Art House Gallery — Attraction in St. Ives

What a fantastic gallery ran by educated, intelligent and inclusive staff. This is a gallery for everyone. Never before have I seen such a cohesive collection of incredible work and artists in one place. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly and are excited to explain what they know about each piece of work you might express an interest in. The work inside is very much the vibe of the place - POSITIVE VIBES! There really are price point and styles for any art lover. My husband and I have wanted to purchase some art since the start of our marriage over ten years ago, and of all our worldly travels have never been even tempted by anything we’ve seen…until we visited here and bought four wonderful pieces of art! To be honest, I could have bought more had I not used most of my savings! This place is an absolute gem and we will of...

Rude and discriminatory staff

We thought long and hard before posting this review, but our experience was so out of sync with all our other encounters in St Ives.

We enjoyed looking at the art - the staff made every effort to tell us about the art - but her whole demeanour changed when we went to leave without buying anything - she told us we had wasted her time! She then went on to insult my partner for being American, as apparently they are less likely to buy art than Brits, or so she says.

The whole experience put a bitter taste in the mouth in what was a lovely morning walking around St Ives. Don’t visit this gallery, unless you are certain of buying something (which is difficult to know before you have seen any of...

Within seconds of walking into Art House Gallery we asked if our small friendly dog could enter. The bad tempered woman behind the desk jumped up to usher us out responding with “how could we think of letting a dog into a gallery like this with original artwork displayed?”…. Well, for your information…. Every other gallery in St Ives welcome dogs making us feel very comfortable. We live in St Ives, own many pieces of local art & we’re always on the look out for the next painting to take home. I would advise the bad tempered woman behind the desk to take an online customer service course and if she is so afraid of her original artwork on display getting damaged, perhaps she could respectfully get them off the floor &...