A programme of group residencies, taking place between 2007 and 2010, bringing visual artists, designers, and curators to Cove Park for residencies of up to six weeks. Visual Arts Creative Development was supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Born Stoke on Trent, 1964, lives and works in Glasgow. Alan Currall studied Fine Art and Staffordshire University and received an MFA from Glasgow School of Art in 1995. Currall makes video and computer-based works, often depicting himself or other protagonists talking directly to the camera. A recurring theme within this body of work has […]
Panel, established by curators Catriona Duffy & Lucy McEachan in 2009, is an independent creative consultancy based in Glasgow, aims to promote contemporary design practice locally and internationally through exhibitions, events and cultural projects. Panel collaborates with a network of creative individuals and organisations. In March 2010 Panel were selected as one of the first […]
James McLardy studied Architecture from 1994 to 1996 and went on to study Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art from 1996 to 1999. By subverting the values of both modern objects and the techniques of the artisan, McLardy’s work collages the fake and the real nature of materials. Whether sand blasting a bronze casted […]
Working in print, performance and installation, Ruth Ewan’s practice begins in a period of independent research and results in conceptually led but socially realised projects. She is interested in creating an altered state of historical or cultural engagement for the viewer, often considering overlooked or invisible threads of radical histories, their failings and potentials.
Born Blackpool, 1977, lives and works in London. Gemma’s work crosses the boundaries between art and design. After a degree in Interactive Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University, she studied Design Products at the Royal College of Art, London. Her practice combines conceptual and functional concerns, engaging with everyday objects such as biros, rulers and sheets […]
Moira Jeffrey has written extensively about Scottish art for national newspapers and magazines over the past decade. As a journalist and broadcaster she investigates the space where expertise and specialism meets a wider public sphere. At Cove Park, Moira intends to focus on developing a full-length publication on recent contemporary Scottish art.
Born in Ottawa, Canada, Ciara Phillips is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art’s MFA programme. She works across a wide range of media, combining three and two dimensional work. The residency at Cove Park allowed Ciara the time to develop new work for a solo exhibition at Washington Garcia, Glasgow, in 2009.
Mark Sladen is a curator. During his time as Director of Exhibitions at the ICA, London, his projects included ‘Nought to Sixty’, a six month season which featured 60 projects by emerging British-based artists. His forthcoming projects include a solo exhibition by Rosalind Nashashibi this autumn. Mark intends to spend his time at Cove Park […]
The Visual Arts Creative Development programme, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation supported established visual artists, makers, designers, curators and critical writers. Each individual was awarded a six-week residency and the opportunity to develop new work at Cove Park. In 2009, residencies under this programme were awarded to visual artists Melanie Counsell, Kit Craig, Gemma […]
A Dutch curator resident in London, Bart van der Heide has been curating exhibitions at the Cubitt gallery in London for the past year and a half. He has previously worked with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Witte de With, Rotterdam as well as contributing writing to many international art magazines and catalogues. During his […]
Born 1980, Oxfordshire, lives and works in London. Kit Craig’s work has recently expanded from a focus on drawing to the way in which these drawings can be displayed, incorporating sculptural support structures which are echoed in the drawings themselves, setting up a complex set of tensions. He is based in London and is a […]