A unique residency in rural Scotland for national
and international artists, creative practitioners,
researchers, and our local community.
A unique residency in rural Scotland for national
and international artists, creative practitioners,
researchers, and our local community.
Annual Awarded Residencies
A snapshot of this season’s residencies. Visit the Residencies page for information on our Awarded and Open programmes and how to take part.
Anne Hardy’s practice in sculpture and immersive installation re-imagines overlooked terrains, objects, histories and materials as holders of transformative potential. Considering how our bodies encounter spaces, hierarchies, freedoms, and uncertainty in relation to emotions, fragility and resilience, her work is informed by ideas of energetic presence, deep time, future archaeology, climate, and our status as […]
Polly Barton is a Japanese translator and writer. Her translations include Where the Wild Ladies Are and The Woman Dies by Aoko Matsuda, Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura, and Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai. Her translation of Asako Yuzuki’s Butter was named Waterstones Book of […]
Leena Nammari is a Palestinian artist based in Scotland. Using predominantly printmaking techniques, her practice explores the lived, remembered and mythologised experiences from a Palestinian perspective. She has lived in Scotland for over 35 years and has worn many hats during these years. One of her hats is that she worked at Edinburgh Printmakers as […]
Ninon Noiret began dancing the same time she could walk, and pursued theatre from her teenage years before moving to Paris to train in a drama school. She was later accepted into the prestigious National Theatre of Bordeaux, where she studied acting for three years. Alongside her theatre training, she performed as a dancer with […]
Omid Asadi, born in Iran, navigates a diverse journey that intertwines past experiences with creative expression. After growing up in Iran, he ventured into engineering and boxing before embracing art’s calling. In 2007, Omid’s life took an international turn as he immigrated to the United Kingdom. The transition ignited a transformation within him, eventually steering […]
Based on a 50-acre site overlooking Loch Long on Scotland’s west coast, Cove Park is embedded in its rural and coastal location. Visit the About page for more on the site, our local community, and our commitment to the conservation of Argyll & Bute's rich natural heritage.
Daniyal Ahmed is a musician, anthropologist, curator, and producer; researching and practicing at the intersection of sound and culture. He currently teaches courses in Sound, Music, and Anthropology at the Habib University, in Karachi, where he has lived most of his life. Although he began his musical journey as a self–taught singer and guitar player, he later became a disciple […]
New York based visual artist Brody Condon will be at Cove Park for two weeks to continue research on a collaboration with Scottish visual artist Christine Borland. Condon’s work is concerned with the interaction between actual and virtual digital experience. Borland’s artworks touch on the territories of ethics and medical humanities. Together, they are collaborating with Glasgow Sculpture […]
Cove Park’s programme of Early Career Residencies supports UK-based artists in the process of establishing their careers, providing an opportunity for research and the development of new work at this crucial stage. We are pleased this year to offer four residencies to artists specialising in composition/music, crafts/design, literature and visual art. This year, the crafts/design […]
Malika Booker is a writer, spoken word and multidisciplinary artist, whose work spans literature, education and cross-arts. She has appeared world-wide both independently and with the British Council. She is an experienced creative writing course leader and has run courses for various organisations including the Arvon Foundation, the Royal National Theatre and the Young Vic. She jointly runs […]