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SHOW ME THE PICTURE: The Story of Jim Marshall | Introduced by Tatiana Kennedy

Jim Marshall was a maverick with a camera, an outsider with attitude, who captured the heights of Rock’n’Roll music

Two people dressed in black in sand dunes

ARTIST'S CHOICE | THE SHOUT | INTRODUCED BY BRONWEN BUCKERIDGE

A stranger arrives in a small English village claiming knowledge of aboriginal magic and the power to kill

John Smith Q&A | Online

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

ARTIST'S CHOICE | GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER | INTRODUCED BY DENZIL FORRESTER

This groundbreaking 1967 film features a star line-up, including Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

THE WRECKING SEASON | INTRODUCED BY JANE DARKE

When a southwest gale blows for three days, artefacts and natural objects from across the world arrive on these shores.

JOHN SMITH | ARTIST TALK

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…

ARTIST'S CHOICE | HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE | INTRODUCED BY KATHARINE HERON

Taika Waititi’s 2016 award winning film combines comedy and adventure.

CAST-Off Saturday 29 August 2020

This will be a bonanza CAST-Off Round-Off and the weather forecast is good.

CAST-Off Tuesday 25 August 2020

Make paints and inks using natural materials or make a flag at Ben’s Den.

CAST-Off Saturday 22 August 2020

Discover how to see with your ears or collect natural materials for boat building.

Child mixing natural pigments outside

CAST-OFF Tuesday 18 August 2020

Draw a picture journey, paint a landscape postcard or visit Ben’s Den.

People paddling in a stream

CAST-Off Saturday 8 August 2020

Race boats on the Cober River, learn how to make calzone on a camp fire and visit Cober Camp

View out over a river estuary

CAST-Off Tuesday 4 August 2020

On the first day of the CAST-Off trail of activities Sarah Johnson will be brewing indigo dye in Ben’s Den, the encampment hosted by painter Ben Sanderson

CAST-Off Saturday 15 August 2020

Make a stone maze, create your own woodland fairy tale or paint on a rock.

Den made in a woodland out of a large painting

CAST-Off Tuesday 11 August 2020

Make wildwood crowns, Hal-an-Tow sticks, tiny bricks and botanical drawings at different locations on the CAST-Off trail.

CAST-OFF SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Launching on Tuesday 4 August, CAST’s programme of creative activities for families will take place outdoors this summer.

John Smith | Programme of Short Films

CAST’s black box screening space re-opened on Tuesday 4 August with a programme of short films

ONLINE ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS AND RECORDINGS

There is a range of online content to explore on the CAST, Groundwork and Cornwall Workshop websites.

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

GREEN SCHOOL EVENING

CANCELLED – A special gathering for anyone with memories of Helston County Secondary School, which formerly occupied the CAST building.

THE WRECKING SEASON | INTRODUCED BY JANE DARKE

CANCELLED – When a southwest gale blows for three days, artefacts and natural objects from across the world arrive

MAKE A SPRING THING | THINK AND MAKE

CANCELLED – Artist Lucy Grant will lead this fun creative, drop-in family workshop, providing an abundance of colour and materials

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

ARTIST'S CHOICE | DROP CITY | INTRODUCED BY CAITLIN DESILVEY​​​​

Caitlin DeSilvey will introduce an exploration in film of the fabled Drop City – a short-lived artists’ community 

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3 Penrose Road, Helston
Cornwall TR13 8TP
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