Cornwall Art &amp; Design School Trips

Travel and St Ives

Depart and settle in St Ives.

You will depart school and travel to your accommodation in St Ives. If time allows, why not get your sketchbooks out for a first view of the Cornish coastline, or take a relaxing walk on a local beach. In the evening you can take a stroll around St Ives and enjoy a group evening meal, or have a pizza and film night at your accommodation to relax after the journey.

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Day 2

A day with an artist in St Ives

Tate St Ives and beach workshops.

Today is a full artist-led day in St Ives with renowned art educator Greg Humphries, including a guided tour of Tate St Ives exploring the Modernists for GCSE or A Level, along with beach workshops and sketchbook tours of the town that blend practical work with seminars.

The Barbara Hepworth Museum.

After lunch you will visit the Barbara Hepworth Museum to explore the artist's work, sculpture garden and opportunities for sculptural practice, before a group evening meal at a local fish and chip shop booked exclusively for your group.

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Day 3

The Eden Project and the tin coast

The Eden Project.

Today you will visit the Eden Project for a tour and education talk to learn about world biomes, with the option to add a workshop on topics including art.

A Cornish tin mine.

In the afternoon you will visit an iconic Cornish tin mine, such as Botallack, Heartlands or Wheal Coates, to explore its history and capture these dramatic buildings in your sketchbooks. In the evening you will enjoy a group meal at a local burger bar, followed by an optional guided Ghost Walk of St Ives if you dare.

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Day 4

Penlee House and the surf

Penlee House and a surf lesson.

Today you will visit the Penlee House Gallery and Museum, where you will see some of the best-known works from the renowned Newlyn School, such as The Rain it Raineth Every Day by Norman Garstin. In the afternoon you will head to the beach to take on a surf lesson with a local surf school.

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Day 5

Leach Pottery and the journey home

Leach Pottery and home.

Before heading home you will visit the Leach Pottery for a hands-on workshop and to learn about the work of Bernard Leach. If time allows, you can call in on the way home at one of Cornwall's other iconic fishing villages, such as Padstow on the north coast.

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Depart School Arrive at your accommodation in St Ives. If you have time, why not get your sketchbooks out and head to a nearby vista of the Cornish coastline? Or take a relaxing walk on a local beach. In the evening take a stroll around St Ives and enjoy a group evening meal. Or why not have a pizza party and film night at your accommodation to get your students relaxed after a long journey?

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