Cove Park is honoured to be one of five Scottish residencies to host Ukrainian arts professionals as part of a unique pilot residency taking place in 2023. Scotland-Ukraine Art Residencies, is a new programme delivered in partnership between British Council Scotland, Creative Scotland, and the Ukrainian Institute.

Taking place over seven months, this pilot project will see six leaders and decision makers from the Ukrainian arts sector visit and stay at arts organisations across Scotland. A bespoke programme will be created for each participant, offering them time away from turmoil and a chance to reflect and think to the future for their own artistic practices, their organisations, and the wider art sector in Ukraine.

The residencies will be based in creative organisations across the country, leading in arts, literature, sculpture, and music. In addition to Cove Park, the organisations hosting participants for the project are: Moniack Mhor, Hospitalfield, North Lands Creative, and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.

Cove Park will welcome the Ukrainian cultural manager, theatre producer, and curator Veronika Skliarova in July 2023. We look forward to working with Veronika, and to connecting with the other residents in all the partner organisations.

More information on this programme is available from British Council Scotland’s programme announcement (1 June 2023).