Considering ’emergence’ as a value

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…

Reflections on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

by CEO Fiona Wotton When trying to embed a new habit, research suggests that preparation is key to success. Just as the professional chef wouldn’t dream of starting service without considering their mis en place – the physical set-up…

The GLAM effect

Last weekend, I bundled my husband and two sleepy pre-teens into the car and travelled up to St Austell to catch a performance of GLAM by Etta Ermini Dance Company and Van Huynh Company.  After a frantic drive up the A30 dodging the…

City of Culture Explained

  Creative Kernow, along with one of our creative economy support programmes Screen Cornwall, are proud to partner with Cornwall 2025 – Leading From the Edge, our region’s bid to be ‘City of Culture’ for 2025.   What is City of…

Tresorys Kernow

Tresorys Kernow is a pilot project to breathe new life into towns and villages, using culture and heritage to bring some joy in the context of Covid recovery and climate adaptation. Tresorys Kernow has been conceived and developed by Cornwall…

A lookback at some of the highlights…

  by CEO Fiona Wotton   17th December 2021 Tradition dictates that this is the season to feel fat and thankful while looking back over a year of achievements and golden memories.  Over the course of the last 12 months my expectations…

The Complexity of Sustainability

Screening of Ian McCarthy's Wild Cornwall - Out on the Edge at the Old Bakery Studios in Truro, along with Q&A with the director as part of C Fylm's The Great Big Green Week film festival by CEO Fiona Wotton Sustainable September was Creative…

In the wake of the fire

Creative Kernow CEO Fiona Wotton’s update on the tragic fire at Krowji last month. 30/06/21 May 16th should have been a day of optimism – the eve of re-opening and summer was coming. Early that Sunday morning I was jolted awake by a mobile…

Splatt

by CEO Fiona Wotton It has been an exceptionally busy May! In the space of a few weeks, Creative Kernow has submitted applications for almost all our public funding, some for this financial year and some extending as far as 2026. The…

Making space on International Women’s Day

Fiona Wotton, Creative Kernow CEO, reflects on the need to make space on International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day always feels like a mixed blessing. It is truly a great opportunity to celebrate the strengths and talents of women…

New beginnings, and looking to the future

Creative Kernow's new Chief Executive Fiona Wotton reflects on her first few weeks in the role 16/12/20 It is a bit of an understatement to say that it has been a busy first month. Any hopes of a gentle induction period or following the established…