Newquay Art 8 Festival

About

Art8 is Newquay's Arts and Culture Festival - bursting at the seams with events, exhibits and workshops involving film, craft, spoken word, dance, photography, theatre, music, literature and more. It's a community festival with something for everyone - young and old, residents and visitors alike - with all activities free or low-cost. Supported by local organisations and businesses, the event is a celebration of existing activity in the town as well as an opportunity to welcome artists and performers from further afield. Central to the ethos of the event is a contribution to increasing Newquay's positive profile. It's also about developing the offering for those who are here. There's plenty to see and do during the festival - so get involved!

NEW FOR 2017

Art8 Makery and Artisan Market ~ Killacourt Newquay ~ 30 April at 10:00–16:00

Events & Performances

Friday 28th April

Dracula – The Bloody Truth - Le Navet Bete
Festival favourite Le Navet Bete are back with their hilarious take on the most famous vampire.
Treviglas Community College - 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Saturday 29th April

Brown Willy (Film) (15)
Local filmmaker Brett Harvey’s second feature length film "Cornwall’s answer to Withnailand I"
Newquay Community Orchard - 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Sunday 30th April

ART8 Makery & Artisan Fair
Market, workshops, performance, refreshments, entertainment
Killacourt Newquay - 10:00am – 4pm

Monday 1st May

Film Night – The Fighters Ballad (15)
Screen play written by Cornwall based screen writer and actor Peter Cadwell with Q&A after the film.
Sprout Health Food Shop 7pm – Tickets £5 (through Sprout) – all proceeds go to MIND

Workshops and Talks

Saturday 29th April

Readings from ‘Marmi the Ant’
Come along and hear the story of Marmi the Ant who goes on a wonderful journey.
Storytelling for children read by author Theresa Malin.
Newquay Library - 10am - 12pm

Towan Blystra Marine Trail
A Guided walk covering the 19th century history of Newquay and the area it covered.
Suggested donation of £3 (pay at the Museum in advance or to the guide on the day)
10:30am – 12:30pm

Soul Food Workshop
Come along and make a meal and eat together at Whiskers.
Whiskers – 12pm - 2pm

Family Art Workshop
Come along and have a go at making some art with local artist Sam Millington
Green Heart Café – 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Drink and Draw
Come along and have a go at life drawing with guidance of a professional artist.
Booking through Whiskers recommended
Whiskers - 5pm – 7pm

Venues and Artists

Driftwood Kitchen Coffee Deli Linda Smith Photography, paintings and drawings

Whiskers Ginger Pigg Cool and quirky illustration

Whiskers Danny Parker Lithographic prints - skateboard themed

Whiskers Ben Selway Street photography

Andy's Cafe Louise Edwards Hand painted wooden signs

The Jam Jar Corinne Detain Mixed media

Black Ink Rebellion Noakes & Di Cioccio Lifestyle photography

Ripcurl Edward Flood Sea, landscape and nature inspired art

Surfing Life Andy Pearce Sea and surf inspired paintings

Cafe Cloud Sally Michael Jones Painting and textiles - sea and nature inspired

The Beached Lamb Cafe Aimee Stapleford Yoga and surf inspired artwork

The Beached Lamb Cafe Maia Walczak Skate and surf illustration

The Pickled Cockle Viktoria Heard Photography, inspired by the natural world

The Pickled Cockle Josephine Clegg Compositional paintings, inspired by landscape and nature

The Pickled Cockle Shelly Cook Acrylic texture paintings, inspired by nature

Martha's Tea Room Jo Smith Paintings, both real and abstract plus local photography

Wet Dog Pizza Co. Meredith Owen Paintings, oil on wood, influenced from our environment

The Wave Project Jenny Haywood Paintings, inspired by life and nature

The Wave Project Josie Purcell Photgraphic art - using histoic and alternative processes

Blue Reef Aquarium Cornwall Adult Education - Level 1 Photography Group Group photography exhibition

The Blue Door Mandy Pearce Textured art inspired by nature

No. 5 Brewhouse Ben Tredinnick Photography with driftwood frames

No. 5 Brewhouse Liam Dorcey Airbrushing, painting and stained glass artist

Cake Corner Luis Renato Flores Garcia Abstract landscape art, inspired by the sea

The Chy Bar Lynda Powney Abstract painting with associated stories and meaning

The Chy Bar Grace Pattinson Paintings of nature and countryside, with a lyrical quality

Hotel Victoria, The Atlantic Room Sam Millington Artwork based on a mental health journey and recovery

Hotel Victoria, The Atlantic Room David Chadwick Paintings inspired by land and seascapes

Hotel Victoria, The Atlantic Room Claire West Abstract drawing, painting and sculpture

Hotel Victoria, The Tolcarne Room Gill Durnan Authorial illustrations, inspired by animals and nature

Hotel Victoria, The Tolcarne Room Julia Powney Equine photography

Hotel Victoria, The Tolcarne Room Claire Fiume Illustrations, nature inspired

Hotel Victoria, The Tolcarne Room kARANdAVE Laser cut plywood, MDF and reclaimed wood

Newquay Heritage Archive and Museum Various Artists 100 years of Newquay Views & Artists

Sprout Health Foods Obeyvem Socially defined urban photography

Tom Thumb Judy Pring Cornish heritage inspired paintings and sketches on slate

Source Cafe Natasha Owen Colourful paintings inspired by nature, people and places

Source Cafe Debbie Onyons Mixed media paintings

Source Cafe Lauren Smollett Artwork inspired by the freedom of the waves

Hotel Bristol Quintrell Downs Art Group Members exhibition - various media and styles

Hotel Bristol Joanna Stanczak Watercolour paintings

55 Yards Bar and Townhouse Steph Maclaren Digital artist

Frizz Hairdressers Toyah Marshall Tropically inspired illustrations

Lighthouse Cinema Tom Green/ Lazique Laser Creations Laser cut creations on plywood

Lighthouse Cinema Chopper Ried Edited photography

Lighthouse Cinema Ed Stanbury Sand art, photography and paintings

Lighthouse Cinema Jake Shuttleworth Photography, highlighting the objectification of women

Jeast Cuts Matt Menhenett Photography highlighting a dangerous obsession with capturing adventure

The Green Heart Café Lisa Shaw ‘Transition’ solo exhibition by Lisa Shaw

Sailors Kate Lythgoe Abstract Paintings inspired by nature and industry

Sailors Kate Holmes Pyrographic art - Images on driftwood