A full programme has been announced for this year's Flamm art festival.
Flamm, Cornwall's contemporary art festival, will take place in Bodmin from February 28 to March 1, 2026.
Works made by artists living in Cornwall and the South West, as well as international artists coming to the region for the first time, will be displayed across the town.
The event will include more than 20 exhibitions, installations, and events, transforming the town from the high street and paths to the railway station platform, Bodmin Keep, and Bodmin Jail.
The festival has partnered with organisations like Liverpool Biennial and Counterpoints Arts.
Highlights include free steam train rides, where one of the artistic commissions can be viewed on the train.
Newly commissioned artists include Nicola Bealing, whose project will create a surreal atmosphere at Bodmin General Station with her ghostly hanging baskets.
Rachael Jones' project involves reimagining objects from Bodmin Keep’s archives while it undergoes repairs, creating a trail around the site leading to a film installation in the Keep’s trench.
Meanwhile, Alice Mahoney will be creating an immersive installation inspired by Bodmin’s watery past, present, and future, following participatory walks to sites like wells, rivers, and caverns.
Rebecca Proctor’s project revolves around the legend of Rose Wright, a 19th-century Bodmin Jail inmate said to have cursed the prison.
Her work will feature around 20 black ceramic birds swirling above a charred wooden plinth.
Colombian-born artist Carlos Zapata will present a large-scale sculptural automaton at Discovering 42.
In collaborative projects, Small Acts and visual artist Kitty Hillier will present a moving sculpture developed with young dancers from KBSK, while Georgia Gendall will be transforming the Bodmin Railway announcement system into an "uncanny conversation between two conductors," inspired by themes of loss, nostalgia, and change.
The festival will also feature an artist’s exchange project, teaming Flamm artists with Counterpoints artists.
The exchanges will be documented and shared online, with the group coming together for a special episode in Sovay’s Meskla Podcast post-festival.
A collaboration with Liverpool Biennial will bring several works from their 2025 event to Cornwall.
The festival programme will further be enhanced by a range of exhibitions, workshops, and events led by artists and local communities.
Strolling through Bodmin, visitors will be able to participate in Jacqui Orly's creative monetary exchange in the town square or engage with Alexander Prynne’s immersive installation piece, HERE, dedicated to neurodivergent safe spaces and experiences.
Amanda Young and SkillSHARE participants’ interactive installation, a walk-in book titled The Storybook of Bodmin, will engage visitors with the town's narratives.
Bodmin is celebrated for its rich history, creative culture, and natural landscapes.
Alongside the festival, visitors can explore Bodmin Jail, Bodmin Railway, or St Petroc's Church.
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