Ruth Claxton
Ruth Claxton is known for her large scale, site responsive installations and public sculptures which often use reflective and mirrored surfaces to create complex, interconnecting visual ‘worlds’ inhabited by smaller figurative works. Referencing display systems and architecture, and drawing on languages of art, craft and design, these works usually consist of a series of evolving […]
Victor & Hester
Cove Park’s One-to-One programme was established in 2012 and is designed to support artists working in collaboration. This year, the residency has been awarded to Victor & Hester, an ongoing collaborative project between visual artists Amelia Bywater and Emma Fitts. Launched in 2010, Victor & Hester work collaboratively with both Scotland-based and international artists to […]
Geoffrey Farmer
Cove Park, in partnership with the Scottish Print Network and Edinburgh Printmakers, will host the Canadian artist Geoffrey Farmer in June this year. Working between Edinburgh and Cove Park over a period of three weeks, this will be the artist’s first visit to Scotland. During this residency he will develop new work in print with […]
Martin Healy
Irish artist Martin Healy works primarily through the mediums of film, photography and installation. His practice explores the connection between belief systems, mythology and the phenomena of perception and how these intersect through recorded imagery or sound. Recent films by the artist, such as ‘Facsimile’, ‘Fugue’ and ‘Last man’, reference popular culture, early science fiction […]
Quinn Latimer
The American writer and curator Quinn Latimer will be based at Cove Park for one week in April. This residency supports her research towards ‘Mood is Made/Temperature is Taken’, an exhibition programmed by Glasgow Sculpture Studios as part of Generation’s Associate Programme. The exhibition includes work by Studio holders Rachel Adams, Jennifer Bailey, Sarah Forrest, […]
Alex Frost
Following a research residency in 2013, the Glasgow-based artist Alex Frost has been commissioned by Cove Park to develop a new, temporary work for its site in 2014. Alex will be on residency again this spring to continue his research and develop the work for presentation this summer. This commission is part of Generation, a nationwide […]
Alex Frost
Glasgow-based artist Alex Frost will be based at Cove Park for two weeks this September. This residency will enable the artist to research and develop new work that we hope to present on site at Cove Park in 2014. He will return to Cove Park in the spring next year for a second residency. Alex […]
Alison Turnbull
Visual artist Alison Turnbull returns to Cove Park to develop her ongoing project with Linn Botanic Gardens. This involves the creation of temporary public art work for the gardens and an artist publication produced in collaboration with the writer Philip Hoare.
Taro Izumi
Cove Park, with support from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, and in partnership with Arts Initiative Tokyo (AIT), has developed a residency exchange programme for UK-based and Japanese visual artists and makers/designers. The programme was launched in 2011 with a one-month residency for the Hiroshima-based visual artist Takahiro Iwasaki. In 2012, the Glasgow-based artists Nick Evans, […]
Roderick Buchanan
This residency supports an established visual artist based in Scotland at a key stage in their career. It enables the artist to undertake research, explore new ideas and make significant developments in their practice within the context of Cove Park’s international and cross-disciplinary programme. Based in Glasgow, Roderick Buchanan has shown widely throughout the UK […]
Melissa Gordon
Cove Park’s UK Visual Arts Residencies support established visual artists based in the United Kingdom. These residencies enable artists to develop new work and, in many cases for the first time, to spend a prolonged period living and working in Scotland. Recent residents include Adam Chodzko, Mike Cooter, Chris Evans, Ruth Ewan, Anja Kirschner, Olivia […]
Lorna Macintyre
The Craignish Trust has now supported Cove Park for eight years. This year the Trust’s generosity has made possible a six-week residency for the Glasgow-based visual artist Lorna Macintyre. Cove Park’s Emerging Artists programme provides artists with the support required to develop new work at a key stage in their careers. Previous residents on this […]