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THE JAPAN SOCIETY Leach Pottery Restoration Project All donations welcome The Leach Pottery Restoration Project PO Box 132, St Ives, Cornwall,TR26 1WY If you are interested in learning more about the The Leach Pottery Restoration Project, if you wish to help or to donate then please contact either by clicking here to send an e-mail with your address details or write to the above address and you will be sent the donation form and information brochure. The Leach Pottery, Showroom and Pottery Cottage are currently closed to allow for the restoration and building works. The fully restored site with new exciting additions of workshops, educational facilities and exhibition space is scheduled to be completed by the Summer of 2007. The site is therefore not accessible to the general public until completion of the works. For regular progress reports please visit the Leach Pottery website here Donation (£ any sum) If you feel able to support the pottery restoration but do not wish to become a member we would be happy to receive donations of any size. Every donation helps us to achieve our aim.  Bernard Leach (1887-1979) DURING his lifetime Bernard Leach became one of the most influential figures of the craft movement in the 20th century and his pottery in St Ives was the centre and symbol of this movement.Twenty-five years after his death in 1979 the pottery is for sale and this heritage site of international importance is in danger of being lost.The workshop and kiln area are in desperate need of careful and expert repair and there is a need for the pottery to once again become a useful part of the local and ceramic communities. It is hoped to regenerate the original training ideals of Bernard Leachby building new workshops for student and practitioner training and in partnership with Falmouth College of Arts to form an innovative programme of practical workshop skills. There are also plans to house an exemplar collection of the work of Bernard Leach together with a study centre. The existing collection will be expanded to show a greater range of work and include earlier pots and more of Leach's drawings and prints. There will be a new sales area displaying and selling work produced on site by a cross section of selected potters. A programme of selling exhibitions will be drawn up with an ambition to make this an important venue in the South West. The whole site, including the original workshop and kiln shed will be open to the public to enjoy its unique character and to get an insight into the practices and skills of Britain's foremost potter and one of its leading artists. Our Plans The project will acquire, restore and enhance the site and its buildings in order to make them fully accessible to the general public. It will celebrate the life, work, influences and legacy of Bernard Leach. We plan to recreate the quality and reputation of the original pottery by developing Leach's ethos in a modern context. Post-graduate students will work alongside established craftsmen to develop their techniques, and we will provide a high level of skills training in a supportive atmosphere. All aspects of the potter's trade will be covered including design, production, marketing and exhibition. We will mentor business start-ups and provide studio space for emerging talent.  Who are we? We are the Bernard Leach (St Ives) Trust Limited, a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. We were formed from the private and public sectors to undertake the task of rescuing the pottery and bringing it into public ownership. Penwith District Council will lead the project with the support of Creative Kernow and Cornwall Enterprise. What do we need? We need to raise a total of £1.7 million to achieve our aims. We have already received tremendous support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Government Office for the South West, the Arts Council, Rural Renaissance, Penwith District Council, Cornwall County Council and the St Ives Town Council. Your Support There are two ways to help the project financially: 1. Donate money and become a patron 2. Join the membership of the Pottery 1. Patronship Celadon Patron ----- donate 25,000pounds and above (your name is recorded on a plaque or a board and displayed on the wall at the Pottery) Tenmoku Patron ---- donate 10,000pounds and above (Your name is recorded on a plaque or a board and displayed on the wall at the Pottery) Shino Patron ------- donate 5,000pounds and above (Your name is recorded in a special commemorative book and displayed at the Pottery) Dolomite Patron ---- donate 1,000pounds and above (Your name is recorded in a special commemorative book and displayed at the Pottery) 2.Membership Family Life Membership (500pounds) -----Your name is recorded in life memerbeship book and displayed Life Membership (250pounds) -----------Your name is recorded in life membership book and displayed Annual Family Membership (20pounds) Annual Membership (10pounds) Donation (any sum) In order for your name to be recorded on the display, you must send money before the re-opening of the Pottery which is scheduled September 2007.  Details of Membership Family Life Membership (£500) You, your partner and either up to 4 children or 2 other adults can visit free of charge as often as you like for the rest of your life. This is a very generous donation towards the restoration project and your name will be recorded for public display within the pottery. You will receive invitations for you and your partner to the opening of all new exhibitions and we will keep you informed of all special events and courses associated with the pottery. Life Membership (£250) You and a guest can visit free of charge as often as you like for the rest of your life. This is a very generous donation towards the restoration project and your name will be recorded for public display within the pottery.You will receive a personal invitation to the opening of all new exhibitions and we will keep you informed of all special events and courses associated with the pottery. Annual Family Membership (£20) You, your partner and up to 4 children can visit free of charge as often as you like for a full twelve months You will receive invitations to special viewings of newexhibitions throughout the year of your membership and we will keep you informed of our programme of special events and courses. Annual Membership (£10) You can visit free of charge as often as you like for a full twelve months.You will receive invitations to specialviewings of new exhibitions throughout the year of yourmembership and we will keep you informed of ourprogramme of special events and courses. Donation (£ any sum) If you feel able to support the pottery restoration but do not wish to become a member we would be happy to receive donations of any size. Every donation helps us to achieve our aim. The Leach Pottery Restoration Project PO Box 132, St Ives, Cornwall,TR26 1WY  If you are interested in learning more about the The Leach Pottery Restoration Project, if you wish to help or to donate then please contact either by clicking here to send an e-mail with your address details or write to the above address and we will be pleased to send you the donation form and information brochure. The Leach Pottery, Showroom and Pottery Cottage are currently closed to allow for the restoration and building works. The fully restored site with new exciting additions of workshops, educational facilities and exhibition space is scheduled to be completed by the Summer of 2007. The site is therefore not accessible to the general public until completion of the works. For regular progress reports please visit the Leach Pottery website here  |
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