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In art history, minimalism is a new movement of the post-war period that has its roots firmly bedded in cubism, abstract, non-figurative and non-representational art. It has many levels, from a recognisable sense of a form to a mere glimpse of its essence. In painting, the move from visual recognition towards literal interpretation found favour with sculptors and creators.  Predominantly an American founded art movement which reached its peak in the '60s and '70s, prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt, and Frank Stella. It's no surprise that as...

It’s so lovely being part of a small community. And we are super lucky to be not only a part of a physical community in Penryn but also a few virtual online communities. The support we have received, particularly from fellow artists has been outstanding and little by little the word is spreading about what we do and where we are. In little over seven months, we have nearly reached a thousand followers on Instagram, almost four hundred followers on Facebook and just over a hundred followers on Twitter. It’s thanks to the great team behind us that our social...

One of the many things we love about art is the variety of techniques and materials available to metamorphosize inspiration into creation. And it always fascinates us how people find a technique or medium which suits them. The work in our latest exhibition has its roots in an ancient process but with a twentieth-century twist, which we knew very little about until we met Adrian Holmes in his Krowji  Studio. Adrian has perfected the art of Japanese woodblock printmaking and has been inspired by Sosaku Hanga printmaking movement to express his creativity. His passion has arisen from his time in...

It’s always great to achieve a positive result after eight months of hard work, especially when it means you can offer more to the community around you. In June, we received the fantastic news that at last, we had received a much-needed capital injection from the European Regional Development Fund as part of the Community Led Local Development programme. It was a chance meeting at a networking event with Josyanne Clarke (Cornwall Development Company) last April, which started our journey. At the time, we had a rough idea of what we wanted to create but hadn’t located a suitable site...

Encouraged by the prime minister's statement that non-essential shops could reopen on June 15th we were a little bit naughty and decided to stick to our pre-lockdown schedule and open a little bit earlier.  It turns out that there are advantages to being a small gallery and controlling the flow of people in and out of the display space is one of them. So we set about creating a route made of masking tape arrows to guide visitors past the paintings and manned the door. We even put markers in the street behind our billboard to space out those waiting.  Then last Thursday...