Back Road Artworks

Back Road Artworks was established in 2012 by a group of artists living in West Cornwall who were looking to paint & exhibit together in one space. Located in the historic Downalong area of St Ives, this unique gallery is a large & inviting gallery and working studio space where currently seven local artists exhibit a wide range of contemporary paintings, prints, jewellery, metalwork & mixed media work. The artists include Susan Barraclough, Jenny Frey, John Greig, Kathryn Loveluck, Sally MacCabe, Sharon McSwiney & Karen Taffinder. Open most days throughout the year.

Back Road Artworks, Back Road East, St Ives TR26 2NW T: 01736 791571 E:: brartworksltd@gmail.com BackRoadArtworks backroadartworks

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ST IVES SCHOOL OF PAINTING – COME AND BE INSPIRED

Whilst weekly classes such as Life Drawing and are still on holdits array of immersive courses, the team behind the historic St Ives School of Painting have been doing all they can to continue bringing art into the homes of their members and students in a safe way. From weekly webinars with the likes of Naomi Frears and Alice Mumford, collectively online, members have been sharing their lockdown creations online and exploring new realms of artistic freedom. The webinars are ideal for anyone wanting to gain an insight into this incredible school. A number of immersive courses have recently opened up. For more information on this check out their website.

www.schoolofpainting.co.uk

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NEW CRAFTSMAN GALLERY

Of Place and Time – Jack Doherty, Martha Holmes and Adrian Mitchell 1st August – 4th September 2020

Bringing together three artists working in distinctively different mediums, Of Place and Time will showcase these three artists’ intimate engagement with the landscape and their take on the senses of a place. Painting in the moment, Martha Holmes focuses on shifting lights and changing seasons through her abstract sea and skyscapes. Jack Doherty’s soda-fired porcelain forms bring together ceramics and people and explore archetypal functional vessels throughout history. Finally, Adrian Mitchell sources wood from his local landscape to created turned vessels exuding natural beauty in organic, sculptural shapes.

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SHARON MCSWINEY

Sharon McSwiney has been a full time professional designer maker for almost 30 years. Living and working in St Ives she produces a varied body of work including silver jewellery, unique wall sculptures & framed metalwork pieces. Primarily inspired by the Cornish coast, texture & surface pattern are her passion. She combines copper & brass to create colour contrasts then utilises etching, embossing & hammering to create unique surfaces. Sharon’s one-off wall pieces feature seaweed & sea creatures with soft verdigris finishes. Local beach combing provides endless inspiration for limpet & seaweed jewellery which evoke the Cornish coastline. -

- Sharon McSwiney Unit 7, The Drill Hall, Chapel Street, St Ives TR26 2LR

T: 01736 448293 W: www.sharonmcswiney.co.uk sharonmcswiney SharonMcswineyMetalworkJewellery SharonMcSwiney

LONGSHIPS GALLERY

Tucked away in the heart of beautiful St Ives, Longships Gallery recently opened showing work from local artists with the added bonus of exhibitors from further afield. Exhibitions continually evolve with new and stunning pieces offering an eclectic mix of original art to include paintings, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics to suit all tastes and budgets. Always on the lookout for new talent, Longships pride themselves as being original, very affordable and something a bit different from the norm. Exhibitions for 2020 feature work from artists: Esther Forsyth, Caitlin Sell, Janet Linney, Ellie Deakin, Jane Rist, Beryl White, Jack FriskneyAdams, Linda Crane, Lauren Wagstaff, Jo Howard, Brian Fowler and Rita Gamble.

Open: Tues – Sun 10:30 - 4pm (Days/Hrs vary in Winter months).

14 St. Andrew’s Street St. Ives, TR26 1AH

E: longshipsgallery@gmail.com T: 07909 747582 Longships Gallery

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30 YEARS OF ST IVES CERAMICS

A gallery showcasing a stunning and varied range of ceramics, St Ives Ceramics opened in 1990. Developed initially and founded by John Bedding, it was originally Bedding’s studio workshop with a small gallery space to show his own work alongside that of fellow potters he admired. At the time, ceramics were often exhibited in galleries and secondary additions and John noticed a gap in the market for a dedicated ceramics gallery that would give the craftsmanship the centre stage it deserved. The gallery now shows a varied range of high quality contemporary studio pottery alongside a valued collection of master potters of the 20th century known as the CBS Collection as well as pottery produced in Mashiko, Japan by the legendary Hamada potters. The gallery is open from 10-5pm from Tuesday to Saturday but do check online via Facebook for updates regarding their re-opening.

1 Fish Street, St Ives, TR26 1LT