Student Project by Boudicea Brian
This week Boudicea Brian completed her work experience in the gallery. Bou is a young artist, interested in the Arts, History, Design and Technology, Computer Science. She helped with workshops and painted a landscape piece inspired by impressionist artists that she found whilst exploring the gallery’s collection. On her penultimate day, Bou wrote a poem based on her previous outings on the walk from Flushing to Mylor, with a touch of fantasy. Before writing the poem Bou researched the chosen Artists. She ended the poem based on the artwork of Mathew Draper; his work is shown below. Art Project Mathew Draper Mathew
Falmouth Art Gallery digital guide on Bloomberg Connects
Falmouth Art Gallery launches a new digital guide featuring audio descriptions and videos. The guide enriches access to the gallery’s collections for on-site and online visitors. The free guide connects Falmouth Art Gallery with more than eighty other cultural institutions around the globe on the Bloomberg Connects app Today, Falmouth Art Gallery launched a new, free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available for download from Google Play or the App Store, makes Falmouth Art Gallery accessible for either on-site or offsite visits through a variety of photo, audio
A Summer Day-Sir John Arnesby Brown
Brown, Sir John Arnesby RA (1866-1955)A Summer Day - a study for 'A June Day', oil on canvas, 60 x 71.5 cms. Presented to the Corporation of Falmouth in 1923 by Alfred A. de Pass, in memory of his sons. Sir John Alfred Anersby Brown was an English painter born in 1866 to a well known family in Nottingham . He attended the Nottingham School of Art and went on to be tutored by Andrew McCallum where he learnt to love painting outdoors, he then went on to study in London as well as exhibit his painting at the Royal
Curators Talk with David Tovey: Polperro – Cornwall’s Forgotten Art Centre
'When the sun to westward sinks and bathes all things in gold' (1896)E. Reginald Frampton (1873-1923)Oil on canvasPrivate Collection Polperro - Cornwall's Forgotten Art CentreDavid Tovey11 May 2022Falmouth Art Gallery Polperro - Cornwall's Forgotten Art Centre is open until 18 June 2022
Splanna at Climate Summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOLLix2Dj3s Splanna - Our young Climate Activist Collab worked with @MCMCSpoken to write this spoken word piece. Performed at @CIOSLNP -Ecological Emergency Summit at Heartlands. Thank you to Katey from RJ Working for giving these young people such a wonderful experience. Thank you to @CornwallCouncil @cornwallmp @HeritageFundUK for funding this project
April 2022 – New Exhibitions
3 new Exhibitions at Falmouth Art Gallery
My Gold Arts Award experience
It has been a truly sensational experience to have pursued the project of doing the Gold Arts Award. I can not thank Sarah Scott (and everyone else who supported me along the way), with completing this amazing achievement that still feels unreal, in all honesty! The opportunity came just before 2020 and the rude interruption of Covid, but nonetheless me and Sarah still managed to continue working, virtually and when we went through the opening and closing of all the three lockdowns. I have worked with some amazing people. It has been a brilliant thing for me, to think more about
Job Opportunities – Positions now filled
Apprenticeships are currently being advertised at Falmouth Art Gallery and Falmouth Library. Come and join our friendly team! Falmouth Art Gallery are looking for a Customer Service Assistant. The vacancy will suit an enthusiastic, friendly individual with a strong interest in arts and culture, who is willing to learn and develop excellent customer service skills. Click the link for more details: https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-691539 Falmouth Library are looking for a Customer Service Assistant. The vacancy will suit an enthusiastic, friendly individual with a strong interest in books, reading and culture, who is willing to learn and develop excellent customer service skills.
Ingenious?
11 June – 11 September @ Falmouth Art Gallery A celebration of invention and innovation in Falmouth past and present, plus some jolly clever things from other parts of Cornwall. This eclectic and fun filled exhibition features an assortment of artworks, archival documents and objects that will fascinate all ages. Come along and marvel at the inventions of the Fox family, put some crazy automata in action and be awe struck by the amazing innovations that are being developed right here, right now. This exhibition will be accompanied by a series of talks, workshops and events being held at the Princess Pavilions
Little Story Seekers
Little Story Seekers is a story, song and movement session for very young children and their parents and carers that normally takes place at The Writer's Block in Redruth. During the lockdown they have gone online and have been filming some of their videos at Falmouth Art Gallery. Here are some lovely stories featuring our very own, Jo Lumber. https://youtu.be/psiPHDGrx_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msGtSrMZioA If you enjoyed these videos you can find more Little Story Seekers and other stories suitable for all ages on The Writer's Block youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNFsNjc2tZsbmMALI9dCwGg