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| artist groups and organisations in Cornwall | |
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www.artsurgery.org Art Surgery is probably the longest running artist-led group in the county, facilitating live-art and other forms of experimental practice since 1997. www.drawntothevalley.co.uk Loose affiliation of around 100 artists working on both Devon and Cornwall sides of the Tamar. Formed in 2003. Open studio events organised each year. www.invigorate.org.uk Alias-affiliated organisation facilitating artist networking and debate. www.nsanewlyn.com New site for the celebrated Newlyn Society of Artists. www.stivessocietyofartists.com One of the other historic artist societies. www.canproject.org Cornwall artists network. Falmouth based group of artists responsible for 'Watermark' , 'Embark: Ferry Art' and other related projects. www.tagalong.talktalk.net TAG. Informal grouping of Cornish contemporary artists: mainly based in mid-Cornwall http://www.lindastyles.co.uk/spontaneouscombustion Since 2006 Spontaneous Combustion has been a big yearly art event in West Cornwall http://rane.falmouth.ac.uk/home.html This link should take you to the home page of R.A.N.E. or Research in Art, Nature and the Environment: a department of UCF that oversees specialist post-graduate studies, and organises conferences and visiting speakers. www.level2art.co.uk Informal grouping of artists based in Falmouth. www.art-cornwall.co.uk the other art-cornwall website. In existence since the 90s, this is an important resource for and about artists in North Cornwall. www.waiting.org.uk Link to project set up to show artist-made and low-budget short films to wider audiences. www.tract-liveart.co.uk the latest and most ambitious collaboration between Art Surgery and The Newlyn Gallery: Live art events taking place over three weekends in Summer 2006. www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=304 Not many people know about the County Council's art collection - but this link should take you there - with useful brief biographies too. www.x-posure.org Penzance-based artist-group responsible for 'Revolver'
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| private galleries in Cornwall | |
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www.thesaltgallery.co.uk As well as having a commercial exhibition space, The Salt Gallery has a room dedicated to installation art. www.goldfishfineart.co.uk Owned by Joseph Clarke, a regular contributor to the forum, 'Goldfish', in Penzance: one of the largest of the Cornish commercial galleries. www.vitreous.biz Owned by Jake Bose, Vitreous was one of the first of the new wave of serious art galleries in Truro www.belgravegallery.com For many years an outpost for Cornish art in London, now a very important presence in St Ives as well www.rainydaygallery.co.uk One of the longest running private galleries in Cornwall owned by Martin Val Baker www.artonomy.co.uk Another important Truro-based gallery www.lemonstreetgallery.co.uk The biggest of the private galleries in Cornwall
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| artist-groups and art elsewhere in the Southwest | |
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www.artistsindevon.com Informal grouping of artists in Devon www.northdevonarts.co.uk Listings, directory and information relating to art in North Devon www.aliasarts.org Organisation supporting artist-led activity across the South-West www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk Blog format magazine covering news and culture in South Devon www.art-in-devon.co.uk Online presence for printed magazine covering the arts in Devon
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| other resources | |
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www.stridemagazine.co.uk Online publisher of poetry and short prose. Based in Cornwall but with an international readership www.ithellcolquhoun.co.uk Website devoted to one of Cornwall's most accomplished yet least known modernist artists: Colquhoun made art that was complex and at times disturbing. www.thecarne.co.uk Website of Penwith writer and musician: Richard Blackborow www.thewritingcentre.com Excellent online resource for writers. Site administered in Falmouth, with a South West bias/orientation www.artrabbit.com National on-line art listings magazine focussed on the shows that matter www.narrativeself.blogspot.com blog by regular contributor to artcornwall: Stephanie Boon www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk Huge interactive website and art resource www.gloriousninth.net Art in new media by Kate Southworth, Patrick Simons and collaborators http://timesonline.typepad.com/surf_nation Surf and Cornish culture blog by Alex Wade
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