Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Princes Street, Penzance (The Exchange)
New Road, Newlyn (Newlyn Art Gallery)
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 2NL
England
Website
Telephone
01736 363715
Newlyn Art Gallery was commissioned in 1895 by the Victorian philanthropist Passmore Edwards and rapidly became the centre for exhibiting the work of prominent artists of the region. Over the past 20 years the level of ambition within the organisation has increased significantly, to the point where the gallery consistently delivers nationally significant programmes of exhibitions and education projects. 2012 marks the fifth anniversary of the opening of The Exchange in the centre of Penzance and the re-opening of Newlyn Art Gallery, following major redevelopment. Throughout the year both galleries will be showing a wide and varied programme of exhibitions. With project spaces at each site, there is a full series of workshops, courses and talks inspired by the exhibition programme.
Venue Type:
Gallery
Additional info
The Book Shop at The Exchange always has a wide range of books on art, architecture, photography and design, as well as activity books for children. Adjacent to the Book Shop, the Pop Up Shop reinvents itself for each exhibition. The gallery shop at Newlyn has a range of art books, magazines and cards. There are also craft items by regional and national makers, including jewellery, ceramics and textiles.
Both galleries have family-friendly cafes.
Education is an integral part of the Gallery's activities and closely linked to the exhibition programme. The education programme explores ways of interpreting contemporary art through Gallery talks, discussions, workshops and projects for all members of the local and visiting communities. Theme & Ideas for teachers are available.
Princes Street, Penzance (The Exchange)
New Road, Newlyn (Newlyn Art Gallery)
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 2NL
England
Website
Telephone
01736 363715
George Meyrick - Simple Matters
George Meyrick uses geometric shapes to make elegant forms that hover between two and three dimensions, citing the Russian constructivists and American minimalists as early influences on his practice. Meyrick is creating new works that respond physically to the architecture of The Exchange. Sculptural triangles intersect corners or emerge from the surface of walls to combine with flat geometric wall paintings. This interplay of actual and implied forms is a key element of Meyrick’s work. By cutting into the walls and drawing through the spaces with coloured cord, the works invite the viewer to reconsider the gallery space.
Born in London, 1953, and now based in Cornwall, Meyrick has exhibited extensively throughoutEurope and the UK, including Kettles Yard, Cambridge, and Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
The Exchange
Website
Breon O'Casey
Breon O’Casey moved to St Ives in 1959 and became associated with the artists’ colony already established there. His contemporaries included Peter Lanyon, Patrick Heron, Terry Frost, Bryan Wynter, William Scott and John Wells. He worked as an assistant to the sculptors Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, while exploring abstraction in his own painting.
O’Casey developed a personal vocabulary of motifs; circles, triangles, birds and fish, as well as nudes, which featured in his work throughout his life. Turning his hand to other disciplines, this imagery reappeared, first in jewellery, then weaving and printmaking and, in the 1990s, sculpture. Each craft form enriched the other, with painting as a constant throughout.
This exhibition of work from O’Casey’s studio, selected by his daughter Duibhne Gough, covers his output from the 1950s to 2011 and includes notebooks, photographs and other artefacts.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Newlyn Art Gallery
Website
Princes Street, Penzance (The Exchange)
New Road, Newlyn (Newlyn Art Gallery)
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 2NL
England
Website
Telephone
01736 363715
Free Half-Term Activity
Drop in to the Gallery over half term and get inspired by the shapes and symbols in the work of Breon O’Casey and create your own collage motif.
Come back during the Easter Holidays to turn your motif into a metal trinket to keep.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 14-15
Where
The Studio Cafe, Newlyn Art Gallery
Website
Half-term activities
Be inspired by George Meyrick's geometric shapes and interventions and make your own 3D construction.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 14-15
Where
The Engine Room
Website
3D Thinking
A hands-on exploration of form, structures and space through drawing and 3D-making, using a variety of materials and processes, led by artist Patrick Lowry. Wednesday evenings, 29 Feb - 28 March.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
Where
The Engine Room, The Exchange
Admission
£12 per session, 10% discount for gallery members
Website
Breon O'Casey Evening
Professor Alan Livingston will lead an evening looking at the life and works of Breon O’Casey. With readings from Breon’s own writing and contributions from friends, family and artists close to him.
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 16-17
- 18+
When
7-9pm
Where
Newlyn Art Gallery
Admission
Places limited, booking essential
Website
Easter Holiday Activity
Be inspired by George Meyrick's geometric shapes and interventions and make your onw construction. A free drop-in activity.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 7-10
- 14-15
- 5-6
- 11-13
Where
The Engine Room, The Exchange
Website
Free Easter Holiday Activities
Make your own metalwork trinket. Free drop-in actvities linked to the current exhibition for children and families for the Easter Holidays.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- Especially for children
- Family friendly
Where
The Studio Cafe, Newlyn Art Gallery
Website
Salt Extraction - Museums at Night
In the grounds of Newlyn Art Gallery Andrew Fielding, well-known expert in salt workings and their heritage, will be extracting salt from sea water collected from Mount's Bay. Using the ancient method of heating over a peat fire in ceramic troughs, Andrew's aim will be to see how much salt he can produce in a twelve-hour period from 8pm on Saturday 19th - 8am on Sunday 20th May. Fish will also be smoked throughout the night and many a story told.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
8pm-8am
Where
Gallery Gardens, Newlyn Art Gallery
Princes Street, Penzance (The Exchange)
New Road, Newlyn (Newlyn Art Gallery)
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 2NL
England
Website
Telephone
01736 363715
Princes Street, Penzance (The Exchange)
New Road, Newlyn (Newlyn Art Gallery)
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 2NL
England
Website
Telephone
01736 363715
Getting there
DIRECTIONS
The Exchange is 600m from Penzance bus and train stations and the harbour car park. Princes Street can be approached from Market Jew Street or Chapel Street.
Newlyn Art Gallery sits at the end of Newlyn Green as you approach from Penzance.
Walk. A 2km walk between the two galleries along the promenade. Bus. Buses run from The Greenmarket to Newlyn Art Gallery every 15-30 mins.
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