CKA Mixer: Small Acts of Walking (and Talking) | Small Acts
CKA Mixer: Small Acts of Walking (and Talking) | Small Acts
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Small Acts will take participants on a playful and sociable walking tour of Penryn, visiting sites that have inspired the company’s relational arts practice - from a medieval proto-university to porous streets, pubs and productive community gardens.
Small Acts' studio is in Penryn. In fact, Penryn is their studio. Work destined for national and international audiences is often first developed here in community places. Ideas are trialled in shops, markets and pubs, as often as arts spaces.
Using their work as a catalyst for conversation and connection, Small Acts will offer participants a series of creative prompts and questions to explore with their walking companions, opening up informal discussion around each individuals practice and relationship to place.
The event will start with coffee, tea and introductions at Art Centre Penryn where the artists are currently developing the Church Records project in collaboration with Crow Architecture.
About Small Acts
With over 25 years experience as artists in the fields of live art, socially engaged practice and site-specific performance, Katie Etheridge & Simon Persighetti have developed a unique collaborative practice that explores the intersection between architecture, community, place and performance. Based in Penryn, Small Acts have worked with people and places locally, nationally and internationally to create live experiences that bring individuals and communities together through participatory artworks and events.
Small Acts projects have been commissioned by partners including Compass Live Art, Creative Peninsula, Art Centre Penryn, National Trust, University of Exeter, Prague Quadrennial, Lancaster Arts, Live Art Development Agency.
About Art Centre Penryn
Art Centre Penryn is a major new creative space for Cornwall, based in the former Penryn Methodist Church and School Room.
Small Acts and Crow Architecture have been commissioned by Art Centre Penryn to create a contemporary archive of this important heritage building as it begins its transition from a place of worship to an art space.
Art Centre Penryn is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It has also received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF).
Additional Information
Access: Art Centre Penryn is not currently accessible by wheelchair. Terrain will include pavements, some steps and a field. Please contact info@small-acts.co.uk with any access questions.
Weather: Please wear waterproof coats, shoes and warm clothing. In the event of extreme weather, the walk may be curtailed and the event will continue indoors.
Travel to Art Centre Penryn:
By train from Truro and Falmouth to Penryn Train Station: 10 min walk
By bus from Falmouth, Truro, Redruth & Penzance: Nearest stop: Penryn Spar / Seven Stars By bicycle Bike stands and electric Beryl bikes nearby by the Seven Stars bus stop
Pricing
This event is free for members of Creative Kernow Associates. There is a small fee of £5 for non-members, just to cover costs as the event is funded through membership fees.
Creative Kernow Associates membership starts at £5/month: associates.creativekernow.org.uk/membership.
Capacity
There is a maximum of 12 spaces at this event.
CKA Mixers
CKA (Creative Kernow Associates) Mixer events are playful and informal happenings – a space for participants to connect and an opportunity for hosts to share their work and skills.
The mixers are part of the programme of events for members of Creative Kernow Associates, a new membership programme for the creative and culture sectors in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and a legacy of Creative Kernow’s hugely successful EU-funded Cultivator programme. Members have access to exclusive opportunities, an extensive selection of resources, 1-to-1 support, a tailored programme of workshops and events, and special benefits offered by partner organisations.
Find out more: associates.creativekernow.org.uk.
Location
Art Centre Penryn, TR10 8EH