Young People

Large colourful creatures drawn on brown paper
A person draws on a clipboard
'Isomorphology' workshop, led by artist Gemma Anderson, CAST, 2016
A room full of people doing a fashion workshop
Students from Falmouth School of Art participate in a workshop led by Robert George Sanders, CAST, 2020
A room full of young people
Students from BA Hons Creative Events Management at Falmouth University visit CAST, 2017
A circle of people drawing with their feet
Students from Callywith College experiment drawing using their feet in a workshop led by studio artists Nicola Bealing and Ben Sanderson, CAST, 2020
A lecture theatre full of young people
Richard Wentworth speaking to students at Cornwall College, Groundwork, 2016

CAST is committed to providing opportunities for young people to experience art and culture. We work with local educational organisations including Helston Community College, Mullion School, Cornwall College, Truro College and Falmouth University.

In May 2021 CAST started a Saturday Art Club for young people aged twelve to sixteen, working with a wide range of Cornwall-based artists. CAST also hosts group visits for schools and colleges, providing opportunities to meet studio artists in their work spaces and to participate in dedicated workshop activities.

CAST is proud to provide student residencies in partnership with Falmouth University.

If you are a teacher, youth group leader or lecturer interested in working with CAST please get in touch.

CAST’s learning programme is currently supported by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

A young person using recording equipment

Mark Leckey’s Music & Video Lab

For the past couple of years, I have been trying to get off the ground a school or short course, teaching music and video editing to school leavers / young adults. The idea being to introduce them to sophisticated techniques for creating digital images and sound that would allow them to go on to make…

A group of people against a black background

Dance Initiative

Dancer and choreographer Sapphire Sumpter, who graduated from Rambert School last summer, is planning a series of ten free contemporary dance sessions for young people aged 16 to 30, starting in the new year. The sessions will be held at the Epworth Hall in Helston from 13 January 2022, taking place on Thursday evenings from…

A collection of hand-made CD covers

Saturday Art Club

CAST’s Saturday Art Club sessions are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Artist and learning specialist Kate Turner has devised a special programme of artist-led sessions, which includes opportunities to visit studios at CAST and beyond. To join the Saturday Art…

Charcoal drawings on the floor

Callywith College Studio Visit

Art and Design diploma students from Callywith College visited CAST in January 2020, to learn about a variety of professional arts practices and potential career paths. In the morning they visited the studios of Nicola Bealing, Imogen Bone, Sarah Johnson and Ben Sanderson, who each spoke about their inspirations and about how and why they…

A person wearing an elaborate hand-made hat

Robert George Sanders Workshop

Fifteen students from Falmouth School of Art travelled to CAST on January 31 2020 to take part in a workshop led by designer Robert George Sanders. The session began with playful approaches to gestural observational drawing, before the students were challenged to create their own three-dimensional garments from discarded materials, including cardboard, fabric scraps and…

Two black and white film portraits of young women

Portrait Photography Workshop

Led by photographer and lecturer Colin Robins, with assistance from photography tutor Will Teakle, this one-day workshop focused on the development of early photography and its relationship with portrait painting, also exploring some of the key ideas found in contemporary photographic practice. Young people from Helston Community College, Mullion School and the Saturday Club in…