The festival is also running an education programme involving the pupils of Newlyn School who will be working to produce a set of exhibits that will be professionally curated and displayed in Newlyn Art Gallery as part of the main fine art show.
Another major attraction is certain to be the site specific art at Orchard Cottage, courtesy of its owner Mrs Pat Garnier. A house which has been a home to artists since the era of the celebrated Newlyn School of Artists, during the last century a number of studios were built in its garden, most of which have survived and are still in active use. The festival has involved the art department of Penwith College in a project for which its students are making and installing pieces throughout the undulating wooded terrain of the garden.
In the spirit of the festival, Mrs Garnier is also preparing a piece based on a collection of the chimney pots that remain from the original 18th-century cottages that were converted to make the present house. Mrs Garnier is also willing to speak to anyone who wishes to have more details of Orchard Cottage and its connections to working artists both past and present; call 01736 368737.
The garden of Orchard Cottage will be open to visitors 10am to 4pm, November 7 to 9, no appointment necessary. Invigilators will be present to direct the curious in the direction of the art works and, as a bonus, some of the studios in the garden will also be open for viewing of the resident artists' works. Another welcome feature of this year's festival will be the opening of a number of studios under the banner of Open Doors. Further details of these can also be obtained from Annie Metcalfe while festival brochures can be obtained from Newlyn Art Gallery.
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