Cove Park - Inspired Thinking

Cowal Residencies

julian — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:57:33 +0000

Dunoon Burgh Hall Trust is a small, but ambitious organisation which reopened following full refurbishment as an arts and cultural community venue in June 2017. The Trust aims to support and nurture local talent on the Cowal Peninsula in the west of Scotland.

This new opportunity for four Cowal based visual artists was created for local, aspirational artists who were interested in taking time out to explore and create new work whilst on residency at Cove Park. In addition the artists have be offered a 2 week solo exhibition in Dunoon Burgh Hall’s Side gallery. The exhibitions will reflect the residency experience in some way.

The selected artists are:
Jackie Stevenson
Soozie Turmeau
Anoushka Havinden
Sandi Kiehlman.

The Work Room / Cove Park Residencies 2018: Call for applications

julian — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:07:40 +0000

The Work Room and Cove Park are collaborating again in 2018 to offer a Work Room member a residency at Cove Park either for themselves, or along with collaborators from other disciplines. The residency is intended to bring a new dimension to a creative practice or practices.

This year we have 4 ‘artist weeks’ of residency time to allocate: The lead artist/s can use the time as they wish, with collaborators for the whole or parts of the time. We encourage applications which seek to investigate multi-disciplinary approaches. The residency will sit within the summer programme, and is a paid opportunity.

Please see the attached Guidelines here for more details. Deadline 23rd April 2018.

March 2018 Newsletter

alexia — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:32:59 +0000

This month’s Newsletter has information on all our current residencies and events, including Alex Bygrave, Hardeep Pandhal, Janice Parker and Luke Pell. Our Featured Artist this month is Margaret Salmon. Read more here.

Cove Park’s February Newsletter

alexia — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:50:32 +0000

Cove Park’s February Newsletter has information on all our current residencies and a new residency taking place in March developed with Glasgow International. Our Featured Company this month is Cryptic and you find out more about the company’s Winter Residency Programme and the artists taking part this season.

SGSAH Research Residencies 2018

alexia — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:34:29 +0000

A call for applications to this year’s Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities Research Residencies has just been announced. These are to support a doctoral researcher in arts and humanities at a SGSAH member HEI to spend one or two weeks at Cove Park in March this year. Further information is available here and the deadline for applications is 19 February.

Cove Park’s January Newsletter

alexia — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:45:16 +0000

This month’s Newsletter has information on all our current residencies, opportunities and information on our forthcoming Hands-On Cove Park programme. Our Featured Artist is Florence Dwyer: Florence took part in our 2017 programme of Crafts residencies and will also lead workshops as part of Hands-On this year. A very happy 2018 to all our friends, supporters and of course the artists, companies and groups we work with!

Cove Park & The Lighthouse Residency

alexia — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:43:44 +0000

The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Architecture and Design, working in partnership with Cove Park, has developed a new opportunity for emerging designers, architects and craft practitioners. This residency has been developed with the aim of supporting the research and development of new work within the unique setting of Cove Park, with the eventual outcome of exhibiting work, research or outcomes within the Review Gallery at The Lighthouse.

The residency will run for two weeks from Monday 2 April and the artist will receive a fee and materials allowance. Applications should be sent directly to The Lighthouse and the deadline for submissions is 29 January 2018. Further information is available here.

Cove Park’s December Newsletter

alexia — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:42:31 +0000

Our December Newsletter reflects on this year’s programme and our Featured Artist is fillmaker and 2017 resident Robin Haig.

Cove Park’s New Artists Centre Wins Awards!

alexia — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:46:06 +0000

Cove Park’s new Artists Centre, designed by CameronWebster Architects, has won two GIA Awards this year! The first is in the Leisure/Arts category and the awarding panel noted:

‘The building takes full advantage of the quality of views and the light, creating a series of special places within two simple linked buildings, and forming a landscaped courtyard as the point of arrival.The key intent was to use the architecture to capture the context and allow visiting artists the flexibility to develop their work. An important space within the centre is the kitchen and dining area, which allows an informality to enable visitors to meet and discuss ideas over a communal dining experience.The palette of materials are simple and deliberately unfussy, to allow the landscape to be the eye-catching spectacle.’

The second award was made in the GIA’s Wood for Category.

We are delighted CWA have received these awards and equally thrilled with Cove Park’s Artists Centre!

Cove Park’s November Newsletter

alexia — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:02:30 +0000

Cove Park’s November Newsletter includes information on all our current residencies and projects, including our first Printmaking Residency and a National Galleries of Scotland residency. Read more about the month’s activity here.