Newlyn Society of Artists
 
Newlyn Art Gallery - The Exchange Princes Street Penzance TR18 2NL
Tel: 01736 363715 Fax: 01736 331578 e mail NSA Newlyn.com

 
 


About the NSA
The NSA is a group of over one hundred professional artists who either live in the South West or have connections with the area. The membership is composed mainly of painters but there are also photographers, printmakers and artists who work in three dimensions using a variety of media including video and performance. The society’s home address is The Newlyn Art Gallery where it has been based since its formation more than a century ago. It is run by a committee elected annually from the membership and administered in collaboration with Newlyn Art Gallery. The current Chairperson is Marion Taylor

Exhibitions
The society has a deservedly high reputation for its exhibitions which in the past have included regular shows at the Newlyn Art Gallery. The shows are often themed and are selected from open submissions of members work. There have been many ‘Critic’s Choice’ exhibitions the most recent of which was selected by Norbert Lynton. The NSA also organizes exhibitions further a field and has shown in Bristol, Plymouth, Hastings, Central London, Chipping Campden, Brittany, Tuscany and Cuxhaven. The next exhibition will be in the autumn at The Newlyn Art Gallery and is titled ‘Lineage’; it will feature the work of 23 members.
History
The N.S.A. was originally founded in 1896 by a group of painters in order to organize and manage exhibitions at the then newly built Newlyn Art Gallery. The gallery was built by the benefactor John Passmore Edwards on land donated by C.N. Le Grice and given to the artists based in Newlyn who were later to become known as the Newlyn School. In the following years the N.S.A and the exhibitions at Newlyn have formed a centre of interest for the arts in the South West. The developments in art over the last century are reflected in the names of the many artists who have exhibited at the Gallery or who have been members of the NSA. A very brief list would include Stanhope Forbes, Norman Garstin, Walter Langley, Lamorna Birch, Dod Proctor, Laura Knight, Alfred Munnings, Peter Lanyon, Bernard Leach, Patrick Heron, John Wells, Whilemena Barns Graham and Terry Frost.

The future
Exciting changes are underway that should be of great benefit to the society. Newlyn Gallery plans to extend the present building at Newlyn and to create a new and larger associated gallery in nearby Penzance. The building and development of these spaces should begin before the end of 2006. This will undoubtedly give more opportunities for members as well as affording the society new and exciting possibilities for exhibiting a greater variety of work.

Applications for membership
The society encourages applications from professional artists. Please click here for further information.
The association of Newlyn Art Gallery and the NSA has provided a focus and continuity for a community of
artists that have lived, worked and created ever-changing art in the area for well over a century. More click here
 
Photograph C1885. Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Photographic Archive / Cornwall Studies Archive, Redruth

Newlyn Art Gallery

After six years of planning and development and the investment of nearly £4m, the refurbished Newlyn Art Gallery and stunning new art space The Exchange, Penzance, are open to the public.
Showcasing the very best of national and international contemporary art - including that produced in the region - the galleries also boast an exciting education and off-site commissions programme.		  

NEWLYN
New Road, Newlyn, TR18 5PZ
T 01736 363715
E mail@newlynartgallery.co.uk


EXCHANGE
Princes Street, Penzance, TR18 2NL
T 01736 363715
E mail@theexchangegallery.co.uk

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