Following on from the 2022 Around Cornwall in 38 Churns project, volunteer fundraiser Sue Dennett is championing a new artistic project for 2024/2025 called Where Art Meets the Wave.

This new art project has been many months in the making, with local Cornish artists who in 2024, took one of 40 wooden belly boards specially made for the project by Fyne Boat Kits of Kendal and Derek Thompson of Surf Classic Boards, and used their own inspiration and skills to turn these simple boards into desirable works of art.

We’ve asked our artists to complete their work by April 2025 so that through the summer of 2025 we can exhibit all 40 finished artworks together at a number of locations in Cornwall, ideally with each location exhibiting the whole collection for a number of weeks. These locations will be announced later in the project.

In parallel to the exhibitions, you’ll have the opportunity to place a bid in our online auction organised by Lay’s Auctioneers of Penzance, to make these unique artworks your own! Bidding will open in late spring or early summer of 2025.

September 2025 will see the culmination of the project with a final exhibition of all the artworks together coinciding with the final day of the auction, and we hope to be able to announce the total amount raised at the end of the night.

Find out much more about Where Art Meets The Wave

You can find out about the artists involved,  the organisations involved in making the ‘blank canvas’ boards and much more by visiting the Where Art Meets The Wave website and by following the dedicated Instagram and Facebook pages.

Whats the aim of Where Art Meets The Wave?

The aim, as with the 38 Churns project which went before, is to raise money for Cornish charity Cornwall Hospice Care who run the two adult hospices in Hayle and St Austell.

Sue Dennett has been a volunteer raising money for this vital charity for 40 years and is passionate about ensuring that our hospices are there providing palliative and end of life care for all those in Cornwall that need them. Here are just a couple of quotes about the incredible 38 churns project.

Get Involved in Where Art Meets The Wave

Artists

All our belly boards have now found their temporary home each with a local Cornish artist, so we’re no longer able to accept new artists.

Exhibitions

We’re looking for spaces where we can exhibit some or all of boards from June 2025 to September 2025 – if your venue could be suitable, even for a few weeks, please get in touch.

Sponsors

Rodda’s Creamery have sponsored the making of the belly boards, which were kindly provided by Fyne Boat Kits and Lay’s Auctioneers will host our auction. Find out more about our sponsors here.

We’d love to hear from more Cornish businesses who’d like to be part of this unique and unusual project and ultimately help fund many hours of nursing care for Cornwall Hospice Care.

Please have a chat with us about how you could be part of Where Art Meets The Wave and the sponsorship packages we have on offer.

To see other upcoming events supporting Cornwall Hospice Care, please visit our website events calendar.