THE BEATING ART OF CORNWALL: ST IVES
Art is central to this famous seaside town’s success. Aside from this being a beautiful fishing harbour with cobbled streets to explore and incredible views to marvel at, the art history here is internationally famous. Painters have been drawn to this place since the early 19th century and in the early 20th century it was made all the more popular by artists Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, who were once married. Following the Second World War, the town became a centre for abstract and modern British art with Hepworth fully in the driving seat. These days, the wildly popular Tate St Ives and Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden highlight just how much modern and historic art is sewn into the fabric of this picture perfect fishing town’s heritage.