WE ARE an ART & DESIGN GALLERY IN FALMOUTH…

Morgans is located in a five storey building situated in the centre of Falmouth, with views over Customs House Quay and the harbour to Flushing.

The gallery sits across a series of open spaces centred around a light filled glazed courtyard dotted with olive trees. To connect the front of the building to the rear, we introduced the glass roof over the central courtyard to create an atrium and access to the basement. While renovating the space we retained as many original features, textures and layers to the building as possible which overtime would form the final identity of Morgans. Beginning at the top of the five storey building we began renovating rooms to form artist studios - each studio is full of individual character often exposed fireplaces, interesting paint and plasterwork and original floorboards which have been painted throughout. We have six studios that sit across the top three floors of the building with two potteries opening out onto timber decks overlooking the glazed roof of the gallery courtyard below. Sunlight moves around the building from morning to evening flooding the studios and stairways with natural light highlighting its character.

The artwork we select for our rotating shows has to work with the individual identity of the architectural space allowing a blend of both painters, ceramicists and makers to form each collection, which introduces a mix of textures from canvas, wood, stone, clay and textile, marrying well to the variety of natural forms found within the fabric of the building. Over the past year we have had seven mixed shows with a particular focus on Cornish-based creatives alongside emerging talent and those connected to the arts University in Falmouth.

We are beginning to bring in design led products alongside the fine art collections. Recently our ‘courtyard store’ a new concept in the gallery showcased small brands such as Feldspar with a reference to the landscape and a rich focus on carefully considered objects to last in the home. We have introduced a small collection of furniture by local maker Will Nock to further the range of work on show.