News, Stories and Updates
Source to Sea – Charity Event
Join us for Source to Sea, an afternoon focussed on art, science, the environment and the indelible link that binds them.
The Fowey Private View
Photos from the private view for Kurt Jackson’s latest exhibition, The Fowey.
Kurt Jackson – The Fowey
Kurt Jackson’s latest exhibition, The Fowey is now open to the public.
The Fowey runs until February 24th 2024 here at the multi-award winning Jackson Foundation Gallery, St Just.
Kurt Jackson Painting Prize Draw Reveal
We’ve had over 2,400 entries for this RNLI fundraiser, raising more than £24,000!
But the draw has now closed…
…It is time to pick the winner.
RNLI Exhibitions Have Come to an End
After welcoming over 15,000 visitors and raising in excess of £24,000 for the RNLI, our lifeboat exhibitions have now come to a close….
Lafrowda Day!
On Saturday 15th July our opening hours are slightly different due to Lafrowda Day, the culmination of St Just’s annual festival of art and music.
On Saturday 15th July we will be open 10am to 12pm, 1pm – 3pm.
Three in a Row!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! For the third year in a row, you, the public have voted the Jackson Foundation as Best Art Gallery in Cornwall in the Muddy Stilettos Awards.
It means the world to us to know that you love what we do!
Vote for the Jackson Foundation!
Thanks to your nominations, the Jackson Foundation has reached the final for Best Art Gallery in Cornwall in this year’s Muddy Cornwall Awards!
Now we need you to vote for us one final time so that we can win!…
Jackson Foundation Closed 7th, 8th, 9th June
Essential maintenance will force the Jackson Foundation to close Wednesday 7th, Thursday 8th and Friday 9th of June. The gallery will open as usual on Saturday 10th June.
The RNLI at the Jackson Foundation
With the RNLI set to celebrate 200 years of service, the Jackson Foundation is honoured to host two exhibitions exploring the lifesaving charity’s work in Cornwall through paint, poetry and photography.
Win a Kurt Jackson Painting Worth £3,500
Enter the prize draw to win a the original Kurt Jackson painting Sennen flowing tide, with a value of £3,500. All proceeds go towards supporting the invaluable work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), the charity that saves lives at sea.
Maintenance Closure
The Jackson Foundation will be closed mid to late January…
January Opening Times
The Jackson Foundation opening times for January and February…
The Community Print – Help Us Raise £30,000 for Charity
The Jackson Foundation is releasing a new limited-edition Kurt Jackson print to raise £30,000 for charities in the St Just area.
Building Work – Partial Closure
Building work at the gallery has forced a partial closure. Due to ongoing building work at the Jackson Foundation, we are having to close the upstairs gallery beginning November 15th. The downstairs galleries will be open as normal (although it may get will be a...
November Opening Times
The Jackson Foundation has extended its opening period…
Helford River – New Catalogue out now
Catalogue to accompany Kurt Jackson’s exhibition Helford River at the Jackson Foundation Gallery, St Just.
Closed to hang new show – reopening March 19th
The Jackson Foundation is closed between February 27th and March 18th, reopening Saturday March 19th. The gallery will reopen with three new shows, Kurt Jackson's Clay Country and Mermaids’ Tears and Sally Baldwin's Fragile Earth. Invited artist Sally Baldwin's...
Storms Dudley and Eunice Force Closure
Due to the weather warnings, ‘do not travel’ notices and not to mention the local schools closing, in the interest of staff and visitor safety, we have taken the decision not to open tomorrow Friday 18th February.
We will be open Tuesdays and Saturdays ONLY until February 15th.
Opening times January to February
As we head into the ‘quiet season’, the Jackson Foundation will be reducing its opening hours for the next four weeks .
We will be open Tuesdays and Saturdays ONLY until February 15th.
We are now on our Christmas Schedule
We are once again open five days a week, allowing you to fit in that trip to the gallery you’ve putting off…
Kurt Jackson Poetry Book
Produced to complement his paintings from the show, this collection of sketchbook drawings and poems are all previously unpublished.
Updated Opening Hours
Our Opening Hours have now changed to Tuesdays and Saturdays only until December 20th.
A Virtual Valley
You can now walk around the Jackson Foundation from your own home – virtually!
Thanks to cutting edge technology, you are able to wander around the gallery and take in Kurt Jackson’s latest show Kenidjack: A Cornish Valley and the accompanying Valley Lives exhibition, viewing the works in high resolution!
The Best Gallery in Cornwall!
We are thrilled to announce that the Jackson Foundation has won the Muddy Stilettos Award for Best Art Gallery in Cornwall!
Gallery Manager Fynn Tucker Discusses St Just’s Stance on Mask Wearing with the BBC
Hear gallery manager Fynn Tucker speak to BBC Radio Cornwall's Julie Skentelbury about St Just's united but friendly approach to encouraging continued mask wearing in the town's shops and businesses beyond Freedom Day. Listen here -...
St Just is United in Encouraging Mask Wearing!
"Freedom Day"...What has changed? In short, nothing. After hearing the concerns of our staff, the other business owners in St Just and their staff, it was immediately clear that no one was looking forward to "Freedom Day". Wanting to keep the indoor mask rule, but...
Vote for us!
The Jackson Foundation gallery has been named a finalist in the Best Art Gallery in Cornwall category of the Muddy Stilettos Awards! But we need your vote to win!…
April 2021 Reopening
The Jackson Foundation reopens Tuesday April 13th with exhibitions by Kurt Jackson and Robin Hanbury-Tenison…
Tier 3 Shutdown
Due to Cornwall entering ‘tier 3’, the Jackson Foundation will close from Thursday December 31st in accordance with government guidance.
Please keep an eye on our socials and website for updates.
See you all again soon!
Contact:
email: info@kurtjackson.com
telephone: +44 (0)1736 787638
facebook: jacksonfoundation
twitter: @jacksonfgallery
instagram: @jacksonfgallery
Opening Hours
(Until November 30th)
Mon: Closed.
Tue: 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm.
Wed: 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm.
Thu: 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm.
Fri: 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm.
Sat: 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm.
Sun: Closed.
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Check here for detailed opening periods.