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The artist Toby Paterson - with red hair and wearing a grey jumper and blue jeans - is standing with his back to us on the balcony cantilevered over a pond outside Cove Park's studios. He is looking across bright yellow gorse on the border of the pond to Loch Long and the blue hills of Cowan peninsula, and taking a photograph of the scene.
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Emerging Visual Artist Residency 2025

Toby Patterson, Awarded Residency 2019 (photography, Helen Voce).

Cove Park’s Emerging Visual Artist Residency is for a visual artist based in Scotland and in the early stages of developing their practice. Developed by Cove Park in partnership with The Bridge Awards, this four-week fully funded residency offers time for self-directed studio work and the development of new ideas and projects.

This is a fully funded residency and the artist will receive a fee, a travel allowance, and a research/materials allowance.

Alumni of this residency programme include Saturn Akin, Matthew Arthur Williams, Sekai Machache, Aman Sandhu, Ashanti Harris, and Rhona Mühlebach.

This residency is scheduled to take place Monday 30 June – Sunday 27 July 2025.

To read more about the residency and how to apply, please see the Emerging Visual Artist Residency Guidelines. The deadline for applications is Friday 7 March (5pm GMT).

With thanks to The Bridge Awards for making this residency possible.