The Leap of Faith project invites young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who are interested in podcast making, digital storytelling, theatre or just curious about people in general, to apply to be part of this project. The Storylines Team are huge fans of Miracle Theatre, regularly attending their productions in Devon […]
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Smuggling in Cornwall Conversations
Storylines are delighted to be collaborating with the National Maritime Museum Cornwall to explore smuggling as part of their forthcoming Smugglers: Cornwall’s Outlaw Coast exhibition (2027-29). Over the next couple of months we will be holding a series of recorded conversations in pubs around Cornwall. We’ll be focusing on places with a deep history of […]
Stories beyond borders
In May, Storylines was invited to be part of Creative Kernow’s Arts Lab 26 project in collaboration with Cornwall Resettlement Service, Arts Well and Headstart Kernow. The focus was on celebrating and connecting refugees and their peers in a variety of schools and community groups throughout Cornish towns using artists and their chosen artistic mediums. […]
Archives and lobsters
It’s been great to be welcomed into different spaces to find new ways to share what we’ve gathered through the Withy Lore project with artist Anna Pope. Reflecting the seasonality of pot making, we chose to share stories and artworks which fitted the activities that would have traditionally taken place at that time of year. […]
Weaving, words and wisdom
Alongside our recent Withy Lore exhibition at the Museum of Cornish Life with artist Anna Pope, we enjoyed running a series of engagement events for all ages. This included being part of Helston Makes It and a special Families Day where families could weave, share and create. Intergenerational weaving There was also an opportunity […]
Withy Lore Exhibition now on at the Museum of Cornish Life
Last week we were delighted to welcome some of the withy pot making community to join us for the opening of the Withy Lore exhibition in Helston. Weaving their way through the treasure trove of objects from years gone by to reach the exhibition space at the back of the museum, makers found themselves reunited […]
Withy Lore exhibition goes on tour
Last week we finally got around to looking through all the feedback crabs which visitors to the Withy Lore exhibition posted in a withy pot when it was at the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery. Hundreds of crabs were posted and we were so touched to hear how much people of all ages enjoyed it. […]
Withy Lore Exhibition
Our immersive new Withy Lore exhibition explores the critically endangered craft of withy pot making, celebrating the community of makers past and present and preserving its heritage for the future. Open until the 30th June 2025 at the newly renovated Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery in Truro, the exhibition gives visitors a chance to plunge […]
Finding new ways to showcase stories
At Storylines we’re always exploring new ways to showcase stories creatively. For the Withy Lore project this saw us sharing extracts from the project’s oral histories through both a listening station and series of collaged stories. Using found imagery and old postcards, these collages illustrate sections of the stories we heard, presenting them as open […]
Weaving and words for all ages
A Withy Lore Family Day in March saw us back to the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery for more stories and creativity. Through a series of different activities people of all ages were able to explore the Withy Lore exhibition through weaving, words and creativity. It was lovely to have so many generations weaving together […]
