Close up image of a Gorse bush with bright yellow flowers. In the distance, views of Loch Long.

March 2025

The arrival of spring coincides with several exciting new residencies and events. March sees the final weeks of the first Bernat Klein Fellowships involving residencies for textile designers Moira Nilsson and Mariam Syed. On 8 March we welcomed over 40 artists, designers, curators, writers, former residents, and partners - travelling to us from across Scotland, the UK, Norway, and Sweden - for the Bernat Klein Fellowships Symposium. Mariam's Fellowship continues in April with a two-week residency at Konstfack University of Arts, Craft, Desgin, Stockholm, Sweden.

The first Creative Kernow Associate Residency brings artist Melanie Stidolph to Cove Park this month, and our partnership with The Common Guild has made possible a four-week residency for artist, writer, and director Ayo Akingbade.

A new collaboration with Glasgow Short Film Festival brings the Indonesian filmmaker Haris Yuliyanto to Cove Park before his appearance at this month's Festival, and our ongoing partnership with Playwrights' Studio Scotland made possible a residency for playwright, poet, and producer Imogen Stirling.

We are also very pleased to welcome artist and writer Ebun Sodipo, recipient of the Early Career Performing Artist Residency, and early career playwright Jo Lennie, the recipient of a 2025 Luminate Older Artists' Bursary.

Cove Park's annual programme of Subsidised Winter Residencies finishes this month, bringing artists from Australia, England, Scotland and the US. Those taking part include: poet, children's writer, and artist Katherine Buchanan; educator and researcher Danielle Chavrimootoo; photographer Anna Considine; visual artist Titus Davies; composer and performer of experimental music Jane Deasy with writer Sean Finnan; writer and participatory arts facilitator Katie Duncan; artist and writer Aisha Farr; writer, editor, and academic Laura Haynes; author Lucy Holland; artist Beverley Hood; photographer and filmmaker Jonathan Johnson; photographic artist Vicki Painting; writer Lora Eli Smith; visual artist Claire Tindale; writer Amandine Vincent; and educator and researcher Hilary Wason.

Read on for programme announcements including the general call for applications for Awarded Residencies in 2025 and 2026, news of the first Cove Park/Counterflows Residency, the announcement of the 2025 Taiwanese Writer Residency, the call for applications for 0ur 2025 Spring Micro Residencies, news from NAARCA, our forthcoming series of Open Fridays for 2025, our next Saturday Studios Workshop, and Space Hire at Cove Park.

Image: Gorse and the view of Loch Long (photography, Alan Dimmick).

A dark green converted shipping container with a bio-turf roof nestled in between trees, ferns, and foliage. In the distance, you can see Loch Long and hills beyond that.

Call for Applications Announced
Awarded Residencies 2025 & 2026

Our general call for applications for fully funded Awarded Residencies in 2025 & 2026 is live!

As one of Cove Park's key programmes, Awarded Residencies reflect our ongoing commitment to the support of local, national, and international artists, researchers, writers, and creative practitioners, working in all art forms and at every career stage. These residencies offer supported time for research, creative development, and the production of new work. The appointed residents will receive a fee, funding for travel and, when required, for materials, access support, and the visa application process.

The Awarded Residencies will take place between late June 2025 and December 2026 and can be for as short a time as two weeks or up to three months in duration.

Please note, for 2025 and 2026 these residencies are open to individuals, collectives, and collaborative groups based in Scotland and the UK and in Central and South America. Artists from the Central and South American diaspora based in Europe and North America are also welcome to apply. A list of eligible locations is included in the Application Form. Although the Awarded Residencies currently have this region and its diaspora as its focus, we will continue to support artists based in other international locations through a range of residencies and projects during 2025 and 2026.

More information on this programme and and details of hope to apply is available here. The deadline for applications is 11 April 2025.

Image: Cove Park's Cubes and the view of Loch Long (photography, Alan Dimmick).

A black and white image of a musician sitting behind a large instrument and mic set-up.

Cove Park/Counterflows Residency 2025

We are delighted to partner with Counterflows and welcome Vietnamese and Scottish musicians to Cove Park for a two-week residency in March prior to their participation in the 2025 Counterflows Festival. The musicians are Vũ Hà Anh, Trần Uy Đức, Sholto Dobie, and Inge Thomson.

Counterflows is an internationally acclaimed Glasgow-based contemporary music festival that celebrates challenging and thought provoking work in the context of what might be called experimental music; supporting marginal music practice within a wide array of different genres and approaches to music and sound. Taking place annually, the festival features artists from Scotland, UK and around the world, and celebrates and explores culture on a local and international scale.

This programme is supported by the British Council and Creative Scotland’s Extend Fund.

Image: Sholto Dobie (photography, Egle Agne).

Image of Tawainese writer, Yi-An Hsieh sitting with a book in her lap.

Taiwanese Writer Residency 2025

We are pleased to announce that this year's Taiwanese Writer Residency has been awarded to Yi-An Hsieh.

Born in Lukang, Taiwan, Yi-An Hsieh holds a Master's Degree in Chinese Literature from National Taiwan University and is a member of the Taipei Legend Studio, which is dedicated to researching and promoting local legends of monsters and mysterious happenings. Read more about her work in fiction and non-fiction here.

We are grateful to Taiwan's Ministry of Culture for their continued support of this residency.

Image: Yi-An Hsieh (courtesy of the artist).

Spring Micro Residencies 2025

We are delighted to announce that our annual programme of Spring Micro Residencies takes place from 7 April – 11 May.

This programme is open to artists, creative practitioners, writers, and researchers, from every creative discipline, who are in need of dedicated time to focus on a specific project, meet a deadline, or pause and take stock between projects. Spring Micro Residencies are offered for three to six nights at a subsidised rate.

The cost of a Cube or Pod is subsidised with prices ranging from £65 per night for a Cube to £200 per night for a Pod (suitable for two/four people). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until filled. More information is available here.

Image: View of Loch Long from Arran Cube (photography, Amna Saleem, 2021 Resident).

Sunrise view of a small cottage nestled amongst other small cottages in Greenland.

NAARCA Newsletter

March sees the launch of NAARCA's first quarterly Newsletter, sharing programme updates, resources, and actions related to the climate crisis. The first edition will be published via EcoSend on Friday 28 March. It features a call for applications for NAARCA's residency exchange programme taking place between June and December 2025.

Subscribe to NAARCA's Newsletter here.

The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action unites Artica Svalbard (Norway), Cove Park (Scotland), Narsaq International Research Station (Greenland), Saari Residence (Finland), and Skaftfell Art Center (Iceland) to collaborate on research, commissions, institutional change, residency exchange, and public education around climate action.

Image: Narsaq International Research Station (image courtesy of NIRS).

A group of people gathering on the deck of a large angular building. The lawn in front of them is in full bloom with small white daisies.

Open Fridays 2025

Cove Park's Open Fridays are coming back! Beginning on Friday 4 April, our beautiful 50-acre site will be open to visitors every Friday afternoon, between 1.00pm and 4.00pm, until Friday 29 August 2025.

We welcome visitors from our local community and beyond for tours of the site, to meet the team, and learn more about Cove Park’s programme of residencies and events. In our April Newsletter we will share details of a new forthcoming series of monthly Friday Events, offering talks, screenings, readings, studio visits and more.

Open Fridays are free and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be available.

Please email Rona Grierson or call 01436 850500 to let us know if you would like to visit and if you have any questions about travelling to Cove Park or site accessibility.

Image: Visitors on site at Cove Park (photography, Alan Dimmick).

A young girl jumps in an arabesque pose. There are a mixture of adults and children dancing in a rehearsal room.

Saturday Studio Workshop
Spring Ritual with Andrea Ling
29 March 2025

Join us on 29 March for our next Saturday Studio Workshop, celebrating the vibrant spirit of spring through creativity, connection, and reflection.

Led by interdisciplinary artist and former resident Andrea Ling, whose practice explores rekindling rituals and bringing communities together, we’ll delve into how seasonal traditions can offer care, connection, and meaning in modern life.

Activities will include making herb bundles to reflect on the renewal of spring, movement improvisation inspired by spring's energy, and creating spring rituals using song, storytelling and symbolic gestures culminating in an outside performance around a fire.

This free two-hour workshop is for children aged 5-16 and their families or carers. Children over 8 years old may attend without an accompanying adult. If you have questions about workshop accessibility, please get in touch with Emma Henderson (Curator of Engagement). Book via our Ticket Tailor page.

Image: Saturday Studios, Summer 2022 (photography, Emma Henderson).

A group of people dining at a long table in front of a bookshelf. There are views of a loch through the windows.

Space Hire 2025

Space Hire welcomes arts organisations, companies, and community groups to Cove Park for meetings and away days. Recent Space Hire participants include: The Common Guild, Comhairle nan Leabhraichean / The Gaelic Books Council, Glasgow International, Missing in Architecture (Glasgow School of Art), The Mount Stuart Trust, Rhubaba, Scottish Opera, and the University of Glasgow (Contemporary Art & Curation).

In 2025 we will continue to offer beautiful spaces and facilities with outstanding views at very competitive rates throughout the year. We are also happy to put groups in touch with local caterers if lunch is required.

Please submit an enquiry form or contact Nicola Jamieson directly for more information and to discuss your specific requirements.

Missing in Architecture hosted a lunch at Cove Park to bring an interdisciplinary group of researchers, policymakers, community activists, industry professionals and artists, creating an opportunity for cross-pollination of ideas and experiences, fostering long-term collaboration through the meal, titled FOOD FOR THOUGHT. We were delighted to be at Cove Park, the perfect setting for a collaborative lunch! Nestled around the heart of the building – between hearth and kitchen, the building held us and allowed convivial conversation. An opportunity to step out of the city and busy lives, Cove Park and the surroundings allowed us all to slow down and enjoy some time and space to enjoy the tasting and testing of ideas.

Miranda Webster, Missing in Architecture, February 2025

Image: Missing in Architecture event, February 2025.