Anchorhold

Tickets

Free Entry £0

Location

ALMA Artspace CIC, Newquay

Dates

Sat 16th May, 2026 — Tue 16th June, 2026
10:00 am |
Opening event, 16 May, 6pm - 8pm. Open Thurs - Sat, 10am - 4pm

About this event

A two person exhibition by Melanie Stidolph and Rachael Coward

To launch the 2026 season of exhibitions and events, ALMA is excited to present: Anchorhold, a two person show by Rachael Coward and Melanie Stidolph. The exhibition brings together existing works and new pieces in conversation.

Coward’s fragile works reference the practical hardware of the shoreline, shifting between utilitarian and symbolic offerings. These delicate ceramic pieces sit alongside the slippery draping of Stidolph’s printed fabrics, depicting characters in communion with the rocky edges of Cornwall’s coast.

Together they create an installation for ALMA that embodies the sanctity of the studio, aligning it with the religious space of the Anchorhold. These spaces of voluntary enclosure sat adjunct to places of worship, inhabited by an Anchorite or Anchoress with limited sightlines to the outside world.

The exhibition is accompanied by a Stone Walk printmaking workshop with Rachael Coward (Saturday 6 June, 11am – 1pm, £15) and an ‘After Sessions’ artist talk and Q&A + book signing with curator and author Hettie Judah (Tuesday 16 June, 6pm – 8pm, £5).

Contact

07919 003 165 | https://www.alma-artspace.com/events

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