Q. Where is the Newlyn Art Gallery based?
Penzance
Newlyn Art Gallery sits at the end of Newlyn Green as you approach from Penzance. The Exchange is just 600m from Penzance bus and train stations and the large harbour car park. Princes Street can be approached from either Market Jew Street or Chapel Street.
Q. Where do artists go to paint in Cornwall?
For hundreds of years artists have been drawn to Cornwall, inspired by the light, the landscape and the people. Nowadays their work is known internationally, but you can still view their art in many galleries around the county including the Tate at St Ives and the Penlee Gallery in Penzance.
Q. Which famous artist is considered to be the father of the Newlyn School of painters?
Stanhope Forbes
Stanhope Forbes (1857 – 1947) was one of the ‘greats’ of the Newlyn School artists’ colony which flourished from the 1880s onwards.
Q. Is Newlyn datum?
Although OS set up tide gauges in Felixstowe (1913), Newlyn (1915) and Dunbar (1917), Newlyn was chosen as the single reference datum. This was largely because it’s in an area of stable granite rock and, with the gauge at the end of a stone pier at the harbour entrance, it’s exposed to the open Atlantic.
Q. Who founded the Newlyn School of Art?
The artists known as the Newlyn school were led by Stanhope Forbes and Frank Bramley who settled there in the early 1880s.
Q. Where did the G7 stay in Cornwall?
Specifically, the G7 event will be held at the Carbis Bay Hotel, which prides itself in being recognised as one of Cornwall’s “premier waterside hotels”.
Q. Where do artists paint in St Ives?
Penwith Gallery and Porthminster Gallery are both housed in old pilchard presses. Penwith is home to Penwith Society of Artists, established in 1949 by Barbara Hepworth, Bernard Leach, Peter Lanyon and Ben Nicholson, among others.
Q. Is the exchange and Newlyn art gallery accessible?
Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange are both fully accessible. Each has a parking bay for visitors with limited mobility. There is a lift at Newlyn Art Gallery to access the upper gallery and Studio cafe. Please contact the gallery if you have any additional requirements.
Q. Why is the Newlyn Art Gallery in Penzance important?
Formerly the town’s telephone exchange, the building retains the original industrial feel of the building and features a large t-shaped gallery and a striking glass facade that runs the entire length of the building. We believe that art and art organisations can perform a civic function and be relevant to, and lead a change in, social issues.
Q. Where is the exchange Art Gallery in Penzance?
Newlyn Art Gallery sits at the end of Newlyn Green as you approach from Penzance. The Exchange is just 600m from Penzance bus and train stations and the large harbour car park. Princes Street can be approached from either Market Jew Street or Chapel Street. Buses run from the Greenmarket, Penzance to Newlyn every 15-30 minutes.
Q. How to get from Penzance to Newlyn by car?
Onward travel to Penzance and Newlyn is available via public transport or by hire car. From the M5 join the A30 after Exeter. The A30 is the main road linking all of Cornwall and is mostly dual carriageway. Follow the A30 all the way to Penzance.
