The opening exhibition of the 2015 season is a departure from previous years with the Penwith Society full members showing together with a substantial number of associate members in a combined exhibition that occupies both the main and the new galleries. The joint show has proved a popular decision and the private view attracted large numbers to the newly decorated Penwith Gallery.

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Hosted by Esther Dudley of the University of Plymouth and curator of 'Terrain', the artists involved in the exhibition were in conversation as part of the Museum's programme of lunchtime talks open to the public.

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Members’ Day is the annual occasion when the Museum is open only to Royal Institute of Cornwall Members and their guests to enjoy the special displays and tours the Museum has to offer. Representing the artists involved in 'Terrain', showing in the Philbrick Gallery, I was invited, with the ceramicist Jenny Beavan, to take part with informal conversations about our work and the relationships with some of the RCM’s collections, as well as their work’s relevance to the wider landscape of the region.

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New writing on the subject of artists interpreting geology is a genre of academic research that offers great potential for development. 'Terrain' is the exhibition that adds a contemporary Cornish investigation to the genre of art referencing geology that enables the most direct visual research.

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This year's 'Spot the Artist' exhibition and sale was a great success. Allowing for a generous contribution towards expenses from Tanner Trust, the event raised almost £8,500, an increase of  25% on last year's  result. This will be distributed during the current Rotary year on a 50/50 basis between local arts charities and organisations and Rotary charities and good causes.

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