Penwith Gallery

Penwith Gallery Past members include Hepworth, Heron, Berlin, Lanyon, Frost. The society was founded in 1949 and continues to this day.
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The Penwith Gallery is home to the Penwith Society of Arts and was founded as a tribute to the artist, Borlase Smart, a person who believed in promoting and encouraging artists and their art. A list of past members reads like a "Whose Who" of the British Moderns, Hepworth, Nicholson, Heron, Wynter, Berlin, Lanyon, Frost; names that made St Ives a true tour de force in the world of art. Set in the

artistic heart of St Ives on Back Road West, the gallery is now getting a well earned make over. The gallery and society's aim is to create a vibrant community hub where artists and the public can feel connected to the history of St Ives whilst playing a part in shaping its future. Gallery space is available to rent for individual or group exhibitions.

Glyn Walton12th June - 11th July 2026https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/glyn-walton-2026/Glyn studied sculpture at th...
16/06/2026

Glyn Walton
12th June - 11th July 2026
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/glyn-walton-2026/

Glyn studied sculpture at the Central School of Art 1970-1973. Originally from the North East he splits his life between London and St Ives.

โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜š๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข. ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด (๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ) ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด, ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค. ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข/ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜บ.

๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ.โ€

โ€“ Glyn Walton.

16/06/2026
It's hanging week this week, so while we are very much open to visitors, the new shows are still being assembled and hun...
08/06/2026

It's hanging week this week, so while we are very much open to visitors, the new shows are still being assembled and hung.

In the meantime here's a caption competition for you all, courtesy of the newest fluffy little arrival on the gallery roof!





Mary Kaun English 'Ancient Tidal Path', Glazed Cornish Stoneware, 25 x 17cm, ยฃ185
04/06/2026

Mary Kaun English 'Ancient Tidal Path', Glazed Cornish Stoneware, 25 x 17cm, ยฃ185

Join us for the opening night of our latest exhibitions on Friday 12th June, from 17:30, all welcome!Karen McEndoo, Aida...
03/06/2026

Join us for the opening night of our latest exhibitions on Friday 12th June, from 17:30, all welcome!

Karen McEndoo, Aidan Hicks, Rod Walker, Kinsley Byrne
12th June - 11th July 2026
Lanyon Gallery
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/karen-mcendoo-aidan-hicks-rod-walker-kinsley-byrne-2026/
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Glyn Walton
12th June - 11th July 2026
Studio Gallery
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/glyn-walton-2026/
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Members Summer Exhibition
12th June - 15th August 2026
Main Gallery
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/members-summer-exhibition-2026/

Tonightโ€™s reading of โ€˜Alfโ€™ was hugely entertaining! This new play by is inspired by the life of Alfred Wallis, the St I...
30/05/2026

Tonightโ€™s reading of โ€˜Alfโ€™ was hugely entertaining! This new play by is inspired by the life of Alfred Wallis, the St Ives fisherman whose extraordinary paintings changed the course of modern British art.

Our thanks to the actors and writer for delivering such a lovely evening here at the Penwith.

PLAY READING THIS SATURDAY! 6pm onwards at Penwith Gallery, free entry but advanced booking please as places are limite...
28/05/2026

PLAY READING THIS SATURDAY!
6pm onwards at Penwith Gallery, free entry but advanced booking please as places are limited. Drinks available for a donation.
Please email [email protected] or call 01736 795579 to reserve your seats.

'Alf' is a new play based on the story of Alfred Wallis. A retired fisherman turned amateur painter, Alf is โ€˜discoveredโ€™ by two celebrated artists visiting his home town of St Ives. He is hailed as a genius, and becomes the toast of the London art scene for his โ€˜naiveโ€™ artistic style, which is really justโ€ฆ the way someone might paint if they never learned how. All he wanted was a quiet retirement but, instead, Alf is thrust into a world he doesnโ€™t understand by people who donโ€™t understand him. Who would honestly think โ€˜artistโ€™ is a proper job? Why are rich people who act like theyโ€™ve never seen a boat so interested in pictures of them? And why the hell do people seem to think it might take more than a couple of hours to paint a whole picture? Alf is a funny and relevant examination of class, creativity, and the value of art.

Sara Bevan 'Tree study II', Mixed media, 53 x 63cm, ยฃ370
26/05/2026

Sara Bevan 'Tree study II', Mixed media, 53 x 63cm, ยฃ370

Brand new work in today from ! These beautiful little metal sculptures are 'Red Rum' (h - 24cm, ยฃ675), 'Emperor' (h - 2...
22/05/2026

Brand new work in today from ! These beautiful little metal sculptures are 'Red Rum' (h - 24cm, ยฃ675), 'Emperor' (h - 22cm, ยฃ250) and 'Wildebeest' (h 17cm, ยฃ375). Behind them is 's beautiful 'Across to the Lizard from Ding D**g' (oil on canvas, 81.5 x 105.5 cm, ยฃ2,500). Pop in and see us today before the Bank Holiday madness starts, and take a closer look!

Join us for a play reading of Alf!18.00pm, Saturday 30th May FREE to attendDrinks availableAlf is a new play inspired by...
20/05/2026

Join us for a play reading of Alf!

18.00pm, Saturday 30th May
FREE to attend
Drinks available

Alf is a new play inspired by the life of Alfred Wallis, the St Ives fisherman whose extraordinary paintings changed the course of modern British art.
What happens when an ordinary man who paints for his own pleasure is suddenly declared a genius by the London art world? Funny, moving and sharply observant, Alf follows Wallis as he is thrust from a quiet retirement into a world of galleries, critics and collectors that makes little sense to him. Through humour and wit, the play explores creativity, class, identity and the often uneasy relationship between art and authenticity.

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