From Saturday 28 May to June 5th, Makers sculptors, textile artists and botanical illustrators; printmakers, potters and painters will throw open their studio doors to the general public and stage one of the UK’s most evocative art trails.

From Lamorna to Launceston, Mousehole to Mawnan Smith, Pelynt to Port Isaac and St Buryan to Bude – in refurbished fish cellars and converted cow sheds; Reading Rooms and Sunday Schools, shepherd’s huts and medieval manors – up to 300 participants will unleash their creativity in this, the 16th year of this popular arts initiative.

So… grab a guide, follow the orange Os and explore the landscape as well as creative Cornwall. Visit places you’ve never been to. Talk to the artists. Buy their work. What better way to explore Cornwall’s hidden corners, creeks and coves, and celebrate the county’s creative community? 

To find out more about who is exhibiting where – or to book a place on one of the many artists’ workshops that are being offered as part of the event – www.openstudioscornwall.co.uk