Cornwall Arts & Crafts

Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden

The studio of well known artist with sculptures in the house, studio and gardens. With photos and letters and now maintained by the Tate St Ives

Barnoon Hill,  St Ives   TR26 1AD   Tel: 01736 796226

Chase Art Gallery

Opened in February 2000, over fifty artists and potters have their work on view. The gallery has been praised by artists, press and the public as one of the most interesting and inspirational galleries in the Southwest. On two floors, the upper holds  solo exhibitions by notable artists and the ground floor has a mixed, constantly changing,exhibition of larger paintings, sculpture and pottery to compliment the original Gallery

Trevanson Street,  Wadebridge,   PL27 7AW    Tel: 01208 816880  Email

The Custom House  Gallery

Since its opening on Boxing Day 1999, the this Gallery has become a focal point for visiting connoisseurs of Cornish art. Situated on the same side of the harbour as the Porthleven clocktower, famous for the TV coverage during winter storms, the gallery occupies a building in the courtyard of the Old Customs House Studio, originally used as a net loft by local fishermen for repairing their nets. The Net Loft Gallery specialises in exhibitions of contemporary Cornish art, changing fortnightly from April until late October. For its exhibitions the gallery chooses excellent Cornish artists who exhibit a variety of styles and media to show to the best advantage the Cornish landscape and sea in either traditional settings or colourful semi-abstract and abstract paintings.

The Harbour, Porthleven, TR13 9JD   Tel: 01326 564010   Email

Falmouth Arts Centre

A regular venue for touring theatre and musicians

Church St, Falmouth,  TR11 3EG   Tel  01326 314566   Email 

Minack Theatre

An internationally famous cliff side theatre, with a seventeen week summer season of plays. A spectacular setting for any theatre in Britain, and the audio visual display in the exhibition centre tells about the history of the theatre. There are sub-tropical rockeries with  ideas and plant selection based on the cliff garden developed here by Rowena Cade in the 1930s. The salt tolerant succulents thrive despite the wind, providing an added dash of colour during all but the winter months.

Porthcurno, Penzance, TR19 6JU     Tel: 01736 810181  Email 

Newlyn Art Gallery

Situated on Newlyn Green overlooking Mounts Bay, this gallery presents an exciting and varied programme of contemporary art and related events throughout the year. The gallery focuses on exhibitions which reflect the quality and diversity of local, national and international contemporary art practice. The gallery shop stocks a range of contemporary craft. paintings and prints as well as quality cards and publications.

4 Causewayhead,  Penzance, TR18 2SN  Tel: 01736 363715  Email

Newquay Lane Theatre

Owned and operated by Newquay Dramatic Society, the theatre is run by the members for the benefit of the local community. The Society was founded in May 1931 and has been presenting plays continuously since that date.

Newquay,  TR8 4PX   Tel: 01637 876945   Email

Penlee House Gallery

Exhibits works of local artists

Morrab Road, Penzance,  TR18 4HE  Tel: 01736 363625   Email

St Ives Society of Artists

The Society  was founded in 1927 and is committed to the support and exhibition of representational work with a  bias towards the "open air" principle of its founders. The gallery overlooks the harbour that was the inspiration for so much of their work.

Norway Square,  St Ives,   TR26 1NA   Tel: 01736 795582  Email

Roundhouse Gallery

Housed in a building originally constructed to shelter a man powered capstan, the gallery displays the best artists from the area and has a genuine craft shop. All the work here in the Round House and Capstan Gallery is from Cornwall, by local artists who draw their inspiration from the unique location and history of this isolated part of Great Britain

Sennen Cove, TR19 7DF   Tel 01736 871 859   Email

Tate Gallery St Ives

Presents changing displays of 20th century modern art in the context of Cornwall. Displays are drawn from the Tate Gallery's collection. There is an exciting progamme of events and ongoing displays of work by invited contemporary artists. Administered jointly with the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (see above)

Porthmeor Beach,  St Ives  TR26 1TG   Tel: 01736 796226   Email 

Southgate Arch Gallery

Home of the Gwynngala group of artists - paintings, print making, pottery, jewellery, photography, metal work, sculpture

Southgate Street, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 9DP   Tel: 01566 777051