Three generations - grandparents, parents and children - from three families all brought up in Falmouth were asked to select, interpret and produce artwork for The Family Falmouth temporary exhibition. The different generations worked as a team alongside high regarded professional artists, Gareth Edwards and Rachael Reeves, to provide an artistic response to life in Falmouth. The families selected favourite works from the collections at Falmouth Art Gallery and the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and their work was displayed alongside the paintings and sculpture chosen from the two collections.

From this small beginning, the Family Falmouth Project expanded beyond all expectations in a county that is officially the poorest in England. The project

inspired visits from a large number of families and organisations ranging from Surestart to Age Concern. Target groups involved non-gallery or museum users; well over sixteen thousand people visited the exhibition with over 900 educational visits.

The Family Falmouth Project began with selection on 17 November 2001 with most of the workshops and educational visits occurring in January and February 2003. It proved so popular that it was extended until May 11th 2002.

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