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PENZANCE The authenticity of Penzance’s rich artistic heritage is something it has proudly championed through the decades. With a proactive and creative community to hand, Penzance is known for its creative and innovative town spirit that champions its local and historical establishments. From museums and emerging co-operatives to commercial galleries and hidden gems tucked down its eclectic streets, Penzance cleverly combines its renowned history of art with new, contemporary movements, making it a bustling and engaging destination for anyone wanting a taste of true Cornish, and British art.
NEWLYN ART GALLERY & THE EXCHANGE Reopening from 8 August and offering a varied exhibition programme across its two sites. Showing at The Exchange is Hippo Campus: Where We Learn, a group exhibition that explores alternative schooling, peer-to-peer learning and self-education. Featuring more than 20 artists, Hippo Campus explores how we learn, where we learn, and who we learn from. Newlyn Art Gallery is showing Go On Being So, curated by a group of art, photography and graphics students from Mounts Bay Academy, it brings together an intriguing selection of works that say something about the world today and their place in it. Reopening date correct at time of going to print but maybe subject to change, please see
our website for up to date information. Admission: £3.30 (incl Gift Aid donation) for a seven-day pass to both venues, free entry for U18s, Supporters, and Patrons. Social distancing measures will be in place. Newlyn Art Gallery, New Road, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 5PZ. The Exchange, Princes Street, Penzance, TR18 2NL. Opening times: Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm. W: www.newlynartgallery.co.uk T: 01736 363715 Top: Go On Being So at Newlyn Art Gallery, photo by Steve Tanner. Bottom: Hippo Campus at The Exchange, photo by Steve Tanner.
