audiences and celebrated a community of
but also the environmental impact of her
creative individuals.
business and today, the Summerhouse is
From there, the gallery has grown
regarded as one of the first galleries in the
both in reputation and representation, as
UK to receive the ‘Plastic Free Awareness’
Summerhouse now boasts a selection of
award from Surfers Against Sewage.
established, innovative artists and makers
“Being in Marazion is a joy both in
that exhibit regularly in its stunning, airy
location and being part of a community who
space, many of whom have been with
have always been welcoming and supportive
Jayne from the very beginning. Passionate
to us,” says Jayne, “it is a very special place.
to represent the best of Cornwall’s
The bay itself changes every day, being able
contemporary creative culture, Jayne
to walk along the shoreline in your lunch
has overseen exhibitions from some of
break is pretty cool…we feel strongly about
Cornwall’s leading names in art, as well
our environment and are always looking to
as shows with strong conceptual themes
improve in this aspect too.”
that champion both artist and community.
Aptly named TEN, the 10 week long
Exhibitions such as ‘I am Woman’, to name
exhibition, running from June until
one of many, which brought together a
September, will be a celebration of
community of female artists to celebrate
both gallery and artist, as 10 of the
and raise money and awareness in aid of
Summerhouse’s longest resident artists will
ovarian cancer.
be featuring their work alongside some
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of the gallery’s newer members. Michael Praed, John Piper, Michael Strang, Kit Johns, Imogen Bone, Kate Richardson, Maggie O’Brien, Iona Sanders, Neil Pinkett and sculptor Tom Leaper will all be taking part, as well as the gallery’s latest painter to join the assembly, Rosemary Trestini. Not only will the exhibition be a tribute to the gallery’s impressive ten years, but also a thank you to the community, as Jayne explains here, “The final thing I would like to say, is a huge thank you to everyone who has been a part of the last 10 years. All the artists, staff past and present, and each and every customer as well as the local community. Also, my support and rock has always been my husband David, and our two children, now grown up, Rosie and Tom. I couldn’t have achieved what we have here without them. They have all worked in the gallery, and David still does. “The Summerhouse is what it is because of each and every one of you. So, my heartfelt thanks to you all.” l To find out more about TEN, keep an eye on The Summerhouse Gallery’s website and social media platforms for further announcements. www.summerhousegallery.co.uk Summerhouse Gallery, Market Place, Marazion, TR17 0AR
