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| I was sad to read Oliver Wainwright’s article (The new Tate St Ives: great gallery, pity about the flats, 27 September). The suggestion, as was amply brought out in the 2005 meeting, reinforces the idea that the local community should welcome a new gallery extension to please gallery directors, architects or the art world in general, and that the environment in which it is sited is of little account. | I was sad to read Oliver Wainwright’s article (The new Tate St Ives: great gallery, pity about the flats, 27 September). The suggestion, as was amply brought out in the 2005 meeting, reinforces the idea that the local community should welcome a new gallery extension to please gallery directors, architects or the art world in general, and that the environment in which it is sited is of little account. |
| Remember, this is the same community that recently “bullied” developers by overwhelmingly approving a neighbourhood plan that is the envy of small towns across Cornwall, and which has made headlines around the world. Its vital section – that new housing projects must be for year-round residency – has resonated with many towns that are facing the rapid expansion of second homes and holiday accommodation. | Remember, this is the same community that recently “bullied” developers by overwhelmingly approving a neighbourhood plan that is the envy of small towns across Cornwall, and which has made headlines around the world. Its vital section – that new housing projects must be for year-round residency – has resonated with many towns that are facing the rapid expansion of second homes and holiday accommodation. |
| The community of St Ives is in jeopardy: local people can no longer afford spiralling house prices; wages are some of the lowest in the country; jobs outside the tourist industry are almost impossible to find; and young people are moving away. Over the past few years some of those working on the plan have realised that the town’s future is in the hands of those of us who care passionately about where we live. One of the outcomes is a community charter, currently being developed by residents, to reinforce this wish. | The community of St Ives is in jeopardy: local people can no longer afford spiralling house prices; wages are some of the lowest in the country; jobs outside the tourist industry are almost impossible to find; and young people are moving away. Over the past few years some of those working on the plan have realised that the town’s future is in the hands of those of us who care passionately about where we live. One of the outcomes is a community charter, currently being developed by residents, to reinforce this wish. |
| Mark Osterfield, executive director of Tate St Ives, is to be commended for understanding that the Tate is just one of many cultural and heritage organisations in St Ives. He knows that by working together and listening to residents’ views, the expanded Tate will play a major role in helping to provide an energetic and sustainable community for future generations.Janet AxtenSt Ives, Cornwall | Mark Osterfield, executive director of Tate St Ives, is to be commended for understanding that the Tate is just one of many cultural and heritage organisations in St Ives. He knows that by working together and listening to residents’ views, the expanded Tate will play a major role in helping to provide an energetic and sustainable community for future generations.Janet AxtenSt Ives, Cornwall |
| • Tate St Ives could win over the locals if it displayed its classic collection of Cornish art. I’m still reeling from paying to see a cat litter tray with faeces and several U-bends holding gerberas in its summer exhibition this year. Memorable for all the wrong reasons.Alison BrookerHewaswater, Cornwall | • Tate St Ives could win over the locals if it displayed its classic collection of Cornish art. I’m still reeling from paying to see a cat litter tray with faeces and several U-bends holding gerberas in its summer exhibition this year. Memorable for all the wrong reasons.Alison BrookerHewaswater, Cornwall |
| • Your correspondent from Truro blames Tate St Ives for charging an admission fee (How Tate St Ives can win round the locals, Letters, 28 September) and has complained to Tate bosses. He should know that Tate St Ives belongs to Cornwall county council, which is responsible for the charge.Simon Casimir WilsonLondon | • Your correspondent from Truro blames Tate St Ives for charging an admission fee (How Tate St Ives can win round the locals, Letters, 28 September) and has complained to Tate bosses. He should know that Tate St Ives belongs to Cornwall county council, which is responsible for the charge.Simon Casimir WilsonLondon |
| • The Tate gallery in Porthia is praised by the London press but continues to largely shun the Cornish language and promote Barbara Hepworth, who displayed a total ignorance of Cornish culture. There are better Cornish artists, such as Peter Lanyon and Alfred Wallis, who should displace Hepworth. The Tate has also attracted a misuse of Cornish housing in Porthia, which has been converted to holiday lets and second homes. This led to huge resentment in the remaining Cornish community, who voted to ban second homes last year. If Cornwall had its own university and did not tolerate Exeter university’s annexation of Tremough, then a Cornish university could run a more inclusive gallery in Porthia.Tim JamesPenzance | • The Tate gallery in Porthia is praised by the London press but continues to largely shun the Cornish language and promote Barbara Hepworth, who displayed a total ignorance of Cornish culture. There are better Cornish artists, such as Peter Lanyon and Alfred Wallis, who should displace Hepworth. The Tate has also attracted a misuse of Cornish housing in Porthia, which has been converted to holiday lets and second homes. This led to huge resentment in the remaining Cornish community, who voted to ban second homes last year. If Cornwall had its own university and did not tolerate Exeter university’s annexation of Tremough, then a Cornish university could run a more inclusive gallery in Porthia.Tim JamesPenzance |
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