“I couldn’t go to a West End club,” he says, “I’d get kicked out for bringing my charcoal and pencils.”   In a recent article, Jackson Foundation Invited Artist Denzil Forrester talks to Jonathan McAloon of ELEPHANT Magazine about police brutality, the Windrush...

“I remain optimistic. Art gives us empathy and understanding for each other, and hope to carry on when all is taken away from us…I’m glad I immortalised the ’80s dub scene in London. The paintings…captured the energy of a time and space that simply doesn’t exist any...

“Black people in Britain have largely been ghettoised over the decades and don’t realise they can choose to live anywhere they want.”   In a recent article, Jackson Foundation Invited Artist Denzil Forrester talks to Lee Trewhela of Cornwall Live.   To read...

  Denzil Forrester, the Jackson Foundation’s first Invited Artist recently talked to the Guardian/Observer Newspaper. Read the full Q&A piece by Joshua Surtees online here or view it below.  

  Tickets to ‘In Conversation with Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Matthew Higgs and Kurt Jackson’ have now sold out!   Despite demand for tickets crashing our server and breaking our website for an hour, all tickets were sold within 90 minutes!  ...

  Tickets for In Conversation with Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Matthew Higgs and Kurt Jackson go on sale tomorrow morning (Friday May 4th) at 10am.   In this rare ticketed event, taking place before the Kurt Jackson/Denzil Forrester private view, artist...

  Denzil Forrester is the Jackson Foundation’s first Invited Artist, chosen by the Jackson foundation because of the unique nature of their work – it being interesting, honest art that demands an audience.   I believe Denzil Forrester is one of the most...

 Cornish contemporary artist Kurt Jackson walks in JMW Turner’s footsteps.   JMW Turner made a series of trips to the South West during the early part of the 19th Century in search of ‘the picturesque’; creating works to be reproduced and sold to the public. For...

The Jackson Foundation has been included in Coast Magazine's list of Top 10 Cornish Galleries.   We are thrilled to be stand alongside the likes of Tate St Ives, Falmouth Art Gallery, Leach Pottery and the Penlee House Gallery and Museum as one of Cornwall's Best...

Come and join us for a glass of prosecco after hours at the Jackson Foundation!   As part of St Just’s Night of Festive Fun the Jackson Foundation will open between 6 – 8pm on Friday 15th December. The town’s late night shopping evening will also be your first...

When described, the Jackson Foundation can now add the prefix ‘award winning’!   When described, the Jackson Foundation can now add the prefix ‘award winning’.   In a category that included the beautiful new Fox Atrium at Falmouth University, the Jackson...

The Jackson Foundation is proud to have been shortlisted for the The Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2017!   The Cornwall Sustainability Awards aim to encourage, reward and gain recognition for the excellent work businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are...

Here at the Jackson Foundation we are proud to be a home to world-class art in a world-class space.   We are even more excited to be able to provide access to this incredible resource free to the public.   The Jackson Foundation is a privately...

  Our ‘An Evening of Butterflies‘ charity event in aid of Cornwall Wildlife Trust sold out within hours of making tickets available, but as part of our ongoing fundraising effort we are holding a prize draw, giving one lucky person to the opportunity to win a...