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ART FUND SUPPORT FOR CAST / CASA RESIDENCY EXCHANGE
We are excited to announce generous support from Art Fund to develop CAST’s first venture in hosting international residencies
LEARNING PROGRAMMES
CAST is thrilled to announce the generous support of the Garcia Family Foundation for an ambitious programme of creative learning for primary schools, in addition to our popular family ‘Think and Make’ sessions.
The Cornwall Workshop 2019 | Open Call
The fifth edition of the Cornwall Workshop will be led by British artist Andy Holden.
WORKSHOPS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
CAST is developing a new programme of arts and science workshops for local primary schools
Studio renovations
Work has begun on the creation of four new work spaces in the CAST building.
Arts Council England | Project Grant Workshop
Project Grants is the new open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects, funded by the National Lottery.
BUILDING RENOVATIONS
Snow and ice in March put the brakes on construction work at CAST, and the thaw brought an unwelcome crop of burst pipes.
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.
PASSAGE FOR PAR | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Choreographer Rosemary Lee is looking for women to perform in a new outdoor dance-work created for Par Beach.
BUILDING RENOVATIONS
CAST is delighted to have been awarded a grant from Arts Council England’s Small Capital scheme to renovate the building.
LANDSCAPE PAINTERS ANONYMOUS | CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Artist Simon Bayliss is leading a Landscape Painters Anonymous field trip to Trencrom Hill from St Ives.
The Cornwall Workshop 2017 | Open Call
The fourth Cornwall Workshop will be led by the distinguished British artist Christina Mackie.
PICTURING THE MINES | SHOWCASE AT CAST
In July CAST will host a showcase of work by artists Bernard Irwin and Jesse Leroy Smith.
GREEN SCHOOL MEMORIES | FILM ONLINE
A film about the Green School is now available to watch on the online archive cornishmemory.com.
LUX CRITICAL FORUM AT CAST | INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
A new Cornwall-based artists’ moving image Critical Forum will be launched on Monday 13 February 6 – 9pm.
GREEN SCHOOL MEMORIES | A CELEBRATION
In December CAST invited former pupils and teachers to celebrate the conclusion of Green School Revisited.
OPEN SCHOOL EAST | ARTIST RESEARCH RESIDENCY
A group of Associate artists from Open School East in London came to Helston in October to undertake a residency.
RUTH EWAN | RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP AT KESTLE BARTON
In October artist Ruth Ewan led a workshop for artists and curators, discussing ideas for field trips.
GROUNDWORK AT CORNWALL COLLEGE | PROGRAMME LAUNCH
CAST has made a commitment to work with Cornwall College as part of the Groundwork project.
THE ART WRITING PROGRAMME | WEST CORNWALL RESIDENCY
CAST is working with the Art Writers Group to support a writer’s residency in West Cornwall.
HELSTON MODEL TOWN PROJECT
In August CAST invited the people of Helston to become ‘cardboard builders, architects, dreamers and visionaries’.
GREEN SCHOOL MEMORIES | ST KEVERNE
In August CAST hosted a memory day in the Church Hall in St Keverne.
GREEN SCHOOL REVISITED
In July CAST hosted a memory day for former pupils and teachers of the ‘Green School’.