December at Cove Park

Cove Park's programme of residencies continues this month with the launch of our winter programme of subsidised self-funded residencies. These one, two and three week residencies have been awarded to makers, musicians, writers and visual artists from throughout the UK, Italy and Mexico and we are pleased to welcome all those taking part.

We would like to thank all the artists that have taken part in our 2018 programme and all the trusts, foundations and individuals that have supported our work. In particular, we would like to thank Creative Scotland for their ongoing support. 2018 has been a very exciting year, with artists from Canada, Egypt, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, the UK, UAE and the USA taking part. This year has also seen the launch of several new residency strands, including Experimental Film and Moving Image, the Shorelines Residency Programme and the Scotland/Japan Residency Exchange Programme. We look forward to developing all these projects further in 2019 and to welcoming even more artists to Cove Park next year.

STOP PRESS! Congratulations to Charlotte Prodger, winner of the 2018 Turner Prize! Scroll down to read more about Charlotte's presentation for Scotland + Venice 2019, curated by Linsey Young with Cove Park.

A very happy holiday season from everyone at Cove Park!

Image: View across Loch Long (Alexia Holt)

Venue and Designer Announced for Scotland + Venice 2019

The Scotland + Venice partnership has revealed details of the venue for Charlotte Prodger’s solo presentation of new work during the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, which runs from 11 May to 24 November 2019. This presentation is commissioned and curated by Linsey Young with Cove Park.

Prodger’s major new single channel film commission will be presented at Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello, an ex-industrial space dating back to the 1930s, conveniently located at the top of via Garibaldi, between both the Arsenale and Giardini Biennale locations. 

This news coincides with the announcement that Roland Brauchli has been appointed to the Scotland + Venice team: the London-based designer will develop the identity of the presentation and we look forward to working with him over the coming year.

You can read more about Scotland + Venice here.

Image: Map showing the location of Scotland + Venice 2019, designed by Roland Brauchli.

Final Call for Applications to Cove Park's 2019 Funded Residency Programmes

In 2019 Cove Park will again award funded residencies as part of its Crafts & Design, Literature, Moving Image and Visual Arts programmes. These opportunities will take place between May to September next year and are designed to support research and the development of new work with an interdisciplinary context. With support from The Bridge Awards, we are also inviting applications to a one-month residency for an emerging visual artist, based in Scotland and, with support from The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, we are pleased to offer a new Participatory Arts residency in 2019. 

The deadline for applications to the Crafts & Design and Visual Arts programmes is 7 December; the deadline for Literature and Moving Image is 10 December 2018; the deadline for Participatory Arts is 16 December. Guidelines for all programmes are available here.

Image: Jordan Basema, Visual Arts resident 2017 (photography, Alan Dimmick)

December's Featured Artist - Emer Tumilty

Emer Tumilty is an artist and illustrator from Northern Ireland, based in Glasgow. With a background in Architecture and Visual Communication, she works across printmaking, murals and environmental design. Emer took part in Cove Park's Crafts & Design programme in 2018 and returns this month to lead workshops as part of Hands-On Cove Park. You can read more about Emer's residency and current projects here.

Image: Hangings by Emer Tumilty, The Monument Room, Cove Park, 2018

Hands-On Cove Park: Children & Adults Workshop, Christmas Pattern and Print with Emer Tumilty

Book now for a free workshop for children with accompanying adults led by designer Emer Tumilty! This workshop will have a festive focus, creating decorations and wrapping paper for the forthcoming season. For further information and to book please visit our Eventbrite page.

Image: Emer Tumilty

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