BRIAN DILLON | ESSAYISM
Imagine a type of writing so hard to define its very name means a trial, effort or attempt.
PHIL COLLINS | MARXISM TODAY
British artist Phil Collins’ diverse practice addresses the act of image-making.
HELEN SEAR | ARTIST'S TALK
Helen Sear’s work explores the materiality of vision.
SONIA BOYCE | SCREENING AND Q&A
Sonia Boyce (MBE, RA) is an artist and professor of art based in London.
THE MOON AND THE SLEDGEHAMMER | Introduced by Anna Best
Cult documentary film The Moon and The Sledgehammer, 1971, celebrates the eccentric life and philosophies of a family in Sussex.
ANTHOLOGY OF RURAL LIFE | OLIVER UDY AND COLIN ROBINS
Robins and Udy discuss their ongoing project documenting the continuities and shifts in patterns of contemporary rural life.
TANIA LIBRE | A FILM BY LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON
Tania Libre is a new documentary film about internationally renowned Cuban artist Tania Bruguera, directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson.
Christina Mackie | Artist Talk at Falmouth University
Christina Mackie is best known for her composite sculptural installations, which unite disparate elements in a state of temporary synthesis.
Tracing Granite | In search of a white cross
Artists, geographers and geologists will join sculptor David Paton on a field trip to granite landscapes in south west England.
TYWARNHAYLE FIELD TRIP | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Artist Robin Dowell is looking for people to test drive a field trip to Tywarnhayle mine and the surrounding area.
LANDSCAPE PAINTERS ANONYMOUS | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Artist Simon Bayliss is leading a Landscape Painters Anonymous field trip to Trencrom Hill from St Ives.
Cornish and Devonian Stone in London | a talk by geologist Dr Ruth Siddall
Ruth Siddall is a geologist specialising in the study of minerals and rocks used in cultural heritage.
ROSALIND NASHASHIBI | ELECTRICAL GAZA & OTHER FILMS
Rosalind Nashashibi works primarily in moving image. Her films merge everyday observations with fantastical and mythological elements.
DAVID PATON | TRACING GRANITE
CAST Café Geographic series welcomes artist, quarry worker and cultural geographer David Paton.
RADIO ON | INTRODUCED BY MARK JENKIN
Chris Petit’s cult classic Radio On was a striking debut in British cinema.
CAST Summer Art Lab
CAST offers drop-in summer workshops for curious and creative kids aged four to eleven on Saturday mornings throughout August.
ASSEMBLING IN THE HALL | A PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
Choreographer Katrina Brown is looking for people to be part of a new performance work produced in and for CAST’s school assembly hall.
AN EVENING OF READINGS WITH HEATHER PHILLIPSON
CAST presents an evening of live readings exploring the connections between writing and visual art.
JEAN COCTEAU'S LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE | INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPPA CLAYDEN
La Belle et la Bête, released in 1946, is a landmark feat of cinematic fantasy directed by master filmmaker Jean Cocteau.
CATHERINE WOOD | THE DANCING MUSEUM | LECTURE AT FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Catherine Wood, Senior Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, will talk about her work with choreography and performance.
FREE HELSTON HERBARIUM WORKSHOP
William Arnold returns to CAST to lead introductory workshops in camera-less photography.
FREE CAMERA OBSCURA WORKSHOP
Artist Oliver Raymond-Barker will lead free half-term Camera Obscura workshops at CAST.
SEAN LYNCH | ARTIST TALK AT FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Irish artist Sean Lynch is interested in loose ends within stories: the lost footnotes and how to mediate their presence.
Free print-making workshop
CAST offers free half-term printmaking workshops led by Catherine Haines and Sally Cole for participants of all ages and abilities.