Elisa graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2005 with a First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art Painting and has been working for Krowji part-time since 2006 whilst continuing her career as a painter. Elisa was a member of the project team leading Phase 1 of the redevelopment project.
Hannah graduated from Arts University Bournemouth with a BA(Ho
ns) degree in Fine Art. She began working at Krowji in October 2021.
Jess graduated from The University of Gloucestershire in 2013 with a First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art: Painting and Drawing and still continues her practice as an installation artist. She is currently studying for her AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting at Truro College. Jess started working for Krowji in November 2016.
Sravya graduated from Durham University with a First Class BA (Hons) Combined Honours in Arts (English Literature, French, History of Art) and then completed an MA in English: Issues in Modern Culture at University College London. Sravya joined Krowji and Creative Kernow as an Administrator in January 2020. Sravya still enjoys writing about literature in her spare time, and is currently undertaking research on modernist writers in Cornwall for a project.
Dr Fiona Wotton has been a member of the senior management team at Creative Kernow since 2014 running Cornwall 365, the cultural destination programme and popular What’s On events listings platforms. Prior to joining Creative Kernow, she built up a successful track record in charity work including management roles with Tate St Ives, the University of East London and Macmillan Cancer Care. Fiona is a director of Cornwall Wildlife Trust, and was awarded a Clore Fellowship in 2018.
Fiona took up the post of Chief Executive at the beginning of November 2020.
Viki started working for Creative Kernow in 2020.
The Maintenance Team look after all of the site needs at Krowji.
There are no vacancies at Krowji at the moment.
Check the Creative Kernow News page for job vacancies.
If you would like to volunteer at Krowji we have various events throughout the year when we welcome extra help and support.
Twice a year we hold Open Studios events at Krowji and we welcome the help of volunteers at these events, signposting our visitors to studios and assisting them during the event. Volunteering at Krowji is a great way to get involved with our community and events. If you would like some more information, or would like to sign up to volunteer at our next Open Studios event then please email [email protected]
On the first weekend of October Krowji usually hosts a Fun Palace event. At our Fun Palace event a number of our artists and makers offer free creative workshops for people of all ages to join in with. If you’d like more information about the event or are interested to volunteer and help the event run as smoothly as possible please email [email protected]
We offer a limited number of work experience placements to local schools as part of a fixed programme.
Dinah worked for 14 years in a senior management role at United International Pictures at their head office in London handling multi million pound campaigns on a worldwide basis for Paramount, Universal, MGM and Dreamworks. In 1997 she moved to Cornwall with her husband Roger and their family and bought Mylor Yacht Harbour, then a small business in a beautiful location in need of investment and restructuring. Over the next 5 years they expanded the business through the construction of a marina, associated dredging and new buildings ashore creating over 60 new jobs. This was a joint public and privately financed £5 million project which was part funded by the South West RDA on a gap-funding basis. Since then Mylor Yacht Harbour has continued to thrive and grow, including the construction of the privately funded £1.25 million Mylor Yacht Club formally opened by HRH Princess Anne in July 2011. Dinah is also on the board of trustees of Creative Kernow .
Chris first acquired his direct practical building skills from an extensive renovation and self-build project on an Orkney croft.
Following his move to Cornwall, he was appointed to the project team for the £1.7 million new visitor centre completed in 2002 at Trebah on the Helford with responsibility for education and environmental sustainability. He joined the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust as Trust Manager in 2005, with a primary focus on managing the two capital projects to repair and renovate the Trust’s two complexes of artists’ studios in St Ives and Newlyn.
The £130,000 renovation of Trewarveneth Studios in Newlyn was completed in 2007, providing six studios in this former school building in the heart of Newlyn.
Development and fundraising for the £4 million Grade II* listed Porthmeor Studios project in St Ives took much longer than expected, but construction work finally started in 2010. This was a very demanding project due to the bespoke nature of the work and the constraints of the site, but it was highly rewarding and provided Chris with an immense amount of invaluable experience. He was closely involved in all aspects of the project including dealing with a complex mix of funders (ERDF, EFF, Arts Council England, DCMS, English Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Cornwall Council and charitable trusts); appointing the design team; overseeing the design process and applications for planning and listed building consent; appointing a lead contractor; liaison with local authorities and the local community; managing a range of tenants, including artists, the St Ives School of Painting and local fishermen; and managing the construction programme with the support of an external project manager. The project was completed on time and within budget in late 2012.
Greg is a highly experienced Chartered Surveyor and a past Managing Director of Vickery Holman, the SW’s largest practice of commercial property consultants. He is currently head of their Development Services team, handling over £20 million of development projects, including a number of ERDF projects, and director of their wholly owned subsidiary Envoy Property Management Ltd, responsible for the management of over 300 properties. He has been an invaluable source of specialist advice and expertise since joining the Krowji board in 2011.
Daiman D. Baker is the newest member of the Krowji board of directors. He was a lawyer in Los Angeles before moving to France in 2001 for business school. In 2003, he came to the UK to begin a career in financial services in London. Daiman moved to Cornwall with his young family in 2012 and still does the weekly commute from Hayle.
Daiman’s public service includes a seat on the board of directors of the Stovall Foundation (social housing entity in LA which focused on elder care) from 1997 to 2001. While in LA, he received the Wiley W. Manuel Award for pro bono legal services in 1997. He has served locally as non-executive / independent board member of Cornwall Housing Ltd. (overseeing delivery of landlord and maintenance services to council tenants) from 2011 to 2014. He was board champion for two impact projects at CHL: build-out of almost 150 solar energy sites and technology-enabled efficiencies (intranet build and paperless board meetings).
Creative Kernow is the creative and cultural sector support organisation for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We are a charity with a core mission to enrich and energise creative communities through the production, distribution and promotion of artistic work.
Our programmes fall into three dynamically overlapping areas: Cultural Engagement: Carn to Cove, C Fylm, FEAST, Cornwall 365 What’s On Creative Economy support: Cultivator, Screen Cornwall, Cornwall 365 Network and Creative Hub development: Krowji
As part of Creative Kernow, Krowji Ltd is funded by Arts Council England as part of its National Portfolio programme and by Cornwall Council as a strategic client.
Krowji Phase 1 was funded by the European Regional Development Fund with a mortgage from Triodos Bank as well as other local investors.
Krowji Phase 2 was funded mostly by the European Regional Development Fund, Arts Council England and Cornwall Council.
Krowji works closely with a number of organisations across the creative and cultural sectors, including a network of other studio providers.
