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Joey Holder, still from drone of the Cornwall coastline
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Rebecca Chesney with Lubiana Himid, The Landscape postcard: The Storm, 2021, Digital Collage
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Penzance Promenade
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Harun Morrison, Daughter waving at mother surfing, 2023
Exhibition
Storm Warning
18 Nov 2023 – 13 Apr 2024
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
£7 for standard entry
£5 for Penwith pass
£15 for Art lover pass
Address
- Princes Street
- Princes Street
- Penzance
England - TR18 2NL
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses stop in the centre of Penzance.
- The Exchange is a five-minute walk from the train and bus stations
Storm Warning is a collaboration between Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, and Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, which seeks to raise awareness of the impact of the climate crisis on coastal communities in Mount’s Bay, and South Essex.
About
It includes innovative artworks and engagement projects by Angela YT Chan, Rebecca Chesney with Lubaina Himid, Joey Holder, Andre Kong, Harun Morrison, Ellie Robinson-Carter, Something & Son, Heloise Tunstall-Behrens, and David Watkins. New commissions are presented simultaneously at each venue, exploring issues facing the two coastlines, alongside research into nature-based solutions that are relevant locally and resonate more widely.
“The artists featured in this exhibition take a range of approaches, working with ecologists, activists, citizen scientists, marine biologists, and those working in the fishing industry. The resulting works range from the playful and immersive to projects which foreground the role artists can play as activists and strategists. We hope this exhibition will not just show the impact of the climate crisis on our locations but also highlight the change we can each make as individuals,” said James Green, Director Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and Katharine Stout, Director, Focal Point Gallery.
The scale of the climate crisis and the change that needs to happen to counteract its impact often seems overwhelming and out of reach to individuals, so each gallery is presenting a diverse range of artworks and resources that aim to inform and inspire. The two galleries share the ambition to discover the local impact of climate change and highlight ways in which we can all take action to protect our environments.
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and Focal Point Gallery are each located in coastal towns with important marine environments, and with dual economies of tourism and fishing. They each serve communities living through the cost-of-living crisis, alongside the pending threat of rising sea levels and unpredictable weather patterns. Part of this initiative is to highlight work already taking place in Cornwall by environmental organisations such as Clean Ocean Sailing, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Mounts Bay Marine Group, Plastic Free Penzance, and Surfers Against Sewage.
Made possible with support from Art Fund through Reimagine grants.
Showing across both Newlyn Art Gallery, and The Exchange, Penzance
