Open Now: Anchorhold Exhibition by Rachael Coward & Melanie Stidolph
Rachael Coward
Anchorhold is a two person show by Rachael Coward and Melanie Stidolph. The exhibition brings together existing works and new pieces in conversation.
Coward’s fragile works reference the practical hardware of the shoreline, shifting between utilitarian and symbolic offerings. These delicate ceramic pieces sit alongside the slippery draping of Stidolph’s printed fabrics, depicting characters in communion with the rocky edges of Cornwall’s coast.
Together they create an installation for ALMA that embodies the sanctity of the studio, aligning it with the religious space of the Anchorhold. These spaces of voluntary enclosure sat adjunct to places of worship, inhabited by an Anchorite or Anchoress with limited sightlines to the outside world.
May 16 – June 16 2026
Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm
ALMA Artspace
5 Wesley Yard, Newquay, TR7 1LB
The exhibition is accompanied by a Stone Walk printmaking workshop with Rachael Coward (Saturday 6 June, 11am-1pm) and an ‘After Sessions’ event with curator and author Hettie Judah (Tuesday 16 June, 6pm – 8pm).
