Hope for Cornwall

Hope for Cornwall

It was a privilege to be asked to deliver an audio version of a new book by Helen Trevaskis. ‘Hope for Cornwall’ is a book created by Homes for Cornwall, a collaboration of influential individuals who want to see the housing crisis in Cornwall tackled. The book is...
Snapshots In Time

Snapshots In Time

A creative community project exploring climate, identity, and the future of Newquay Reflecting on Newquay’s Present to Imagine Its Future In April 2022, Blystra Arts launched Snapshots in Time, a community arts project celebrating Newquay’s people, places, and...
Arts on the Beach

Arts on the Beach

Since 2023 Blystra Arts have attended Arts on the Beach, with both their making space and pedal powered off-grid energy system, enhancing the festival in 2023 with their “Bubble Bike Boogie.”
Action for Children Shows and Workshops

Action for Children Shows and Workshops

Dec 2020 – The Grand Old Oak Summer 2021 – Space Summer sessions Dec 2021 – Morgawr July 2021 – Space Summer Storytelling Session. In 2020 and 2021 Blystra Arts secured a number of commissions from Cornwall Space, Action for Children’s...
Jamie Gregory

Jamie Gregory

Following on from our Artistic Director, Ellen’s collaboration with St Petrocs charity for homeless people a few years before, Blystra were asked to provide some theatre for the St Petrocs Carol Service in 2018. Jamie Gregory was a poem written by Ellen, set to...
Family Day 2022

Family Day 2022

Alongside Newquay Town Council, Blystra Arts delivered a Family Day on Killacourt in Newquay. There was the “Bubble-Bike Boogie”, Newquay Town Team, Beach Guardian and Blystra craft activities. We were also very pleased to welcome Craig from Squashbox Theatre who...