Goldsmiths’ Foundation Awards

We are delighted to announce that we are one of 17 charities and cultural organisations from across the UK that have been selected as recipients of the Goldsmiths’ Foundation’s inaugural grants programme! Funding from the Goldsmiths’…

Ellie Allen Selected for Social Leaders Cornwall

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…

Announcing the New Chief Executive – Gregg Whelan

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…

Flamm 2026 Announcement

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…

Kickstart with Experience Bodmin

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…

Arts Lab Celebrates 4 Years of Success

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…

Krowji Summer Showcase

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.

Design Frontier showcases Cornwall’s exceptional designers at Top Drawer 2025

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…

New container studios now available at Krowji

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…

Arts Lab 2024 Impact Report

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…

Launching Creative Kernow Assoicates

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…

Double your Donation and make an impact!

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…