After ten years of sincere guidance and deep interest, funds were raised by Barbara Hepworth, with the aim of converting adjacent buildings into studios for craft and sculpture as well as painting; these expanded the project still further at Back Road, St Ives. In 1967 Kathleen Watkins was appointed curator and secretary (1967-2013) of the society advising, among other things, clients on potential purchases.
Over a decade of Barbara Hepworth's sincere guidance and deep interest, funds were raised to convert adjacent buildings into studios for crafts, sculpture, and painting; this expansion at Back Road, St Ives furthered the project. In 1967, Kathleen Watkins was appointed curator and secretary (1967-2013) of the society, advising clients on potential purchases.