Body Remedy’s Grounding Residency
Now in our third year, we are delighted to continue our partnership with Glasgow-based artist and creative development organisation, Body Remedy. Our relationship with this organisation began in 2023 when we selected Body Remedy’s Founder and Artistic Director, Mele Broomes, for an Awarded Residency to continue her research and development of ‘a [forming] ecology that centres physical practice for self recovery’.
Body Remedy are now accepting applications for the Grounding Residency taking place at Cove Park from 21 September – 3 October 2026.
Body Remedy residencies are for Black people and people of colour based in Scotland who identify as women, trans and/or non-binary. They are designed for artists and creatives to have time, space, and resources to centre their own artistic vision. This includes work you wish to develop, projects you are trying to finalise, or practices you are ready to focus on independently but have not yet had the opportunity to do so.
These residencies support creatives across any discipline, including craft, visual art, music, writing, music production, costume design, lighting design, performance and videography.
The Grounding Residency provides dedicated, protected time to make, reflect, and develop your practice. Learn more and apply via Body Remedy.
Mele Broomes, 2022/23 Awarded Resident, Founder of Body Remedy (photography by Alan Dimmick).
After a successful pilot micro residency and day event in 2023, Body Remedy returns to Cove Park for a week-long group residency and day event as part of our ongoing partnership. Body Remedy, based in Glasgow, is an organisation that centres physical practice for self-recovery. Contributors and participants of Body Remedy are Black people and people of colour (BPOC) who identify as women and non-binary. They organise as a small team led by founder and former Cove Park resident Mele Broomes in collaboration with Lead Producer Zoë Zo Tumika.
On 28 September 2024, Body Remedy hosted a second forming ecology day event. This was a space for creativity, reflection, connecting with community, and resting. The event included movement workshop led by Mele Broomes and Simone Seales, a painting workshop with Adebusola Ramsay and artist talks with Titilayo Farukuoye, Peju Alatise, and Alberta Whittle, as well as an opportunity to spend time around Cove Park.
