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The Ultimate Christmas Gift for Budding Artists

St Ives School of Painting Gift Vouchers

St Ives School of Painting gift vouchers can be used to book any of our art courses or workshops

Wondering what to give your art-loving loved one this Christmas? How about gift vouchers for a short course at St Ives School of Painting, on the beautiful Cornish coast. Vouchers come in any denomination from £10 upwards and can be used against any of our courses or workshops within 18 months of purchase.

Led by experienced artist-tutors in the award winning beachfront location of St Ives' Porthmeor Studios, our 2018 courses include a huge range of subjects, from landscape to abstract painting, and oil painting to watercolour. Courses last between two and five days and are designed to enable anyone, at any level from beginner to advanced, to receive the individual attention they need to develop their skills.

Vouchers can be ordered online, and if you want them delivered by post, a gift card and personalised message can be included for an additional cost. Alternatively they can be emailed direct to the recipient or printed out at home, making them the perfect last minute Christmas gift!
 
 

Order gift vouchers atwww.schoolofpainting.co.uk/gift-vouchers. For further enquiries and to book any of our courses contact info@schoolofpainting.co.uk | Tel: 01736 797180 | St Ives School of Painting, Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1NG.

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St Ives School of Painting Gift Vouchers 

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 Editors Notes

St Ives School of Painting

Situated on St Ives' spectacular Porthmeor Beach, the Grade II listed Porthmeor Studios building has been an inspiring workspace for artists for over a century. Today, the St Ives School of Painting operates out of two of the building's studios. The remaining studios are rented out to local and national artists while the Tate Gallery has historically run a residency programme in Studio 5. Meanwhile, twelve boats continue to work out of the fishermen's cellars beneath the studios.

From the late 19^thcentury onwards, Porthmeor Studios became an inspiring workplace and exhibition space for internationally acclaimed artists, including some of the big names of 20th Century British painting, such as Julius Olsson, Ben Nicholson, Francis Bacon, Patrick Heron and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. Today their paint marks still decorate the studio walls where important pieces of work were created. The St Ives School of Painting has been running art classes in Porthmeor Studios since 1938. In 2000 it became a registered charity.Class sizes are limited and tutors are all practising artists with many years teaching experience. The school provides quality tuition across a variety of artistic disciplines, suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with more experience.

In 2010, The Borlase Smart John Wells Trust headed a £4 million renovation, supported with public funding by Arts Council England, to renovate and refurbish the building. Overseen by award-winning architects Long & Kentish, the sensitive renovations of the Grade II listed building have ensured that the features of its important heritage are not lost, while providing a facelift which enables the unique complex to move into the future as a successful and functioning workplace for both the artists and the fishermen.

St Ives School of Painting and the St Ives Art School are trading names of names of St Ives Art School, company no 7871063 registered in England, a company limited by guarantee, registered charity no 1146825. Registered office: St Ives School of Painting, Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives. Cornwall. TR26 1NG |01736 797180| www.schoolofpainting.co.uk |info@schoolofpainting.co.uk.

Supported by the Regional Ideas Organisation, Rotary International, Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council.