The project has been set the following objectives:

• Create capacity for the simultaneous display of St Ives modernism, international contemporary exhibitions and the Tate collection through the provision of new flexible gallery spaces.
• Allow the gallery to remain open year round during exhibition changeovers, and bring larger scale work to Tate St Ives, by building a new art loading bay and improving art handling facilities
• Develop a suite of flexible learning and event facilities enabling the gallery to offer an accessible and financially sustainable programme which meets the needs of our diverse audiences and stakeholders
• Make Tate St Ives more welcoming and comfortable for our visitors by providing improved reception and increased capacity in the café, shop and cloakrooms.
• Provide secure modern staff facilities suitable for our essential on site staff team and the hosting of volunteers, interns and apprentices.
• Maintain Tate St Ives as a non metropolitan iconic gallery through a sensitive refurbishment and a complementary environmentally efficient extension.
• Generate additional revenue through increased visitor numbers and improved secondary spend.
• Confirm Tate St Ives as an international hub of art and exchange, supporting the cultural profile of Cornwall.

Key stakeholders

The TSI2 project is being developed in partnership with Cornwall Council who are the freeholders of Tate St Ives, and a key supporter and investor in the project. They will exercise a level of monitoring of the design and construction process as agreed in the terms of the lease currently being negotiated.

There is a strong community in St Ives which takes an active interest in development within the town. A variety of bodies and organisations exist and will be consulted. The St Ives Town Council is the elected body for St Ives and has an advisory role in the planning process.

As a leading cultural institution in Cornwall, the creative, culture, education, and business sectors have an interest in the project.

The Tate St Ives Advisory Council consists of representatives of the key stakeholders of Tate St Ives, including Cornwall Council, St Ives Town Council, the Tate St Ives Members, Young Tate and the Community Liaison Group. The Advisory Council will support Tate St Ives in developing the consultation process for the TSI2 project.