About The Art Room Redruth
The Art Room is a quirky creative space tucked inside Knight’s Arcade, right in the heart of Redruth – opposite the cinema and next door to Home Ground Coffee Shop.
Once a furniture store, it’s now a warm, welcoming environment where you can relax, experiment, and get creative with no pressure or expectations. Just take time to do something for you.
We run a core programme of weekly creative sessions for adults and children, alongside a rolling calendar of art lessons and guest artist workshops. We also host creative parties (for children and adults!), team-building events, evening socials – and we’re always open to new ideas. If it supports creativity in our brilliant community, we’re all ears!
Facilities
The Art Room includes:
- A large creative studio space
- A small bar and kitchen
- Toilets (wheelchair-friendly)
We’re located at the far end of the covered arcade and accessible via three small steps or a ramp suitable for wheelchair users or anyone with mobility needs. Inside, the space features:
- Painted wooden flooring
- Four extendable tables (flexible layout)
- Free WiFi and an iMac with Spotify + speaker for music
- Kitchen with fridge, double sink, kettle, 10L hot water urn and microwave
It’s perfect for workshops, meetings, parties or creative get-togethers – and available to hire when not in use.
Meet Tina
The Art Room is the dream project of Tina Varcoe – an artist, educator and creative community-builder who has lived in Redruth since 2011.
A qualified teacher with a passion for making creativity accessible to everyone, Tina taught at Cornwall College for over a decade, supporting A Level students, undergraduates, young people excluded from school, and adults with mental health challenges. After leading children’s art groups at Truro Arts, she founded her own ‘art clubs for grown-ups’ – playful, welcoming spaces where people could reconnect with their creativity.
Later, Tina worked with the Real Ideas Organisation supporting young people, but her love for community-based creativity never faded. She made the leap to focus on The Art Room full-time – and now brings her experience, warmth and energy to every session. (She’s also fully DBS-checked, of course!)
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Ready to Get Creative?
Whether you want to book onto a course, plan a creative party, or hire the space for your own workshop or event – we’d love to hear from you!
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