The Penzance Convention was a three-day conference in expanded form. Building on the precedent of The Falmouth Convention, it was conceived as an international meeting of artists, curators, writers, scientists, historians, philosophers and experts from other fields.
The Penzance Convention reflected on the theme of extraction, with reference both to Cornwall’s extractive industries – mining and fishing in particular – and to the processes by which artists draw meaning from history and site.
The Penzance Convention was convened by Teresa Gleadowe and Hadrian Pigott and produced by Phil Rushworth and Bettina Wenzel in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, Penzance. It was funded by Arts Council England South West, Outset Contemporary Art Fund and LUMA Foundation.
