Projects
Here, you’ll find a collection of creative initiatives that bring people together, spark new ideas, and celebrate the power of art in all its forms. Take a look at what we’ve been up to, and join us on our mission to make a meaningful impact in the community.
Current Projects
Empowering Newquay’s Future
Empowering Newquay’s Future is a partnership project between Newquay Town Council, Newquay Orchard, Newquay BID, Young...
Cornwall Youth Theatre Company
In 2022 Blystra Arts took on the running of Cornwall Youth Theatre Company (CYTC). The group took a break in 2020/2021...
Newquay Zombie Crawl
Since 2019 Blystra Arts have been involved in the Newquay Zombie Crawl running creative workshops across the town as...
Newquay Lantern Parade and creative activity
Since 2022 Blystra Arts have been involved in the lantern parade activity across Newquay. In 2024 the parade moved to...
Powered Up
The desire to expand on delivering exciting events with a clean, quiet power supply has resulted in the creation of...
Past Projects
Family Day 2022
Alongside Newquay Town Council, Blystra Arts delivered a Family Day on Killacourt in Newquay. There was the...
The Welcome Back Project
January - March 2022 In 2022 Blystra Arts was awarded funding from Hall for Cornwall to deliver the Welcome Back fund...
Connecting on the Court 2022 & 2023
Connecting on the Court (COTC) was a one-day celebration of Newquay held on the Killacourt in May 2022 and 2023 and...
Get Creative Newquay – Nov 2018 – Dec 2019
Get Creative Newquay was 14 months of creative community workshops that ran once a month at various venues/locations...
Snapshots in Time
April - June 2022 We powered our session with Youth Art Connect using pedal...
Faces of Newquay
September - November 2019 Faces of Newquay will see a range of individuals from...
Shakespeare in the Shed
April and September 2016 SiaS is a festival installation piece, using sound,...
Tide and Time
April 2017 – August 2018 The project focused on Newquay’s seafaring heritage,...
Off-grid Film Nights
September 2015 At the first night in the Carn Marth Hotel we watched the film, Moon...