Architect Rolfe Kentish, presents the restoration of the historic Anchor Studio in Newlyn, Cornwall, which he worked on with the late M J Long. Kentish describes the studio’s cultural significance, which was originally purpose-built for Stanhope Forbes in 1888, and then became home to a impressive roster of alumni, including Jim Ede, Frances Hodgkins and John Wells, one of the principal St Ives Modernists. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England, Kentish & Long have sensitively renovated the dilapidated building, securing it for the future as a live-work studio for artists coming from outside Cornwall for short-term residencies.
A CENTURY OF THE ARTIST’S STUDIO
This lecture forms part of a new series exploring the rich typology of the artist’s studio and the challenges of delivering studio provision today. The series has been developed in partnership with the Whitechapel Gallery to coincide with their current exhibition ‘A Century of the Artist’s Studio 1920 – 2020’ which runs until 29 May 2022. To find out more, head to https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/a-century-of-the-artists-studio-1920-2020/
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