FRI 31 MAY, 10:00 – 16:00 THE EXCHANGE Under the guidance of James Otter of Otter Surfboards you will design, craft and finish your own humble Hand Plane board. Otter Surfboards will be in residence during the two-week exhibition, crafting a new wooden board in the gallery and will take a break from their work […]
A feisty young woman embarks on a voyage into a ‘Boy’s Own’ world of undiscovered jungles, treasure maps, campfires and penknives on an action-packed adventure. Leading her team of quarrelsome explorers she stumbles into a bountiful paradise, whose inhabitants seem entirely peaceful, productive and fulfilled. Is this tranquil place the best of all possible worlds? Or is […]
The latest not-to-be-missed gig at Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan takes place on Saturday 8th June with Darren Jamtone featuring Robert Dallas backed up by Cornwall’s leading sound system, Pressure Roots HiFi. Darren Jamtone is a long time Soundman and a reggae producer of the highest order, working with such luminaries as Linval Thompson, Earl […]
15 JUN – 05 OCT 2019 THE EXCHANGE A solo exhibition of film and photographic work by Berlin-based artist Simon Faithfull. A new film work, Re-enactment for a Future Scenario no.2: Cape Romano, was shot in the water-bound ruins of a futuristic beach house off the coast of Florida. Following two hurricanes, the remaining domes […]
Evening recital as part of the 2019 Golowan Festival Concerts at St Mary’s Church, 32 Chapel St, Penzance TR18 4AQ, Cornwall, UK. Tickets at the door, £8 Come enjoy two international musicians perform a concert programme called ‘Spinning the Light’, a relaxed recital of flute and piano music–with sounds that are guaranteed to welcome the summer sun […]
22 JUN – 12 OCT 2019 NEWLYN ART GALLERY The international group exhibition, curated by Simon Faithfull, presents dystopian terrains and possible landscapes to come. Taking its title from Max Ernst’s 1942 surrealist painting Europe After The Rain, the exhibition explores a future environment where things have evolved, or devolved, into a strange new state. […]
22 JUN — 28 SEP 2019 THE ENGINE ROOM AT THE EXCHANGE What is it like to be sixteen years old in the UK now? This is the central thread running through the national project Sixteen where some of the UK’s foremost documentary portrait photographers collaborated in opening up conversations with young people about their […]
22 JUN – 17 AUG 2019 THE PICTURE ROOM AT NEWLYN ART GALLERY Based at CAST in Helston, Nina Royle will present a new body of work, exploring the relationship between water, sight and the nature of images.
An afternoon recital at King Charles the Martyr Church, 33 Church St, Falmouth, TR11 3DX, Cornwall, UK. Free entry with voluntary collection at the door in aide of CMST. Come and enjoy two international musicians perform a concert programme called ‘Spinning the Light’, a relaxed recital of flute and piano music – with sounds that […]
TUE 25, WED 26 & THUR 27 JUN, 20:00 THE EXCHANGE Tim Boulton and Friends return with their popular series of concerts for the Golowan Festival. Tickets £7.50 or £3 for U21s on the door. One-pot supper available 19.00 - 19.45 from The Exchange Café, £6.
SAT 29 JUN, 10:00 – 17:00 THE EXCHANGE The Makers’ Market is a carefully curated event, showcasing the work of local and regional makers, with a focus on quality, innovation and creativity. At home in one of the major contemporary art venues in Cornwall, it is a platform for both established makers as well as […]
A LITFEST FRINGE SPECIAL FRI 12 JUL, 18:30 – 21:00 THE EXCHANGE We have teamed up with The Writers’ Block to bring you a social evening with delicious food and fresh writing. Share your work, meet other writers and discover the new – a mix of story, poetry and song – with compere Betty Davies, […]