Laying the Groundwork for an Artistic Exploration of Cornwall's Creative
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6NEWS MONDAY APRIL 30 2018 WESTERN MORNING NEWS WMN-E01-S2 WMN-E01-S2 WESTERN MORNING NEWS MONDAY APRIL 30 2018 7 Laying the Groundwork for an artistic exploration of Cornwall’s creative heart Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen and a still from Gravesend hesitation, mindful she is also talking For one wanting more time together about herself. “You have to be good at working with people; and have atten- Weekend start for tion to detail. Much of contemporary Groundwork art art is about exploration of ideas. You have to be able to articulate sometimes The Groundwork season complicated things in ways that can be of exhibitions and shared with a wide range of people.” events launches with She is more comfortable talking talks, performances and about her Cornwall connections, for- screenings over the tunately. Her grandfather, Reginald bank holiday weekend., ‘D i ck ’Gleadowe, was a teacher and beginning at Cast in Hel- designer who was Slade Professor of ston at 10am on Sat- Fine Art at Oxford University. u rd ay. “He was a keen sailor who wanted a The town’s band will shore base and had a house built by the play at 11am and Steve Helford River. Somewhere to ‘dry the M c Q u e e n’s Gravesend sails’. My father was in the navy and and Unexploded will we moved a lot. The house in Cornwall show there 10am-5pm was the place to which we always (until June 3). returned. It was the place I always Other weekend events dreamed about.” include: Semiconductor, She initiated two art conventions, in As the World Turns, Falmouth (2010) and Penzance (2012), film, and Simon If you had a £600,000 box of fireworks, and developed the Cornwall Work- Starling, Black Drop, would you blow the lot in your own Artists showcase Cornwall’s science, shops series at Kestle Barton, which moving image, until back garden in one amazing spectac- technology and landscape in a led on to the founding of Cast in 2012. June 3, Goonhilly Earth ular display or share the joy over the programme of events from next week. She is married to Sir Nicholas Station; Manon de Boer, months and make it a summer to Serota, who was director of the Tate Martin Freeman talks to the organiser Bella, Maia and Nick, re m e m b e r ? art museums and galleries from 1988 to of Groundwork, Teresa Gleadowe film, until July 8, Kestle Teresa Gleadowe had no hesitation 2017, before becoming chairman of Barton, Manaccan; about which was the better option: the Arts Council England. Andy Holden, Laws of slow burn. Godolphin estate. The £600,000 pro- “I will not talk about that,”she says Motion in a Cartoon She will light the blue touch paper gramme, supported by Arts Council firmly, referring to her marriage to Sir Landscape, live perform- on Saturday to launch Groundwork, an England, is the culmination of a three- N i ch o l a s. ance, 7pm Saturday, Fal- international programme of arts year project of field trips, workshops T here’s no threat of fireworks when mouth University’s across Cornwall that runs until and a learning programme with Hel- she is asked a second question –she is Academy of Music and Se ptember. ston Community College, Cornwall too polite –but she does make it clear Theatre Arts; Christina So it is film, dance and sculpture and College, Truro and Penwith College there was no clash of interest as the Mackie, The Judges II, the like rather than rockets, air bombs and Falmouth University. grant award to Cast was while Sir installation, until June and Roman candles, but the promise is Kestle Barton –an art and con- Nicholas was still at the Tate. 24, Godolphin House; this will be a sparkling celebration of servation project near Helston – She is a great believer in the trans- Adam Chodzko, Ghost, art, with a life beyond the close. Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, formative power of art on people, com- canoe and trips, until “Legacy is incredibly important and and Tate St Ives are also involved. The munities and locations. May 7, St Anthony-in- has been part of our thinking all project is led by Cornubia Arts and “I expect that over the next decade Meneage Church, Hel- along,”says Ms Gleadowe. “We did not Science Trust (Cast), based in Helston quite gently Helston will get a different ston and in the creek; want one big ‘f i rewo rk s ’display. We in the former School of Science and sense of itself through the work of Sean Lynch, What Is An are building something that will con- Art given to the town by the phil- artists who live and work here.” Apparatus and Latoon, t i nu e. ” anthropist John Passmore Edwards in Before that, Groundwork will be video, until June 2, Hel- The programme has some star 1897. helping people see Cornwall in a dif- Sail, stay and save up to 25% in France this summer ston Museum; Abigail names. The biggest and brightest is the Ms Gleadowe is chair of Cast. Never ferent light, as it focuses “on the ter- Reynolds, screening of Oscar-winning film director Steve Mc- one for an easy life, she is currently rain of past, present and future human The Mother’s Bones Queen (12 Years a Slave), who is also a overseeing the £700,000 renovation of a c t iv i t y ”, with technology (Goonhilly A world away, that’s not so far away, France offers discoveries that will fi ll your days with colour. with a live score per- former winner of the Turner Prize, the the building, made possible by a something very different from the and the Telegraph Museum, for ex- formed by St Keverne Sail & stay with us and make your summer getaway a breeze from start to fi nish. Simple to plan and book, leading contemporary art award. £499,999 maximum grant from Arts other arts institutions, very much in ample) and mining (such as the clay Band, Sunday, Epworth Gravesend, his short about mining, Council England . Cornwall Council, partnership with the Newlyn & The works of the St Austell area) given a country cottage, hotel or touring holiday means you’re free to relax and explore at your own pace. Hall, Helston; Abel and Unexploded, made while an of- the Monument Trust, Helston Town Exchange. Tate St Ives and Kestle particular attention. Rodriguez drawings ficial war artist in Iraq, are being Council and the Helston Downsland Bar ton,”said Ms Gleadowe. “Did you know that Par beach is one And, because return sailings with your car are included, you’ll be able to pack all you need to make the until May 7, Trebah Gar- screened. He will be at a special event Trust have also provided funding. She is well used to having her hands of the most biodiverse locations in the dens, Mawnan Smith; most of your time away. in Truro on June 3. Sixteen artists already have studios full. She was an exhibitions officer for whole of Cornwall? It’s partly to do Artists Robin Dowell Other big noises include another at Cast. The work will turn a café into the British Council –the UK’s in- with seeds and other material that and James Fergusson, Book now to save up to 25% on selected cottage holidays - even during July and August. film-maker Tacita Dean, a Turner a full-time operation, bring the old ternational culture and education or- came in the ballasts of the China clay lead field trip around Prize nominee, who has exhibited at school assembly hall into use as a ganisation –taking art shows around s h i p s, ”she adds, passing on know- Tywanhayle Mine, the Venice Biennale. Her work will be space for public events and activities, the world, to the likes of the Venice ledge gleaned from a botanist, Colin Porthtowan, 11am-3pm. shown at Falmouth University, where and create room for residencies. B i e n n a l e. French, who led a field trip there as All events are free, but Visit brittanyferries.com/wmnews she graduated in 1988. Work will resume after Grounwork Later she spent 13 years at the Royal part of the earlier phase of Ground- booking is essential for Groundwork will also play out at closes, to be completed next spring. College of Art where she set up the first work; the type of insight that might be some. See the website or call 0330 159 6699 some emblematic locations: the Goon- “Helston and Cornwall will get a MA teaching curation. a metaphor for how Groundwork and g roundwork.art/ hilly Earth Station, Telegraph place that is vibrant and that attracts “To be a curator you have to be Cast works: not flashy and overblown, programme for details. New bookings only. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply - see website for full details. Museum in Porthcurno, and the more young people. It will offer interested in ideas,”she says after a but still dazzling –a true sparkler..