Creative Kernow Associates (CKA) is a legacy of our hugely successful EU-funded Cultivator programme (2017 – 2023).
With a principle of building a more sustainable model that’s tailored to the needs of the creative and cultural sectors in Cornwall in mind, we consulted over 100 creative practitioners and cultural organisations in the last 12 months and fundraised to launch our pilot members programme in autumn 2024.
This pre-launch website lists some of the early opportunities of our pilot programme. More information and membership sign up will be available when we launch our website fully.
We welcome feedback and new ideas that we could explore, and we continue to fundraise to expand on our programme.
CKA is run by a small part-time team:
Tonia Lu – Tonia has worked as the Visual Art & Craft specialist advisor on the Cultivator programme for the last 6 years, supporting over 200 practitioners, businesses and organisations. With a background in curating and festival production, she is also the director of Flamm festival.
Tonia leads on the programme development for CKA, and is always looking to work collaboratively to provide more opportunities to CKA members. Tonia is also the lead advisor for our one-to-one support.
Anna Harris – Anna is an artist and creative practitioner who has worked on projects with creative organisations across Cornwall including Tate St Ives, CAST, and the Eden Project. She also co-hosts the podcast Down to a Fine Art, which is a platform for informal and critical discussion focusing on the creative community in the South West.
Anna manages the members’ resources, newsletters and social media as well as providing wider support across the programme.
Full information coming soon. Membership starts at £5/month.
All members have access to our thoughtfully developed newsletters, resource bank and venue database, which are regularly updated and expanded to support the development of your practice or organisation.
From latest reports that may provide evidence for funding applications, recorded courses on SEO and finance, to the best venue for your next event, our resource offers are developed with the needs of the creative and cultural sector in Cornwall in mind.
Apply for exciting opportunities exclusive to our members including specialist development programmes, residencies and showcase opportunities.
6-month & Annual Members ONLY
Whether you have an application you need someone to cast their eye over or you need a conversation about your financial plan, you can request a 60min 1-to-1 session with one of our experienced in-house or guest advisors. The first session in the year is included in your membership, with further sessions available at subsidised rates.
A tailored programme of workshops and events across different areas of the region and online will be available for free or at a highly subsidised rate. We will programme these events based on the needs of our members and there will also be paid opportunities for members to host events for their peers.
CKA members enjoy exclusive benefits offered by other Creative Kernow programmes as well as by partner organisations – more information available at our full launch!
