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Chris Evans – Goofy Audit

alexia — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:01:30 +0000

Published by Sternberg Press, this new catalogue documents the work of visual artist and 2011 Cove Park resident Chris Evans. The publication includes texts by Penelope Curtis, Marina Vishmidt and Tirdad Zolghadr, and was designed by Will Holder.

Luke Fowler’s “All Divided Selves” 9th Nov – 23rd December

dawn — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:16:52 +0000

All Divided Selves is a new film by artist Luke Fowler who was Visual Arts resident at Cove Park in 2010. The film was developed subsequently on a residency at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and it considers the legacy of radical psychiatrist R.D. Laing. The film will have an installation at CSS Bard from November 9th – December 23rd then travel to Inverleith House in Edinburgh in February 2012. For more information click here.

‘Craft In Dialogue’ – Inches Carr Trust 3rd-26th Nov 2011

dawn — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:36:21 +0000

Previous Cove Park crafts residents Jane Kelly (2004), Andrea Walsh (2008) and Deirdre Nelson (2010) have work in ‘Craft In Dialogue’ which opens at Dovecott Studios on 3rd November 2011. Deirdre’s work also features a collaborative piece with Christos Tsiolkas, Cove Park’s International literature resident 2010.

The exhibition celebrates the work of makers who have received craft development bursaries from the Inches Carr Trust since it was established in 1996. Including a diverse range of work and showcasing many of Scotland’s leading craft practitioners.

The purpose of the bursaries is to help established artists develop their skills or research a particular aspect of their practice.

Find more information here.

Opportunity for Poets

polly — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:07:58 +0000

Calling all poets: a unique opportunity at Cove Park to develop your performance and find your true voice.

Applications are welcomed from poets to take part in this course from April 2nd – 7th 2012. The deadline for applications is Friday December 8th 2011. For a course description and other details please email Polly Clark on polly.clark@covepark.org.

Click here to view the flyer for this course, and go to ’2011′ on this website to find out more about the 2011 course.

Contemporary Souvenir 14th October – 13th November 2011

dawn — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:06:55 +0000

A new solo exhibition by artist Deirdre Nelson ‘Contemporary Souvenir’ opens this Friday 7pm at Sirius Arts Centre . Cobh. Co Cork Ireland. With an interest in social history Nelson has explored the colourful town of Cobh and its stories of lace makers, knitters, ships, emigration, and the sea. The exhibition runs from 14th October – 13th November.

Crafts and Visual Arts Residencies 2012

alexia — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:07:43 +0000

Application guidelines for both the 2012 craft and visual arts residency programmes are now available here. National and international artists are welcome to apply and the deadline for all our applications in Friday 27 January 2012.

Jerwood Makers Open

dawn — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:26 +0000

The Jerwood Charitable Foundation who generously support Cove Park, invite artists from across making disciplines to submit proposals for Jerwood Makers Open, a £37,500 exhibition and commissioning opportunity from Jerwood Visual Arts. For more information about this opportunity see the Jerwood Makers Open website.

British Ceramics Biennial 30th September – 11th December 2011

dawn — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:43:30 +0000

Previous Cove Park residents Nao Matsunaga, Andrea Walsh and Dawn Youll will be exhibiting work in AWARD, the BCB’s major survey of current ceramic practice in the UK. Presented at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, the home of the finest historic and contemporary collections of ceramics outside London, the exhibition brings together the leading edge of contemporary creative ceramics design, practice and manufacture. For more information see the BCB website.

‘The only rule is work’, from 23 September

alexia — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:01:41 +0000

This is a new solo exhibition by former visual arts resident Ciara Phillips. Showing at Kendall Koppe, Glasgow, the exhibition runs through October 2011.

‘The Optimistic Failure of a Simultaneous Promise.’ From 28 September, 2011

alexia — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:34:26 +0000

A fantastic opportunity to see a major new solo show in the UK by 2008 Cove Park resident Abraham Cruzvillegas: ‘Autoconstruccion: The Optimistic Failure of A Simultaneous Promise’ opens at Modern Art Oxford on 28 September.