News, Stories and Updates
Opening Times January/February
The Jackson Foundation will be extending its opening period once again. In a change to the advertised opening times, Jackson Foundation is happy to announce that the gallery will be staying open on Wednesdays only 10am - 5pm until February 12. The gallery will then be...
New Print Available
We have added a number of new items to our online shop including greeting cards, postcards and a lithoprint (above). We have produced the new limited edition print Raven and Redshank, Frenchman's Creek which is now available to order from our web shop and from the...
December Opening Times
The Jackson Foundation will be extending its opening period into December and to include an extra week in January. The Jackson Foundation has already extended its opening period into November, and we are happy to announce that the gallery will be staying open on the...
Yoga for Women’s Aid
Yoga for Health and Charity. Several times a year the Jackson Foundation hosts a charity yoga session by Leif Olsen. The latest was held on Saturday 16th November and raised funds for Women's Aid, a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving...
November Opening Times
The Jackson Foundation usually closes throughout November and most of December, but we are happy to announce that the gallery will be extending its opening period this year. The Jackson Foundation will now be open on Wednesdays only throughout November, closing on...
Closed for Glasto
Jackson Foundation Closed June 26th. UPDATE: We will only be closed June 26th as two lovely members of staff are now available! It's that time of year again! The Jackson Foundation closed June 26-29 as the team head off to Somerset to assist Kurt Jackson in his role...
A Teaser Trailer
Kurt Jackson: Frenchman's Creek. Opens 31August 2019. More info to follow...
Repair, Reuse, Repurpose
St Just Care and Repair Cafe. Sunday 2nd June 2019. The Jackson Foundation is proud to have hosted the first session of the St Just Care and Repair Café. The Repair Café was a huge success, gallery manager Fynn even managed to get his guitar mended! St Just Care and...
Let’s Talk Lobster – Charity Event
Let’s Talk Lobster. Saturday 6th July 2019. Let’s Talk Lobster will bring together individuals from the worlds of science, art, poetry and music, all presenting their unique perspective of the humble lobster. Tickets will go on sale on...
Peter Jackson – Our Second ‘Invited Artist’
Peter Jackson: A Retrospective March 30 – April 27 2019. This is the first major retrospective of the paintings and sculptures of our second 'Invited Artist', Peter Jackson (1930 – 2019). Jackson was one of the last survivors from that generation of artists that...
Kurt Jackson: Botanical Landscape Book Launch
Kurt Jackson’s Botanical Landscape Book Launch 22nd February 2019. 6 – 8pm. The Jackson Foundation is hosting an event to launch the upcoming book Kurt Jackson’s Botanical Landscape, published by Lund Humphries. This event is free and open to all...
Kurt Jackson: Scilly – Preview images and Speech
Below are a section of images from the preview and above is video of the opening speech featuring Jackson's recollections of Scilly, a reading of some of his poetry and a surprise performance by local farmer Clive Williams who treated the audience...
Kurt Jackson: Scilly – In Western Morning News
A piece in the Western Morning News by Frank Rurhmund about Kurt Jackson's Scilly exhibition (8th September 2018).
Kurt Jackson: Scilly – Now Open
Kurt Jackson: Scilly opened on August 31st to a crowd of about 300 visitors, making for a busy and enjoyable preview. Thank you to all who came, including local farmer Clive Williams, who treated the audience to an accapella rendition of the John Denver song...
JMW Turner in the South West: in retrospect
Thank you to everyone who attended our talk on JMW Turner last Saturday at the Jackson Foundation Gallery. An audience of over 100 people packed in to hear Professor Sam Smiles’ fascinating discussion of Turner’s travels in the south west, which took...
Free Event: JMW Turner in the South West: A Talk by Professor Sam Smiles.
In this fascinating talk, Britain’s leading expert on JMW Turner, Professor Sam Smiles, discusses the impact and legacy of Turner’s trips to the South West. “The work Turner made when touring the South West reveals much about his methods and his ambitions for...
Denzil Forrester in ELEPHANT Magazine
“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...
Denzil Forrester in Time Out London
“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...
Denzil Forrester in the Cornishman Newspaper
“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 in the Guardian Observer Newspaper
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.
‘From Trench Town to Porthtowan/Seacrows’ Private View and ‘In Conversation’
'In Conversation with Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Matthew Higgs and Kurt Jackson' was a massive success. Not only did it offer a fascinating insight to the work of four artist heavyweights, it also raised £500 for conservation charity Cornwall Wildlife Trust....
Going, going, gone!
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 On Sale Tomorrow for ‘In Conversation with Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Matthew Higgs and Kurt Jackson’.
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...
Jackson Foundation’s First ‘Invited 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...
In Conversation with Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Matthew Higgs and Kurt Jackson.
The Jackson Foundation is pleased to be hosting ‘In Conversation with Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Matthew Higgs and Kurt Jackson’ on May 25th 2018. In this rare ticketed event, taking place before the Kurt Jackson/Denzil Forrester private view, artist Peter...
Revisiting Turner’s Tourism Now Open.
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...
Jackson Foundation Among Cornwall’s Best
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...
Gallery Open for One Night Only
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...
Jackson Foundation Wins Sustainability Awards!
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...
Jackson Foundation Shortlisted for Sustainability Awards
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...
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Opening Hours
(Until November 30th 2026)
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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Please Note: We are closed all public holidays.
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