September at Cove Park

We are pleased to welcome many more artists to Cove Park this month. Our funded residency programme continues with the arrival of visual artist Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir and we welcome the four artists awarded Early Career Residencies this year, supported by The Fenton Arts Trust: writer Lisette Auton, composer Jane Dickson, visual artist Winnie Herbstein and artist/researcher Heiba Lamara.

Cove Park has a long-established partnership with the London-based company Fuel Theatre and, through this connection, we are delighted to host the award-winning playwright Aisha Zia in September.

This year is the third year in which Cove Park has hosted recipients of the Ivan Juritz Prize. This award supports residencies for post-graduate students and we look forward to welcoming the 2019 recipients: Manos Charalabopoulos (King's College) Kathryn Maris (Goldsmiths) and Claire Michel (Wimbledon College of Arts). 

Scroll down for news of a special forthcoming event with Raydale Dower and Francis McKee, the SWAP UK/Ukraine residency programme, the Scottish Tour of Scotland + Venice 2019, an update on our series of European residencies and details of creative writing workshops for children and young people. If you would like to come to Cove Park this autumn, you can read more about our Independently-Funded residency programme below and the launch of special rates for former residents.

Image: Raisa Kabir, Crafts & Design resident, August 2019 (photography, Alan Dimmick)

No War for Heavy Metal:
Raydale Dower in conversation with
Francis McKee

Please join us on Friday 20 September from 3-6pm for a special event to mark the final stage of Raydale Dower's Visual Arts residency. Raydale and Francis McKee (curator, writer and Director of CCA Glasgow) will discuss the influence of atomic weapons on the popular imagination and art movements of the mid-to-late 20th century.

This event is a response to the 16mm experimental films created by Raydale as part of a series of preliminary studies for a new body of work - No War for Heavy Metal - that includes sculptural objects, interventions and text. The work reflects upon the presence of nuclear weapons at the nearby naval bases of Coulport and Faslane and focuses upon counter cultural responses to nuclear arms through the lenses of peaceful anarchism, anti-war and psychedelic movements. Work developed by Raydale during his residency, and a number of original 1960’s screen-printed posters and handbills from Francis's personal collection, will also be shown within Cove Park's Artists Centre.

Image: Untitled (16mm Film Still), Raydale Dower, 2019

SWAP UK/Ukraine Residency Programme

Cove Park is delighted to be one of six Scottish contemporary art organisations and seven Ukrainian organisations taking part in the SWAP UK/Ukraine residency programme this year. Cove Park is hosting the curator Anastasiia Khlestova for one month before she continues her research from Glasgow for a further two weeks. This programme is made possible with support from British Council Ukraine.

Image: SWAP UK/Ukraine programme participants 2019

The Scotland + Venice Scottish Tour
An Lanntair, Stornoway

Tickets are now available for the screening of Charlotte Prodger's new work SaF05 at An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis on Friday 27 September at 6.30pm. This screening is part of the Scotland + Venice Scottish Tour of SaF05 running in parallel with the current presentation of this major new work at the Venice Biennale. The event will include a screening of the short film The Making of Scotland + Venice, by Martin Clark, and the opportunity to discuss the project with members of the Scotland + Venice team. Tickets are free and can be booked directly via the cinema. 

Image: Charlotte Prodger, SaF05, 2019, single-channel video, courtesy of the artist; Koppe Astner, Glasgow and Hollybush Gardens, London

Independently-Funded Residencies at 
Cove Park this Autumn

Book now for independently-funded residencies this autumn at Cove Park. During September, October and November we can host individuals and groups for residencies from between three nights to two weeks. Please click here for further details and information on how to book.

If you have spent time at Cove Park in the past, we are pleased to offer a discount of 25% on all bookings made by our artists. Please contact Rebecca DeWald directly if you are a former resident and would like to return to this autumn.

Recent independently-funded residents include: Shama Khanna, Eric Langley, Janice Parker, Adele Patrick and Luke Pell. Organisations supporting their artists, producers and staff to take part in our programme include Cryptic, Mslexia, TENT Rotterdam, Perth Theatre and the University of Edinburgh.

Image: Cove Park's 50-acre site (photography, Alan Dimmick)

European Residency Programme:
Aliina Lindroos and Dance Ireland

Our European Residency Programme sees the arrival of the Finnish dancer, performer and choreographer Aliina Lindroos in September. Aliina is based in Dublin and this residency has been organised in partnership with Dance Ireland, the representative body for dance in Ireland. 

The European Residency Programme has enabled Cove Park to make new partnerships and work collaboratively with leading European arts organisations, residency centres and companies. We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with Dance Ireland in the year it celebrates its 30th birthday. Dance Ireland enables both professional artists and enthusiasts to achieve their creative potential.

Image: Aliina Lindroos

Hands-On Cove Park

September's Hands-On programme focuses upon storytelling and creative writing. Our monthly Saturday Studios workshops take place on 28 September and will be open to both primary school (p3-4 and p5-7) and secondary school pupils. Naomi O Kelly's workshop Today, I am Someone Else is an opportunity to explore make-believe and identity and Garry MacKenzie's workshop Writing about fantastic beasts, and birds, and insects and leaves will involve interactive exercises based around our natural environment. Further information and details on how to book are available here. 

Image: Hannah Ayre, Summer Ceramics Workshops (photography, Alan Dimmick)

We would like to thank all the individuals, Trusts and Foundations supporting our programme this year. They include: The Monument Trust, The Andor Charitable Trust, The Binks Trust, British Council Scotland, The Bridge Awards, The Craignish Trust, Creative Scotland, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, The Fenton Arts Trust, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Young Start.