We are proud to say that Ellie Allen, FEAST Programme Manager, was selected to be part of the inaugural Social Leaders Cornwall programme! This fully-funded programme will bring together 25 emerging leaders to build strategic leadership skills, and address burnout whilst exploring critical topics to Cornwall; climate resilience, housing insecurity and hidden poverty. Starting from […]
Creative Kernow is delighted to announce the appointment of Gregg Whelan as its new Chief Executive, bringing to the role over two decades of high-level experience in the cultural, creative, and educational sectors, both in the UK and internationally. Gregg joins Creative Kernow from Trinity College London, where he has served as Director of Performance […]
We are delighted to announce that the next Flamm festival will take place in Bodmin in 2026! As part of the festival, we are commissioning five new works by artists or collectives based in Cornwall & Isles of Scilly. Supported by Cornwall Council’s Experience Bodmin project, these commissions aim to enrich the Flamm programme, bring visitors […]
We are really pleased to be working with Cornwall Council’s Experience team on the Bodmin chapter of our Creative Connections project, as part of Experience Bodmin. In the next 8 months, we will host a series of exciting events, with interesting activities and inspiring speakers, connecting businesses and communities in and around Bodmin. We will […]
Our creative wellbeing programme, Arts Lab is delivered in partnership with HeadStart Kernow and Arts Well, for young people across Cornwall. Started in 2022, we have commissioned artists to work with young people’s groups all over Cornwall to co-create opportunities in response to what the young people said they want. We are grateful to Public […]
Step into the vibrant heart of Cornwall’s leading creative hub this summer as Krowji throws open its doors for a special three-day celebration of art and culture.
The work of five exceptional designers from Cornwall – Alicia Breakspear, Claire Paul, EOT Ceramics, Hand and Palm, and Katy Luxton Jewellery – has been showcased at the UK’s leading design-led event, Top Drawer, through Creative Kernow Associates’ (CKA) Design Frontier initiative, in collaboration with Cornwall Shop Small. Top Drawer connects handpicked brands with the […]
Krowji, Cornwall’s largest creative hub, is set to unveil 19 new sustainable container studios in time for this year’s Open Studios event, which will be taking place from November 29 to December 1. Visitors will be invited to take a look at the site in Redruth, meet some of the Krowji creatives, and see the […]
Having completed its third year, Arts Lab has become an established programme with solid roots. Launched in 2022 by Creative Kernow, Arts Well and HeadStart Kernow, the programme connects groups of young people with artists in their settings to coproduce creative activities that support their health and happiness. Between September 2023 and August 2024, Arts […]
Following the legacy of our hugely successful Cultivator programme (2016 – 2023), we are excited to launch Creative Kernow Associates – a membership programme for the creative and cultural sectors in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. The pilot programme (Oct 2024 -Sept 2025) is built based on extensive survey and consultation carried out in the […]
Image Credit: Steve Tanner This month we are taking part in the Big Give’s Arts for Impact Campaign in support of our work in and with Creative Communities. In Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, economic and social disadvantage continue to hold back communities from reaching their potential, often having a detrimental effect on community […]
by CEO Fiona Wotton Values are the backbone of any organisation. Recent Creative Kernow developments have chimed strongly with our own set of values, from the Krowji studio replacement project (which is excitingly underway!) to the opportunities we’ve created for many of CK’s collaborators and partners in Redruth to come together to develop a brand-new […]
