Talk Archives - Page 2 of 4 - CAST

Naomi Frears and Matt Burrows In Conversation

An evening of conversation about the development of Men Falling

ELIZABETH PRICE

A rare opportunity to attend an artist’s talk by Elizabeth Price, who will visit Falmouth School of Art

RED RIVER: LISTENING TO A POLLUTED RIVER

This weekend CAST is hosting a cluster of events organised and presented by Field Notes

Water and Stone

Water and Stone is a new event in Helston’s calendar, organised by CAST in association with Helston Makes It!

Huw Wahl | Screening and Q&A

Filmmaker Huw Wahl will visit CAST to talk about his film The Republics

John Smith Q&A | Online

We were delighted to host John Smith at CAST on Friday 2 October for a Q&A

Renowned British artist filmmaker John Smith will travel to CAST to speak about his work. The event will be live-streamed on Friday 2 and available to view online for a short period after. Please register through eventbrite. CAST’s programme of eight short films by John Smith has been extended until Saturday 3 October, to provide…

Mike Nelson in Conversation with Caitlin DeSilvey

CANCELLED – Mike Nelson’s recent commission for Tate Britain The Asset Strippers transformed the grand spaces of the Duveen Galleries

Poetry reading group with Rachael Allen and Patrick Langley

Led by visiting authors Rachael Allen and Patrick Langley the group will read and discuss two texts

POETRY AND FICTION | RACHAEL ALLEN AND PATRICK LANGLEY

An evening of live poetry and fiction readings, presented by poet Rachael Allen and novelist Patrick Langley

How to make a living as a poet

Organised by The Society of Authors the evening will feature advice from award-winning poets Penelope Shuttle and Pascale Petit.

HOME AND HOMELESSNESS | Catrina Davies and Raynor Winn

Authors Raynor Winn and Catrina Davies will discuss their recent memoirs, each of which recounts a personal experience of homelessness. Grappling with class, economics, mental health and nature, these moving and inspiring stories shine a light on the country-wide housing crisis. In her memoir, Homesick: Why I Live in a Shed, Catrina takes us back…

Philip Marsden in conversation with Hadrian Pigott

Philip Marsden’s new book traces his journey from Cornwall to the small group of Scottish islands in the Inner Hebrides known as the Summer Isles. Marsden sailed single-handed up the west coast of Ireland, in his wooden sloop Tsambika, hopping from island to island and exploring the ruins of villages and religious sites. Along the…

Pilvi Takala | Talk and Screening

For this special event, the internationally renowned Finnish artist Pilvi Takala will travel to Cornwall to talk about her work. The special evening with will include the presentation of an early slide work, Bag Lady, and the screening of two short films, followed by an ‘in conversation’ and Q&A. The programme includes: Real Snow White,…

Andy Holden | Talk at Falmouth School of Art

Falmouth School of Art will screen Holden’s A Natural History of Nest Building, 2017, (30 minutes 30 seconds) followed by an artist talk. The evening is programmed to coincide with The Cornwall Workshop 2019, led by Holden and held at Kestle Barton on the Lizard peninsula, Andy Holden’s work takes a multitude of forms – large installations or sculptures, long-form videos,…

BRICKS AND CHINA CLAY | AN EVENING OF TALKS AND DISCUSSION

Artist Rosanna Martin and historian Ivor Bowditch will contribute to an evening exploring connections between brick-making and china clay production. China clay has a vast range of uses, from ceramics to paper and from pharmaceuticals to building materials. It was discovered by William Cookworthy on Tregonning Hill near Helston in 1746 and that discovery led to the…

MONUMENTAL LIZARD | HISTORIC LANDMARKS UNDER THREAT

The Lizard, Cornwall is home to a host of historic sites, many of which are in a state of decline. Although scheduled as monuments and protected by legislation, these sites are rarely well known and almost never properly understood. Concerned about the potential loss of some of the physical remains of over 4,000 years of…

W.S. GRAHAM | READING GROUP

Poets Sam Buchan-Watts and Lavinia Singer will run a relaxed reading group of some key works by the modernist poet W. S. Graham (1918–86), who lived for most of his writing life in Cornwall. Lavinia Singer is a poetry editor at Faber & Faber. Her poetry explores image-making and materiality, and has appeared in various magazines, journals and…

TRY TO BE BETTER I AN EVENING OF POETRY AND DISCUSSION

Poets Lavinia Singer and Sam Buchan-Watts will introduce the idiosyncratic creative practice of the modernist poet W. S. Graham (1918-86) before inviting artists and writers to read from, and reflect on, their contributions to the publication Try To Be Better. The publication is a multi-disciplinary engagement with the life and works of W. S. Graham, who…