Ancient Mining in Cornwall and Tin Smelting Demonstration
Simon Timberlake, one of the UK’s most experienced Geo-Archaeologists, delves into Ancient Mining in Cornwall - with tin smelting demo.
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‘A Poem is Like a Duck’: Poetry Workshop
Matthew’s own poems will be the jumping off point in this writing workshop – including pieces from the archive that have never been seen before! We’ll follow in Matthew’s footsteps, generating new work with playful prompts and writing games.
All are welcome. Writing materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own notebooks/pens. Led by poet Zelda Cahill-Patten, for the Festival of Matthew Lanyon.
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Draw/Deconstruct/Reassemble: Art Workshop with Duncan Cameron
Experimental Art workshop led by artist Duncan Cameron with materials supplied, for the Festival of Matthew Lanyon.
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No Holds Barred: The Life and Art of Matthew Lanyon Film Screening & Q&A
A special screening of the intimate, award-winning film about the late Cornish artist Matthew Lanyon, followed by Q&A with Director Barbara Santi
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Purpose and Pitfalls: Filmmaking in Cornwall with Barbara Santi
Ways of approaching film making in Cornwall, debate and discussion with Cornwall-based, award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Santi.
What does it really take to make films in Cornwall — and why does place matter? Fresh from the Q&A for No Holds Barred, documentary filmmaker and co-founder of awen productions and Folklife Films, Barbara Santi draws on 25 years of practice in the South West to explore the creative and practical realities of filmmaking on the margins and the challenge of producing meaningful work outside the mainstream.
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Place, Place, Plaice: creating sculpture from found beach plastics (Art Workshop)
Construct your own surrealist sculpture from beach waste. Taking wordplay, humour and the art of the found as a starting point, we will trawl for treasures among beach finds by Beach Guardian CIC and assemble them into sculptures before photographing each work. All materials supplied. Workshop by Emily Roberts and Andrew Whittle.
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The Archaeology of Tomorrow: Panel Discussion
Adventures in an Artist’s Archive; Panel and Audience Discussion with Mark Waugh, ML Archive Team, Ellie Porter, and others.
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No Holds Barred: The Life and Art of Matthew Lanyon Film Screening & Q&A
A special screening of the intimate, award winning film about the late Cornish artist, followed by a Q&A with his wife, Co-Director/Producer, Judith Lanyon.