News, Stories and Updates
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Produced to complement his paintings from the show, this collection of sketchbook drawings and poems are all previously unpublished.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!
December Opening Details
We are now open, Wednesdays & Saturdays ONLY, until 19th December.
We will then expand our hours in the run up to Xmas…
You raised £5,400 to feed those in need this Christmas!
In a little under 30 minutes, you helped raise £5,400 for Street Food Project, helping to feed vulnerable and marginalised families and individuals in the Penzance area!
Treat yourself while helping others…and save £100 with our Charity Christmas Bundle.
In the run-up to Christmas we hope to raise £5,000 for the Street Food Project, Penzance. This volunteer-led service was created to support Penzance’s homeless and/or vulnerably housed, as well as families and individuals suffering from poverty.
You helped to raise £18,500 for Greenpeace!
Our exhibition Art, Music, Activism: Kurt Jackson, Glastonbury Festival and Greenpeace was originally planned to open in late March, and run for 5 months over spring and into summer 2020. The emerging pandemic scuppered these plans, but in the end we were fortunate to...
Lockdowned Again!
Unfortunately, in-line with the national lockdown, we will be closed from Thursday November 5th. We will be open as usual today and tomorrow (Wednesday/Thursday), but this is will be your last chance (for a while at least) to catch Kurt Jackson's ‘A Prehistoric...
Now Open Tuesdays
We are happy to announce that we will be now be opening on Tuesdays in addition to our existing schedule. So you can now visit us Tuesday - Friday 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm. And Saturday 10am - 5pm. Our current exhibition is Kurt Jackson Contemporary Artist's ‘A Prehistoric...
A Prehistoric Cornwall – Online Catalogue
You can now view the online catalogue for Kurt Jackson's Prehistoric Cornwall (above). This body of work sees Jackson visit the sites of prehistoric Cornwall and captures the county’s extraordinary range of ancient monuments with a new series of paintings and...
A Prehistoric Cornwall
Kurt Jackson's new exhibition A Prehistoric Cornwall is now open to the public. This body of work sees Jackson visit the sites of prehistoric Cornwall and captures the county’s extraordinary range of ancient monuments with a new series of paintings and...
And The Winner Is…
And now the moment we have all been waiting for... Thank you to everyone who purchased one (or many) tickets for the prize draw to win the Kurt Jackson Glastonbury painting ‘Dancing in the Sunshine’. You have raised over £8,300 for Greenpeace! ...
We Have Reopened!
We are happy to announce that the Jackson Foundation has now reopened to the public. So...to help protect our visitors, staff and the local community we are asking all our guests to please: Wear a face mask or face covering in the gallery -...
GREENPEACE: 50 YEARS OF MAKING WAVES
A major focus of our exhibition Art, Music, Activism: Kurt Jackson, Glastonbury Festival and Greenpeace is to raise funds and awareness of the courageous work of the pioneering environmental charity Greenpeace. With this in mind, Alongside Art, Music, Activism we are...
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A KURT JACKSON PAINTING
Purchase a ticket to enter a prize draw to win an Original Kurt Jackson painting with a value of £3,250. All proceeds go towards supporting the pioneering, courageous and invaluable work of Greenpeace. How it works: Visit: www.jacksonfoundationgallery.com/win...
NHS ETCHING SOLD OUT. £7,500 RAISED!
We can announce that the fundraising print ‘Wildflowers for the NHS’ has sold out within a week. Fantastic news! £7,500 will be donated to NHS Charities Together. 50 copies of this etching are on the way to their new homes as we speak. ...
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Opening Hours
(Until March 22nd)
Mon: Closed.
Tue: Closed.
Wed: Closed.
Thu: Closed.
Fri: Closed.
Sat: Closed.
Sun: Closed.
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