Discover Cornwall’s artistic heritage with The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings of Cornish Life and Light 1880–1930 by Alison Bevan. Featuring 150+ beautiful colour illustrations, this stunning book is available at a special exhibition price of £25! penleehouse.org.uk/product/the-...

The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings of Cornish Life and Light 1880–1930 - Penlee House

With over 150 colour illustrations, the publication includes almost all of the major paintings in the two most important collections of Newlyn School works: Penlee House Gallery & Museum and The Bower...

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🖤 This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Spooky Art 👻. We’ve chosen Thomas Cooper Gotch’s 'Death the Bride' from the Alfred East Art Gallery. A spectral bride rises from blood-red poppies, where beauty, mortality and Victorian fascination with the afterlife intertwine.

Discover the story behind The Bowerman Collection of Newlyn art, exploring the links between faith, community and creativity with Friends of Penlee House. 📅 5 Nov, 2.30 pm 📍 The Queens Hotel, Penzance 🎟️ From £7 friendsofpenleehouse.org.uk/events/talk-...

Talk: The Bowerman Collection, Methodism and the Art of Newlyn - Friends of Penlee House

November 5, 2026 @ 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm - Join Mrs Janet Taylor, Chair of the Bowerman Charitable Trust, and Revd Simon Downham, Curator of The Bowerman Collection, for a fascinating exploration of the s...

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Looking for a rainy-day escape this half term? Visit Penlee House! Under-18s go free, with fun gallery trails and a brand-new exhibition to explore. Join us Thurs 29 Oct, 1.30–3.30pm, for a free ‘Dress Newlyn Folk’ creative activity. Open today 10am–4.30pm.

'Girls Outside the Gaiety Cinema, Newlyn.' (1925) Throughout the first two decades of the 20thC, a love of his native Cornwall dominates Harold Harvey's work. The 'impressionist' touch of his early work gives way to a crisp delineation of forms in pictures produced after 1920.

This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Black artists and sitters for Black History Month. We’re sharing Laura Knight’s 'Juanita', sketched in Baltimore after Knight was given access to segregated hospital wards, where she portrayed patients with dignity and integrity.

Work of the Week! 🖼️ A Cornish Lane in Autumn by Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA. This beautiful oil on canvas captures the rich warmth and gentle light of a Cornish autumn day — a hallmark of Forbes’ masterful ability to portray everyday life and landscape with sensitivity and atmosphere.

Work of the Week 🖼️ The Pied Piper: An Allegory of Spring by Elizabeth Adela Forbes ARWS. Mixed media on paper and linen. On loan from The Bowerman Collection. Taking its title from the German folk tale, this work was undertaken in the field next to the artist’s then home at Trewarveneth, Newlyn.

Join the Friends of Penlee House on Thurs 5 Nov, 2.30 pm at The Queens Hotel, Penzance, for a talk on The Bowerman Collection, Methodism and the Art of Newlyn, with Janet Taylor and Revd Simon Downham. £7 Friends / £15 general admission. Details: friendsofpenleehouse.org.uk/.../talk-the...

OH, WHAT A NIGHT! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the private view of The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from The Bowerman Collection. Officially opened by Simon Downham, the exhibition is now open at Penlee House. Come and discover it for yourself!

🌈 This week’s Art UK #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘Queer joy’ for Tim Walker’s Fairyland: Love and Legends at the National Portrait Gallery. We honour Virginia Woolf, whose life, relationships and writing explored love, sexuality and identity.

NEW BOOK — £25 The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings of Cornish Life and Light, 1880–1930, by Alison Bevan. Featuring 150+ colour illustrations and major works from Penlee House and The Bowerman Collection. penleehouse.org.uk/product/the-... Get your copy at Penlee House.

The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings of Cornish Life and Light 1880–1930 - Penlee House

With over 150 colour illustrations, the publication includes almost all of the major paintings in the two most important collections of Newlyn School works: Penlee House Gallery & Museum and The Bower...

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Happy World Teacher Day! 👩‍🏫 School is Out, 1889, by Elizabeth Adela Forbes This painting depicts the schoolroom in the small village of Paul, just outside Newlyn. The small boy is Richard Vivian Spargo, whose two elder sisters are the red-haired girls laughing at him.

🍂 This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Autumn. We’re sharing Dame Laura Knight’s Autumn Sunlight, Sennen Cove, Cornwall, owned by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Knight’s years in Cornwall inspired many landscapes, where she captured its light, people and character. 🎨

☕ Happy National Coffee Day! Today we’re celebrating with Cornish craftsmanship: this Newlyn copper pyramidal coffee pot (c.1890–1950), with cormorants, rocks and a fish motif, is stamped NEWLYN. A beautiful blend of function, artistry and Cornish heritage. 🐟🌊

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Today is National Coffee Day, which is all the reason we need to re-share this beautiful ceramic coffee pot by William De Morgan. #NationalCoffeeDay #Coffee

The downstairs galleries will be closed from 28 September to 7 October. The Museum and Gallery 5 will be open, featuring a selection of Newlyn School works, with half-price admission. Coming soon: The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from The Bowerman Collection opens on 7 October 2026.

And just like that… it’s our LAST WEEKEND of this exhibition! 💔✨ If you’ve been meaning to come and see it, this is your sign. Come and have one last wander, take in the artworks, and soak it all up before the exhibition closes its doors. 📍 Penlee House Gallery & Museum ⏰ Final weekend!

It was a pleasure to welcome the High Sheriff of Cornwall, Harriet Hill, to Penlee House today and to show her around our exhibition, Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art. The exhibition closes this Sunday, so there’s still time to come and see this wonderful celebration of women in art!

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is gold, silver & bronze. We chose A Golden Dream (1893) by Thomas Cooper Gotch, owned by The Harris. Gotch drew on fables and folklore, often leaving his sources mysterious. 🍎✨ #ThomasCooperGotch #NewlynSchool #BritishArt

✨ Redhead Appreciation Day ✨ Thomas Cooper Gotch painted Ruby after a friendly challenge: could he depict a red-haired sitter, rosy-cheeked and dressed in red? The result is this striking portrait of two-year-old Ruby Bone. ❤️ #ArtHistory #RedHairInArt #ThomasCooperGotch

💬 What have our visitors said? There’s still time to discover Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art at Penlee House Gallery & Museum — but hurry! Closing this Sunday, 27 September, as its time in Cornwall comes to an end. #MakingHerMark

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭! Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art closes at Penlee House next Sunday, 27 September. Discover 50+ works by remarkable women artists, from Laura Knight and Dod Procter to Tracey Emin and Caroline Walker. Don’t miss it! penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/m...

Two remarkable collections of Newlyn School art come together at Penlee House this autumn. The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from The Bowerman Collection opens on 7 October 2026. More info: penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/t...

The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from The Bowerman Collection - Penlee House

Forty of these paintings have been gathered together to form a national touring exhibition that is being launched at Penlee this October.

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🎟️ Tomorrow! Join us online for The Artistic Career of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, exploring her journey from landscape to abstraction with Rob Airey of the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. 📅 16 Sept | ⏰ 7–8.30pm | 🎟️ £15 Book your ticket today! penleehouse.org.uk/product/onli...

This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Life by the sea. We’ve chosen Stanhope Forbes’ A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach (1885) from The Box Plymouth. Shortly after arriving in Newlyn, Forbes wrote of the beach at low tide: “Anything more beautiful… I never saw.”

💙 New display at Penlee House! Discover Gorsedh Kernow, Cornwall’s Bardic assembly, through photographs in our Social History Gallery. Explore the traditions, ceremonies and people who celebrate Cornwall’s unique Celtic heritage. 🌿 #PenleeHouse #GorsedhKernow #Cornwall

Somehow, Penlee House has made it into the GLAM Squad, and we’re absolutely chuffed. Our rather splendid building has been around since 1864, so it’s nice to know we’re still causing a little stir 😉 A huge thank you to whoever added us! Follow and meet some of our fellow GLAMs: go.bsky.app/Ms7endH

🎨 Join Frances Haughton on 22 Sept at 7.30 pm for a fascinating talk on David Haughton, his art & Cornwall. Her new book brings fresh discoveries to light; signed copies available (card accepted). Queen’s Hotel, Penzance. £7 Friends / £15. Book: penleehouse.org.uk/event/friend...

Friends of Penlee Talk: David Haughton Art, Life and The Cornish Landscape - Penlee House

This talk will explore David Haughton’s life and career (1924-1991), notably his meticulously observed and rendered drawings, paintings and etchings of the former mining town of St Just, and his legac...

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After Hours: Print, Press & Create Not booked your ticket yet? There’s still time to join us for an evening of print, press & creativity — and as it’s Friday, I’ve got a little treat for you. 🥂 Use code RACHEL-5 at checkout for £5 off your ticket. penleehouse.org.uk/product/afte...

After Hours: Print, Press & Create - Penlee House

Join artist Rachel Hindley for a relaxed and creative evening exploring the colourful world of gel plate printing.

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Today’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Reflections. Our choice is Harold Harvey’s Reflections, 1916, from Cyfarthfa Castle. His intimate portrait of his wife Gertrude captures light, mirrors and quiet domesticity—an atmosphere of contemplation.