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This project involves the expansion of the gallery shop area into what is currently the staff kitchen, enabling us to increase our shop retail area and offer space to more local artists and makers. The current kitchen is inadequate for the staff, particularly when hosting gallery events, and is also a poor use of space. It sits adjacent to the shop and would require minimal building works to open it up into one large retail area. PGL has done extensive fundraising over the past three years in order to accomplish some much-needed building and improvement work across the complex, and during the 2023 January closure period we designed and fitted bespoke cabinets in the gallery entrance for smaller works which have dramatically improved the appearance of the gallery and have boosted sales. We propose using the same St Ives-based carpentry business to design matching cabinets and shelving for the expanded shop, creating consistency across our display areas and giving us flexibility in our exhibitions. The main part of the project involves converting our current store room into proper staff facilities including an improved kitchen, a proper bathroom with room for changing and a seating area for staff breaks and meals. The current storeroom is almost all dead space as it is also an access area for the existing toilet cubicle, and the small outer courtyard which we propose repurposing for the outdoor seating area is not used at all. The proposed staffing area would be a much better use of space and provide proper facilities for staff and visiting artists, plus a more attractive outdoor space in the current courtyard. New cabinets for the expanded shop will be prefabricated off-site during this time and are not part of this tender. This should enable less disruptive works to the staff area to be completed during the busier time of December, with the final decoration period plus the stripping out of the existing kitchen and shop area and the fitting of the new cabinets taking place during the January closure. As the gallery will be operational during normal working hours, the work will have to be carried out concurrently but taking steps where possible to minimise any disruption. The existing kitchen area can be accessed through an internal courtyard with its own street access, creating a route for the removal of materials. Materials should be delivered, where possible, outside gallery hours so before 10am or after 5pm. Work should be prefabricated where possible off site and material delivery should be carefully organised to avoid congestion. The courtyard next to the store room is owned by the gallery so can also be used as an outdoor workspace. We will assess tenders received on a Most Economically Advantageous Tender.
From £50,000
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Our project will involve the reconfiguration of and improvements to Studios 1-3 (situated above the gallery) to bring two currently uninhabitable studios back into use, better configure the space in Studio 3 (Porthmeor Print Workshop) and create a fourth studio for artists' use. This will include the installation of fire corridors and fireproof boarding throughout in accordance with current regulations, and new toilet facilities for tenants and pupils to replace the inadequate amenities currently in use. The studios are situated in what was formerly St Peter's Loft, Peter Lanyon's school of painting with a separate entrance above the main gallery entrance accessed by a cobbled slope. Studios 1 and 2 are no longer fit for purpose and have been redundant for some time. They need rewiring and reboarding with additional fireproof materials, and studio 1 is in need of proper fire exit access. The two studios share a site with Studio 3 which is the long-term home of the Porthmeor Printmakers Workshop. This space is still in use as a working and teaching space at present but requires significant works in order to continue to be a viable site in the future. Boards need replacing here too and proper toilet facilities need to be installed to replace the inadequate current amenities, and the layout itself is poorly arranged with a lot of dead space which could be repurposed to better effect. We intend to reconfigure the layout across all three current studios, moving Studio 1 to the other end of the Print Workshop, building a fire corridor, moving and improving the Printmakers Workshop office space and fume cupboard and creating a fourth studio for a new artist tenant. We propose beginning the works in January 2024 during the gallery closure and completing the works by the end of February. This is typically a quiet time within the town with easier site access for contractors, and also coincides with a two-month period with no workshops booked at the Porthmeor Printmakers Workshop which would make it convenient for our current tenants. Building materials can be stored in the gallery courtyard which has its own street access, and the studios have a separate entrance so need not disrupt gallery business. The purchase of this system is part of a grant funded application process and therefore procurement will be subject to grant approval of the project. We will assess tenders received on a Most Economically Advantageous Tender.
From £50,000
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The Penwith Gallery is the home of the Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall. The Gallery, formerly an old pilchard packing factory, has a remarkable complex of buildings, including three public galleries, artists' studios, a print workshop, a sculpture courtyard, shop and archive.The Society was founded in 1949 by Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon, Bernard Leach, Sven Berlin and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, amongst others. This association with so many progressive and influential artists has given the Penwith Society a unique place in British art history. A charitable company - Penwith Galleries Ltd - was created to arrange the programme of exhibitions, execute all gallery business and manage the entire complex. Today the Penwith offers a year-round programme of exhibitions by Society Members and Associates, as well as those by other artists from Cornwall and further afield. The Penwith continues to be at the forefront of presenting contemporary work of quality. Our project will involve the reconfiguration and reactivation of space currently occupied by three of our eleven artists' studios above the main gallery. The studios are situated in what was formerly St Peter's Loft, Peter Lanyon's school of painting. Studios 1 and 2 are no longer fit for purpose and have been redundant for some time. They need reboarding with additional fireproof materials, and studio 1 is in need of proper fire exit access. The two studios share a site with Studio 3 which is the long-term home of the Porthmeor Printmakers Workshop. This space is still in use as a working and teaching space at present but requires significant works in order to continue to be a viable site in the future. Boards need replacing here too and proper toilet facilities need to be installed to replace the inadequate current amenities, and the layout itself is poorly arranged with a lot of dead space which could be repurposed to better effect. We intend to reconfigure the layout across all three current studios, moving Studio 1 to the other end of the Print Workshop, building a fire corridor, moving and improving the Printmakers Workshop office space and creating a fourth studio for a new artist tenant. We propose beginning the works in December 2024 during the gallery closure and completing the works by March 2025
From £30,000
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