Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Princes Street, Penzance (The Exchange)
New Road, Newlyn (Newlyn Art Gallery)
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 2NL
England
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Telephone
01736 363715
For almost 120 years, Newlyn Art Gallery has been bringing the best in contemporary art to audiences in the south west. In 2007 the gallery was redeveloped and we opened a second venue, The Exchange in Penzance. With two venues we are able to offer a wide and varied programme across two sites, showcasing the very best of national and international contemporary art, as well as work by some of the best artists currently working in the region.
Newlyn has played an important role in supporting the development of 20th-century painting in Britain, and in acknowledgement of that history, our current programme seeks to reflect the ways in which contemporary artists, working in this country and internationally, use painting and drawing to express their ideas. The focus at Newlyn Art Gallery is on painting and drawing. Artists working in other media continue to be a part of the programme on occasions, but two-dimensional work is the clear focus. Recent shows have included major retrospectives by Roger Hilton and Breon O’Casey.
At The Exchange our huge gallery is regularly used as a project space in which artists and curators test new ideas, from The Penzance Convention held in May 2012, to Shezad Dawood’s astounding exhibition running summer 2012. A major contemporary art space, The Exchange enables audiences to see work on a scale never before accessible in the region. It is also used as a venue for live performances, film screenings and community events.
BUILDINGS
At Newlyn Art Gallery, the pavilion on the seaward side of the gallery is a glass structure on ground floor level, which supports a first floor clad in wet-laid Cornish slate, a building method specific to the region, but rarely seen in modern buildings. The glass curtain wall allows panoramic views of Newlyn Green and the sea while sliding doors lead to a secluded garden and outdoor seating area. The versatile Lower Gallery presents small exhibitions, projects and events.
The Education Room & Studio Cafe on the first floor of the pavilion has a vast window offering panoramic views across Mounts Bay, as well as a skylight the length of the gabled ceiling.
The Exchange has a striking undulating glass façade which runs the entire length of the building, a former telephone exchange. A dramatic, changing light display, designed by Penwith-based artist Peter Freeman illuminates the glass panels according to the exhibitions and time of day and year. At the centre of The Exchange is the large T-shaped Gallery, double the size of Newlyn’s. The unique shape and proportions provide a versatile and welcoming showing space. Retaining much of the industrial feel of the original Telephone Exchange, the Gallery is a noticeable contrast to the Victorian Gallery at Newlyn.
Venue Type:
Gallery
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GALLERY SHOP NEWLYN
Stocking a range of art books specialising in drawing and painting, as well as art magazines and greetings cards. New titles link to the current exhibitions. There is always a good selection of craft items by a range of makers, including Julia Davey. Her colourful Cornish seaside-themed tableware features images of boats moored in Penzance and Newlyn harbours.
GALLERY BOOKSHOP THE EXCHANGE
Always a varied selection of books on art, architecture, photography and design as well as gifts for children. During American Dream, there will be a range of items on the themes of American 1950s culture. Now stocking Uppercase, the eclectic magazine ‘for the creative and the curious’.
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.
Marion Taylor
A series of new paintings taking inspiration from the urban environment. Interjected with other genres incuding still-life and figrative mofits, the works are primarily driven by the sheer enjoyment of the paint.
In The Picture Room, Newlyn Art Gallery.
The Picture Room at Newlyn Art Gallery shows works for sale by leading artists based in Cornwall.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
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Marilyn Middlemiss
NSA member Marilyn Middlemiss’ work draws parallels between the empty landscapes of East Yorkshire, where the artist grew up, and the space, muted tones and colour of West Penwith.
In The Picture Room at Newlyn Art Gallery. The Picture Room shows works for sale by leading artists based in Cornwall.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
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Rituals Are Tellers Of Us
This group exhibition includes works by Lindsey Bull, Tereza Bušková, Matthew Cowan, Jeremy Deller, Hew Locke, Eleanor Moreton, Abigail Reynolds, Anna Sadler & Jon Greenland, Tim Shaw.
Ritual is a key human experience of identity in relation to place, an idea explored through works such as Anna Sadler’s Exercise in Presence 1, a ritualised personal journey into the sea, recorded in photographs by Jon Greenland.
Abigail Reynold’s work The Maidens also references this relationship to place, drawing visual links between ancient Cornish monuments, traditional Morris dancing and communal protest.
Many of the works in the exhibition draw on the celebratory rituals that bring together communities, particularly those involving costumes and performance.
In Eleanor Moreton’s paintings groups of costumed characters from the past are captured in a moment, whilst Tereza Bušková’s video Spring Equinox exaggerates the rich sounds and movements of traditional and invented rituals.
Curated by MA Curatorial Practice students from Falmouth University, in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange.
On show at Newlyn Art Gallery
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Free admission
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Andy Harper Archaeology In Reverse
Over the past decade, Andy Harper has gained critical acclaim for an extraordinary and varied body of paintings.
Andy Harper considers painting to be an instrument to capture the patterns and processes of his mind. He works into a thin film of oil paint; the surface worked and re-worked. For a period of time the painting remains totally malleable, but then, like archaeology in reverse, the surface stiffens and embedded in the paint is a trace of thought itself.
Harper has previously created paintings on suspended spheres, intricately cut boards and fly-posted onto hoardings. For Archaeology in Reverse he has made a specific and central work for the upper gallery around which the rest of the show will revolve; a free-standing screen, comprising large painted canvases.
Harper’s work was included in the East End Academy at the Whitechapel Gallery, London (2009), and solo shows at Danese, New York (2008/2012), Morgan Contemporary, Berlin, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth and The Page Gallery, Seoul (2010).
The exhibition is supported by the Department of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London.
At Newlyn Art Gallery
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Newlyn Art Gallery
New Road, Newlyn
TR18 5PZ
Admission
Free admission
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Patrick Lowry American Dream
Lowry will be fabricating a full -sized replica of the façade and garden of a 1950s American suburban home, complete with a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. American Dream is a work conceived as a response and comment on the current economic crisis and our consumption-driven economy, by looking back and celebrating the ‘American Dream’ that was craved and consumed by the masses. There will screen-prints of housing plans and promotional material and ‘In The Suburbs’ a 1957 promotional film extolling 1950s suburbanites as citizens and consumers. It is proposed that the lawn will become a stage for discussion and events associated with the themes, particularly during Golowan, Penzance’s annual festival.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
The Exchange, Princes Street, Penzance
Admission
Free Entry
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John Newling - The Ecologies of Value
This major survey exhibition presents a selection of John Newling’s work, from the 1970s to the present day.
John Newling is a pioneer of British public art, exploring religion, the natural world and the social and economic systems of society.
Works in the exhibition that play with ideas relating to money and religion include replicas of high street cash machines made in copper, large glass bowls stained with the dirt and debris cleaned from the surface of 50,000 two-pence coins and sculptures related to the act of taking communion inthe Christian church.
Newling has also produced artworks through horticultural processes. Two silver-lined hydroponic growth tents contain young Miracle Trees (Moringa oleifera), a species with uniquely generous properties for healing and nutrition. Through carefully regulated levels of light, carbon dioxide and water, the tents simulate the trees’ native climate conditions in the Himalayan foothills of north-western India.
John Newling lives in Nottingham, and this exhibition was commissioned by, and first exhibited at, Nottingham Contemporary, 26th January to 7th April 2013.
Showing at The Exchange
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
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How To Develop Audiences Through Crowdfunding
Led by WeDidThis founder and producer Hen Norton, this one-day seminar helps participants to identify and build audiences, make the most of networks and social media, and develop a strategy and timeline for effective use of micro-financing.
The Engine Room, The Exchange
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£25 per person, places allocated on application only.
To book/apply, see www.a-n. co.uk/granted or email events@a-n.co.uk.
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The Big Bop Goes Hawaii
Drop-in workshop to transform The Exchange Café into a Hawaiian bar, create exotic flora with Ann Haycock. Free.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
12-3pm
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Jive Workshop
1950s dance workshop with jive PZ. No previous experience needed.
At The Exchange
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
7-9pm
Admission
Age 16 plus, £4, places limited, booking essential at http://jiveworkshop-estw.eventbrite.co.uk/
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Jive Workshop
1950s dance workshop with jive PZ. No previous experience needed.
At The Exchange
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
2-4pm
Admission
Age 16 plus, £4, places limited, booking essential at http://jiveworkshop-estw.eventbrite.co.uk/
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Golowan Classical Concerts
Classical music concerts in aid of Cornwall Music Therapy Trust.
At The Exchange, Tuesday 25th - Thursday 27th June, doors open 7.15pm, performances from 8pm.
Part of our Golowan activities.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
From 8pm
Admission
£6/£3, tickets available from The Exchange Cafe.
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Get The 1950s Look!
Drop-in fashion styling session with Ilker Cinarel, who worked in the fashion houses of Vivienne Westwood and Giorgio Armani. Have fun trying on outfits from local vintage and retro shops, and get your 1950s styling tips. This is an opportunity to get your outfit just in time for the ball.
The Engine Room, The Exchange
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
2-5pm
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Golowan Classical Concerts
Classical music concerts in aid of Cornwall Music Therapy Trust.
At The Exchange, Tuesday 25th - Thursday 27th June, doors open 7.15pm, performances from 8pm.
Part of our Golowan activities.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
From 8pm
Admission
£6/£3, tickets available from The Exchange Cafe.
Website
Golowan Classical Concerts
Classical music concerts in aid of Cornwall Music Therapy Trust.
At The Exchange, Tuesday 25th - Thursday 27th June, doors open 7.15pm, performances from 8pm.
Part of our Golowan activities.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
From 8pm
Admission
£6/£3, tickets available from The Exchange Cafe.
Website
The Big Bop Golowan Ball
Dance the night away! The Exchange is hosting this year’s Golowan Ball, a fundraising event inspired by Patrick Lowry’s exhibition American Dream at The Exchange. Swing to 1950s live jazz from The Five Degrees, guest DJ Richard Ballinger then rock ’n’ roll bands Better than Nothing, Ledger Lines and Shoal. Chill out in the Hawaiian-style bar with a cocktail, and impromptu live performances. Come dressed to impress in 1950’s style. Prize for the coolest outfit.
Age 16 plus. Advance tickets only £13 from The Exchange Cafe or call 01736 363715
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
7:30pm-12am
Admission
Tickets £13 each available from The Exchange Cafe.
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Concert - Shostakovich 8th Quartet uncovered
The award-winning Penzance Youth String Orchestra explores the background of Shostakovich’s 8th string quartet. The performance includes spoken word, film, musical example, using the player’s own arrangement for string orchestra.
At The Exchange, doors open 6.45pm
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
From 7:30pm
Admission
£8 / £4, booking essential at http://shostakovich-estw.eventbrite.co.uk/
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A day of arts events
A day of arts events given by young people in Penwith, including music recitals and open rehearsals. For more information see our website
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
11am-4pm
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Penzance Literary Festival
The Engine Room at The Exchange will once again host activities for children and young people. Pick up copy of the Literary Festival’s programme for more details.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
Admission
Variable, some events may be free please check festival programme for further details.
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The Story Republic
Visit The Story Republic's celebration of stories and writing for children, families and adventurous adults! The Story Republic will feature a writer in residence creating words hot off the press; Story Republicans out and about, performing ‘Hit and Run’ stories and poems; secret performances in cafés and bookshops in Chapel Street; Illustrators, Story Doctors and Story Tellers; work from young people from all over Cornwall; and last, but not least, cake!
www.keap.org.uk/the-story-republic.
Takes place at The Exchange
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
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ART WEEK 2013
Join in our annual collaboration with Penlee House Gallery and Museum for a week of creative workshops for children and adults. Following the success of last year’s event, Art Week will make a return visit to Cornwall Design Fair at Trereife House. For details see www.newlynartgallery.co.uk or www.penleehouse.org.uk
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
- 7-10
Admission
variable, some events may be free or drop in.
Please check websites for further details.
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Collaborate with Andy Harper
An opportunity to work in collaboration with exhibiting artist Andy Harper on a large-scale canvas in oils. The work produced will be displayed for the final week of his exhibition. Open to young people aged 16 -19 years.
Free but booking essential as just 8 places available.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
Admission
Free - but booking essential via http://collaboratewithandyharper.eventbrite.co.uk as just 8 places available.
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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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