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‘Where The Line Breaks'
Newlyn Society of Artists Spring Exhibition
Tremenheere Gallery, Penzance, 29 March to 21 April 2024
Tag| Morwenna Morrison| oil on wood panel
The Newlyn Society of Artists (NSA) brings togetherart and language in its 2024 spring show, which opens on Good Friday at Tremenheere Gallery, Penzance. Distinguished poet Katrina Naomi, who is Chair of the Society of Authors' Poetry & Spoken Word Group and is a winner of numerous awards, is collaborating with the NSA to select and curate the show. She will also be writing a specially commissioned poem and will give a first reading at Tremenheere Gallery during the exhibition to mark the collaboration, followed by a short talk.
More than fifty artworks will be exhibited by the NSA's nationally and internationally recognised artists, embracing all media, from painting, drawing and print, to film, sculpture and 3D installation. Visitors should expect the unexpected, as The Newlyn Society of Artists is known for its commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative expression: recent exhibitions have explored the possibilities of augmented reality and virtual experience.
Julia Giles, Chair of the NSA, said ‘We askedKatrina to suggest the theme of the showand I hope that visitors will enjoy our responses to a poet's challenge. I'm looking forward to seeing what the perspective of a poet will bring to the process of putting the show together'.
Commenting on her involvement, Katrina Naomi said, ‘I always really enjoy what NSA does, so to be invited to write in response to the spring NSA show is very exciting. Line breaking vitally distinguishes poetry from prose. It leads to disruption and surprise. These feel like good issues for visual artists to be responding to.'
Katrina is due to publish her fourth poetry collection, Battery Rocks, in July 2024.
Five NSA artists will give a talk on their work at the gallery on Saturday 6th April from 2pm to 3.30pm, and Katrina will present her poetry reading and talk on Sunday 14th April from 2.20pm to 3pm. Free tickets to these events are available on Eventbrite. Entry to the gallery is free during opening hours, 11am until 4pm Tuesday to Sunday.
Ella Carty nstalling her collage ‘Oceana'
SeeWhere The Line Breaksfrom 29thMarch to 21stApril 2024 at The Gallery, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Gulval, Cornwall TR20 8YL.See www.tremenheere.co.ukand book free tickets at www.eventbrite.com
EDITORS NOTES
Eventbrite links
Artist talk
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/where-the-line-breaks-artists-talks-tickets-789279876357?aff=oddtdtcreator
Katrina Naomi talk
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/katrina-naomi-poet-talk-at-the-newlyn-society-of-artists-spring-exhibition-tickets-789306636397?aff=oddtdtcreator
Newlyn Society of Artists
Established in the late 19th century by an influential group of Landscape and Social Realist painters, the NSA exists today as a group of almost 100 contemporary artists who live in West Cornwall or have a close connection to it. They work across a range of disciplines from painting and sculpture to performance and the moving image. The NSA is run by an annually elected committee and continues to seek new opportunities and welcome new membership applications. In 2016, the NSA began an exciting new partnership with Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, whose new, contemporary gallery space is now their home, and the venue for twice yearly NSA exhibitions.
For more information on the NSA see www.nsanewlyn.com
For gallery information and opening times see www.tremenheere.co.uk
For more information about KatrinaNaomi and her work seewww.katrinanaomi.co.uk
Print ready 300pdi images for press use
Ella Carty installing her collage Oceana
KAREN LORENZ Thy Must Have Descended into Darkness for a Reason
GARETH EDWARDS Lowland Moor Evening Starlight
LIST OF PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS
‘Tag', oil on wood panel, by Morwenna Morrison (photo credit: Julia Giles)
Ella Carty installing her collage ‘Oceana' (photo credit:Tanya Krzywinska)
Mixed media installation, ‘They must have descended into the darkness for a reason', by Karen Lorenz (photo credit: Karen Lorenz)
‘Lowland Moor (Evening Starlight)', oil on canvas, by Gareth Edwards (photo credit: Julia Giles)
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