The colour of bravery

Celebrating those who save lives at sea, in a new exhibition at the Jackson Foundation.

The RNLI is the focus a major new exhibition by internationally-renowned contemporary artist Kurt Jackson. This free exhibition documents the incredible role of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Cornwall, celebrating its vital work within the coastal community.

Jackson’s RNLI Cornwall features over 75 paintings varying in scale from postcard-sized pieces to large canvasses that capture the charity’s iconic blue and orange lifeboats nestled into Cornish harbours and breaking through mountainous waves. Closer to shore are paintings featuring lifeguards at the centre of Cornish beach life at locations including Sennen, Gwithian, Porthtowan and Trebarwith.

RNLI Cornwall includes a selection of paintings from the inside of Mousehole’s old Penlee Lifeboat Station, captured as it was left following the disaster that resulted in the loss of 16 souls – a poignant reminder of the sacrifice made.

As part of his lifelong commitment to charitable giving, Kurt Jackson has donated the painting ‘Sennen flowing tide’ to fundraise in aid of the RNLI. Until August, the Jackson Foundation is running a prize draw to win ‘Sennen flowing tide’, with 100% of proceeds donated to support the RNLI. Tickets and information are available from the Jackson Foundation website www.jacksonfoundationgallery.com/RNLI-draw.

With the lifesaving charity set to celebrate its 200th anniversary, the Jackson Foundation has also gifted the RNLI space in its upper gallery to explore the work of the RNLI in Cornwall as seen through the lens of the camera over the last two centuries. These photographs provide a unique view of the RNLI’s development in Cornwall through the eyes of various photographers and the techniques and technology that have changed over the course of time.

Kurt Jackson’s RNLI Cornwall and RNLI Cornwall: Through the Lens run until August 19th at the Jackson Foundation, a multi-award-winning gallery space in St Just, west Cornwall. Admission to the Jackson Foundation is always free to the public, so make sure to head down St Just this summer for an exhibition that won’t easily be forgotten.

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