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Tate St Ives Festival

Winter Festival 2025: Come As You Really Are

30 November 2025 at 10.00–16.00

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A person dressed in a cosplay costume. They are wearing a pink and blue costume, a light pink dragon head with yellow and black eyes as a hat, with pink gauze running down their back and blue gauze draped from the eyes like tears.

Hetain Patel, Come As You Really Are (film still, cosplay), 2024. Courtesy of Artangel and the artist

Presented in collaboration with artist and Spider-Man enthusiast Hetain Patel and arts organisation Artangel

Come As You Really Are started with a simple question and nationwide call-out - inviting people to share creative hobbies that bring them joy in their spare time. As part of our Winter Festival, join a special screening of Hetain Patel’s brand-new film, created in response to the stories shared from across the UK. The day includes live performances, talks, workshops and more that celebrate the nations hobbies. Hetain Patel will be joining in person, alongside hobbyists and performers from across Cornwall and Devon.

This festival is for all ages, including activities for families and young people, with discounted entry of £1 at Tate St Ives.

Commissioned and Produced by Artangel. In partnership with Tate St Ives, Cornwall; Factory International, Manchester; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool; Museum of Making, Derby Museums Trust; National Festival of Making with Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Barnsley Civic; Inverness Museum and Art Gallery; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland; CCA Derry~Londonderry; and Hospitalfield Arbroath. Supported by Artangel’s Guardian Angels. With thanks to Creative Lives

Come As You Really Are by Hetain Patel

Commissioned and Produced by Artangel.

In partnership with Tate St Ives, Cornwall; Factory International, Manchester; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool; Museum of Making, Derby Museums Trust; National Festival of Making with Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Barnsley Civic; Inverness Museum and Art Gallery; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland; CCA Derry~Londonderry; and Hospitalfield Arbroath.

Supported by Artangel’s Guardian Angels.

With thanks to Creative Lives

BSL interpretation, hearing support and large print available.

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