Cove Park is 25 in 2025!

Our first residencies began in May 2000 and to mark this milestone we are delighted to announce a year-long programme of special events, residencies, and commissions beginning in May 2025.

This programme includes a new season of Open Fridays, welcoming visitors to our site every Friday afternoon for tours of Cove Park’s site and award-winning facilities, and a programme of Friday Events highlighting the work of national and international artists taking part in and connected to our programme. Details of the public events will be shared via this website, our monthly newsletter and social media, accompanied by our special 25th anniversary logo designed by graphic designer and former resident Maeve Redmond.

New Cove Park commissions will include a limited edition print and accompanying text launching in August this year. Details of this project will be announced during the summer.

Cove Park’s anniversary programme not only celebrates our work to date, but looks forward to the next 25 years, developing further our commitment to supporting artists and their work, and advocating for the transformational power of the arts in our communities.

You can read about the history of Cove Park on the About pages of this website and visit our digital Archive for information on the local, national, and international artists involved in our programme since 2000. Look out too for 25 new archive stories, launching this autumn across our website and social platforms, highlighting the work of former residents and key Cove Park events compiled by friends and colleagues connected to our programme over its 25-year history.

A Media Release published on 26 May 2025 provides further information on Cove Park’s 25th Anniversary.