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Sam Buchan-Watts on WS Graham

Faber New Poet, Sam Buchan-Watts will discuss his critical research on WS Graham.

Straw Dogs and Neolithic Remains | A Groundwork Field Trip

St Buryan is littered with evidence of human activity from Neolithic times.

The Smartphone and the Heart of Darkness | a talk by Professor Frances Wall

Frances Wall, Professor of Applied Mineralogy at Camborne School of Mines, will discuss the geology and science of coltan

A tour of the monuments |
a Groundwork field trip

Deeply scarred by copper mining, the area around Tywarnhayle mine, near Porthtowan, is rich in industrial remains.

Steve McQueen | a Groundwork exhibition

An exhibition of Steve McQueen’s film Gravesend will be presented at CAST in a specially constructed black box space

Groundwork | May

The Groundwork season of international contemporary art in special locations across West Cornwall unfolds from May to September 2018. 

LUXULYAN VALLEY | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Artist William Arnold is looking for people to test drive a field trip to Luxulyan Valley and the surrounding area.

ST BURYAN FIELD TRIP | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Artists Robin Dowell and James Fergusson are looking for people to trial a field trip around St Buryan.

PENRYN FIELD TRIP | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Robin Dowell and James Fergusson are looking for people to trial a field trip around lesser known areas of Penryn.

JAMES LINGWOOD | TALK AT FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Curator James Lingwood has been Co-Director of Artangel with Michael Morris since 1991.

Manon de Boer | Screening and Q&A at Falmouth University

Manon de Boer’s best known films include a series of portraits in which the film medium itself is continuously interrogated.

ROSEMARY LEE | ARTIST TALK AT FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Rosemary Lee is a choreographer who makes large-scale, site-specific performances, solo works, short films and video installations. 

THE PITFALLS OF MAKING A MINING DOCUMENTARY

Stephen Polglase’s family have mined around Tregonning and Godolphin hills in West Cornwall since the sixteenth century.

LIGHT AND COLOUR | DAVID BATCHELOR AND ROY SAMBLES

CAST presents a lecture by Roy Sambles, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Exeter and artist David Batchelor.

LARRY ACHIAMPONG AND DAVID BLANDY | FINDING FANON

Artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy work collaboratively and share an interest in popular culture and the postcolonial position.

IMS PRUSSIA COVE | INSPIRING YOUNG MUSICIANS

This special concert at CAST in Helston will feature world-class musicians from IMS Prussia Cove and students from South West Music School.

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.

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3 Penrose Road, Helston
Cornwall TR13 8TP
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