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.
A snapshot of this season’s residencies. Visit the Residencies page for information on our Awarded and Open programmes and how to take part.
Kenny Glenaan is a filmmaker based in Renfrewshire, working across fiction, documentary and theatre. He is currently finishing a PhD looking at the impact of militarism on the village of Garelochhead, out of which he created an ethnographic/autoethnographic documentary film entitled, The Village. Previous work includes the award-winning films: Gas Attack; Summer; Yasmin; Dirt Road […]
Mairi McGillivray is a Gaelic singer from the island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland. Mairi comes from a strong gaelic background and uses her heritage along with her dynamic range of musical influences to put her own style on songs from her tradition, performing in Gaelic and other traditional styles. Mairi has […]
Alicia Storie is a climate artist and designer based in Glasgow. Her practice spans installation, spatial design and community-engaged art, exploring the relationship between home and the environment through circular materials and biophilic design. She is the founder of the climate-conscious art and design studio AdesignStorie. Recent installations include House of Wellbeing, a climate-conscious tiny […]
Carina NicHaouchine is an award-winning Scottish-Algerian filmmaker and writer focused on creative documentary. Her work often explores identity and family as she creates to understand the things that confuse or bring discomfort. Her first short documentary, Ululation, made through Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI), screened internationally and won a John Byrne Award. She is currently in […]
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.
Each year, Cove Park hosts at least one international writer on a residency of up to twelve weeks. This year the residencies are between four and six weeks long and are for professional artists in mid-career to develop their own projects within the supportive interdisciplinary environment of Cove Park. Mariama’s Khan’s residency also brings together […]
We are delighted to welcome Alex Cecchetti to Cove Park this spring. This is the final residency in our European Residency Programme, supported by British Council Scotland and Creative Scotland. Alex Cecchetti is an artist, a poet, a gardener, a freediver and a choreographer. Difficult to classify, his work can be considered as the art […]
Veronika Skliarova is a cultural manager, theatre producer, and curator from Ukraine. She is the Programme Director of Parade-Fest, was the producer of Сrimea, 5am, an intersectoral performance project, and Ukrainian Odyssey, which involved performances in 5 cities in Ukraine. Since February 2022, Veronika has created Anthology24, a collection of texts for theatre written following the […]
Rosie Alena commands the stage – her voice shifting between delicate intimacy and soaring drama. Elbow’s Guy Garvey, speaking on his BBC 6 Music Show, has praised her as having “an amazing voice and an incredible presence,” and her music has drawn acclaim from Clash, The Line of Best Fit, and So Young Magazine. Her […]