Your Monthly Roundup: August
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August Features
2026 Porthmeor Programme
Applications are now open for our yearlong development course.
Porthmeor Programme is ideal for those looking for a longer term structure to their learning, with 1-1 mentoring and ongoing feedback from a supportive group of peers.
St Ives September Festival
From Saturday 13 September, opening day will herald two weeks of events including music, poetry, comedy, exhibitions, and talks including a range of short workshops at St Ives School of Painting.
From creative art journaling to painting the streets and harbour of St Ives, there’s still time to book the last remaining places – but be quick, they are filling up fast.
Exhibitions & Events
Summer Group Exhibition
Kieran Stiles
28 July – 3 Sept
Browse & Darby Gallery, London
Resonance
Helen Leaver
28 July-24 August, 13.00-18.00 daily
Alma Artspace, Newquay
Tips & Insights
Create a beautiful expressive still life, rich in colour and texture using oils.
Follow in the seasoned footsteps of tutor Gary Long and work from a subject that has transfixed artists for centuries: a beautiful still life of flowers. This course equips you with a practical, step by step approach to painting flowers using oil paints.
This Month’s Read
Find out how the Cornish coast can inspire more abstract work.
For abstract artists, it’s less about painting a literal view and more about capturing the patterns, shapes, and moods that emerge in this landscape. Read on to find out how abstract artists, including our artist tutors, are inspired by our dynamic surroundings.
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