Andy will share his recent art, photography, and film work connected to the global crisis of plastic pollution, alongside powerful works by others. Discover how visual art is a vital force for change and the fight for local and global ocean preservation.
Doors open at 7pm, with drinks available from our Waterside Cafe.
Standard Talk Ticket £8
Student Talk Ticket £5
Members Talk Ticket £7.20
Online Talk Ticket £6
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Andy Hughes’s artistic practice began over 30 years ago, profoundly influenced by learning to surf in the late 1980s and noticing the marine plastic and other waste debris washed ashore. Andy was the first artist in residence at Tate Gallery St Ives in 1993 and has been a long-term member and collaborator with Surfers Against Sewage since 1991. Most recently, he returned from living and working as an artist in residence on the tiny island of Gapado in South Korea, home to the famous Haenyeo fishers. Photographic artworks from this residency were included in the 2025 UN Ocean Manifesto book.
Images: Andy Hughes
Waves of Change: Andy Hughes, Surf Culture, Art, and Coastal Activism is part of National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s 2026 Spring Lecture Series ‘Breaking Waves: Surf History, Art, and Ocean Futures‘
Other lectures in this series include:
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Museum Cornwall Trust
Discovery Quay
Falmouth Cornwall
TR11 3QY
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