Porthmeor Studios
The Grade II* Porthmeor Studios in St Ives, Cornwall is probably the most iconic artists’ studios in the country. It is the oldest and has hosted some of the most illustrious artists working in Britain. The recent capital renovations won universal acclaim and several awards.
Originally built in the early 1800s for the pilchard fishery, its cellars still clearly show how this industry worked, and the building was listed Grade II in 2005 because of this evidence. Fishermen still use the cellars for storing and repairing their gear and for setting nets.
However, Porthmeor is best known for the incredible number of internationally important artists who have worked there, including Julius Olsson, Frances Hodgkins, Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron, Francis Bacon and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham while its Borlaise Smart Room also hosts events during the St Ives September Festival.
Events at this venue
In conversation with Artist Adrian Neil Taylor and Talland House Gardener Polly Carter
St Ives Archive Talk ‘Hidden Creative Spaces’
The Turning Point for St Ives School of Painting
Adventure Activism & The Art of Longboarding with Mike Lay & Sam Bleakley
Crysede Revisited – Janet Axten and Teagan Pharoah-Green
Porthmeor Studios – Talk and Tour by Rolfe Kentish
Memories of Barbara, Ben and the St Ives Modernists
