Argyll Youth Arts

Argyll Youth Arts increases opportunities for young people in Argyll & Bute to experience creative arts activity. It is one of nine regional arts hubs developed as part of Creative Scotland‘s Time to Shine initiative, empowering young people through the arts and arts projects initiated and inspired by young people, supported by and working with arts professionals from their community and beyond.

Argyll Youth Arts positions young people directly in control of originating the programme in their region, supporting them to develop the skills and creative vision to realise events within their community and connect to an Argyll-wide network of youth arts activities. At the core of the programme and network are the Young Promoters and Youth Arts TV Channel Managers who will curate their own youth arts activities, as well as create a dynamic online presence for the region’s young creatives to connect, share and grow together.

Cove Park with other professional arts organisations including Dunnon Burgh Hall, Comar, Artmap Argyll, Artsqwest and The Tower form a Steering Group supporting the Young Promoters and Youth Arts TV Channel Managers as well as delivering a range of other activities.

The Argyll Youth Arts logo is the winning design of Grace Carroll, a student at Locgilphead High School, who was mentored by designer Maeve Redmond, a resident at Cove Park in 2014.

International Crafts Residency 2011

15/08/2011 - 02/09/2011

Priya Ravish Mehra

This three-week residency supports the work of an international artist working in a craft medium. It has been developed in collaboration with Deveron Arts: an artist residency organisation in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and is the result of a Creative Scotland funded Craft Curator’s research trip to India in 2010.

Priya Ravish Mehra is a textile artist and weaver, researcher and designer currently based in Dehli. Her current research involves a darning tradition called ‘Rafoogari’ practiced by the Rafoogar community  in India.

Her project largely involves the documentation of Indian darners at work, making their skilful repairs in different contexts within India and beyond. The artist will undertake a two-part residency in Scotland. The initial period at Cove Park will be spent further researching the project in the context of the Scottish textile industry, with particular interest in the connection between traditional Indian techniques and those developed in nearby Paisley.  The opportunity to be resident at Cove Park will also be a chance for her to explore ideas around the notion of repair and renewal with artists working in other disciplines. This will be followed by a very practical community workshop based residency at Deveron Arts.

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