Over the last 15 years Krowji has worked closely with Cornwall Council, Redruth Town Council and Redruth’s shops, businesses, charities, organisations and individuals. Our building is located on the edge of the town but we are committed to playing an active role in the town centre and supporting the local community in every way that we can. We are passionate about forging and nurturing strong links with our wider communities.
We work closely with local schools and community groups to facilitate work placements, group visits and studio tours when we can.
One of the ways Krowji has supported the local community is by negotiating with Redruth landlords and estate agents to gain access to empty shops, in order to facilitate window displays and temporary exhibitions by local schools, community groups and artists. Krowji held a peppercorn lease on the former Boots shop in Fore Street for several years and the space regularly played host to workshops, exhibitions and events, including the artist-led Redruth Christmas Grotto. Over the last few years number of empty spaces has fallen, which is a key measure of success for these types of projects.
Redruth has four annual festivals – St Piran’s Day, Murdoch Day, The Redruth Mining & Pasty Festival and Redruth Christmas Festival. Krowji supports these events in a variety of ways, whether it’s through coordinating the use of empty shops, volunteering time to help with marshalling, or building relationships between the events committees and artists and makers so that they can run workshops and carry out commissions. To find out more about Redruth Events throughout the year, download the free “Visit Redruth” app, or visit the Redruth town website.
