Newlyn School of Art

Newlyn School of Art is a not-for-profit educational organisation based in West Cornwall offering short art courses and mentoring by way of professional development for artists.

Newlyn School of Art is based in the famous artists' colony of Newlyn in West Cornwall and provides art courses in painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery and printmaking taught by many of the best known artists working in Cornwall today.

Many of the art school's courses take place in the dramatic coastal surroundings nearby which inspired the famous Newlyn School of Painters in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

The art school has provided courses for over 2,000 students since opening towards the end of 2011.

The school provides teaching work for over thirty of Cornwall's most respected artists currently including; Rose Hilton, Neil Pinkett, Jason Walker, Naomi Frears, Jack Doherty, Paul Lewin, Jesse Leroy Smith, Tim Shaw, Paul Wadsworth, Lisa Wright, Sam Bassett, Jessica Cooper, Gareth Edwards, Hannah Woodman, Patrick Lowry, Maggie O'Brien, Rachael Kantaris, Mary Crockett, Kate Walters, Mark Spray, Tom Rickman, David Paton, Mark Surridge, Marie Claire Hamon, Faye Dobinson, Claire Armitage, Lucy Willow, Caroline Pedler, Jacqui Knight, Nik Strangelove, Alex Higlett, Geogina Hounsome, Mark Jenkin and Rachael Reeves.