Located in Chapel Street in a Grade II listed mansion, once the Portuguese Consulate, the Penzance Arts Club is a Members Bar, Gallery, Dining Room and Hotel as well as offering guest rooms to visiting non-Members. The Club is at the very heart of West Cornwall's lively arts and music scene.
With its bar, drawing room, dining room, gallery, seven bedrooms, large garden and terrace balcony, the Club is a true landmark within one of Cornwall’s most creative areas; Penzance’s Georgian district.
The Exchange Gallery, Stoneman Graphics and Cornwall Contemporary are all closeby in and around Chapel Street while Tate St Ives & Morvah Gallery amongst others are also easily accessible. The other attractions of Chapel Street, Penzance’s seafront, Morrab Gardens and Penlee Park are just a few minutes walk away.
The Club’s Palladian-esque architecture shrouds an interior which is currently undergoing an organic and sympathetic refurbishment. Soft Georgian grey and neutral colour schemes, vintage chandeliers and mirrors, French antique bed frames and a quirky mix of traditional Cornish and British Pop Art all find a home in this clubby, shabby-chic environment.
In addition the Club has a pretty terrace, reserved for Member diners in the Summer, and a wonderful garden with unrivalled views of St Michael’s Mount.
Events are plentiful; from weekly life drawing sessions to folk, jazz and blues gigs at the weekends with a Calendar of Events published monthly for all Members. Exhibitions of works, by Members, change regularly and represent the full width of visual arts disciplines. The Club facilities are open all day with food and drink available throughout in the Bar, Drawing Room and the Dining Room.
Other private hire is available to all Members, by negotiation, for appropriate events from meetings to weddings.