Opportunities

Creative Kernow Associates, in partnership with New Creatives Cornwall and funded by Cornwall Council, is offering free mentoring for eight early-career practitioners working in craft and design. The programme will run between September and December 2026. The programme is aimed at new entrants to the creative industries who want to develop their creative practice and explore the business and commercial side of their work.

We are looking for artists and creative organisations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to host CKA mixer events between November 2026 and March 2027.

Creative Kernow Associates and Krowji invite applications for a project space in Redruth for artists seeking somewhere to develop a project outside their usual working environment.

Applications are now open to be part of the Creative Kernow Associates (CKA) Micro Market at Creative Kernow’s Krowji Showcase.

Applications are now open for emerging artists to support the delivery of Creative Kernow’s Arts Lab programme.

Creative Kernow Associates (CKA) and artist A. Todd are delighted to be partnering to offer an exciting residency opportunity at The Old Schoolhouse, Krowji, Redruth. This residency provides an emerging artist with three weeks of dedicated studio space within a unique and characterful creative environment.

Supported by Falmouth Art Gallery, Small Acts and Creative Kernow Associates are thrilled to be partnering to offer an opportunity for artists who embody liveness and performance in their practice, or who would like to expand the possibilities of performance in their work.

Create CIC and Creative Kernow Associates are pleased to offer Material Matters 2: In Conversation - a 10 week, fully funded development course for artists looking to expand their creative practice through warm glass & ceramics, funded by Goldsmiths’ Foundation

Creative Kernow Associates are pleased to invite applications for the next round of our Guest Makers opportunity in partnership with MAKE Southwest. This opportunity offers selected makers the chance to showcase and sell their work within the MAKE Southwest shop, reaching new audiences and presenting their practice within an established craft retail environment.

A fully funded 10-week course in St Austell running between February and April 2026
