Cove Park summer arts residencies announced
The artists, filmmakers, writers and craftspeople awarded this year's Cove Park arts residences have been revealed
After the biggest ever response to calls for applications, Cove Park have announced the artists who’ll be taking part in this year’s residency at the idyllic retreat 40 miles west of Glasgow by Loch Long. In total, 27 emerging and leading artists have been selected, with all four corners of the UK represented as well as the Netherlands, India and Germany. Among the artists, craftspeople, filmmakers and writers included are Robin Haig, Anne-Marie Copestake, Kirsty Logan, Scott Myles and Aimee Lax.
Founded in 2000 by Peter and Eileen Jacobs, Cove Park’s aim is to “offer artists at all career stages from UK and abroad time and space to grow creatively, develop new work, and form new professional connections.”
Six craft residencies have been awarded to makers working across a wide spectrum of mediums and approaches, including UK textile designer Laura Slater (Wakefield) and ceramicists Aimee Lax (Bristol) and Jonathan Wade (Glasgow). Awarded the International Craft Residency is Berlin-based product design duo Anja Lapatsh and Annika Unger. The 2017 emerging designer/maker resident awardee is Florence Dwyer (Glasgow).
Two BAFTA-winning female filmmakers receive residencies: writer-director Robin Haig, who recently won the Glasgow Short Film Festival audience award for her comedy Hula, and 16 Years Till Summer writer-director Lou McLoughlan.
For literature, three residencies have been awarded: Wytske Versteeg and Linda Cracknell, both from the Netherlands, and Glasgow-based writer Kirsty Logan. Alongside these novelists are several translators, hailing from across Europe: Andy Jelcic, from Croatia, who’s translating Michel Faber's Crimson Petal and the White; France’s Maica Sanconie, who’s translating work by John Herdman; and Laura Maniero, from Italy, who's tackling work by poet and artist Gerda Stevenson.
Eight residences – lasting six to eight weeks – for visual artists have been awarded. The four Scottish artists included are Anne-Marie Copestake (Glasgow), Scott Myles (Glasgow), Mark Vernon (Glasgow) and Florrie James (Glasgow) – the latter is awarded the emerging artist resident status. The other four artist residencies come from south of the border. There’s Katrina Palmer, from London, two artists who receive the One-to-One Residency for collaborative projects – Sophie Mallet (London) and Marie Toseland (London) – and Louise Giovanelli, from Manchester, who takes the Fenton Arts Trust (UK Early Career) Residency.
Indian sculptor and performance artist Sahej Rahal is announced as the Cove Park’s International Visual Arts Resident. During his time at Cove Park, Sahej will be developing new work for an upcoming solo show at the Centre for the Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, the preview for which will be on 16 September 2017.
“Thank you to everyone who applied to join our 2017 programme,” said Julian Forrester, Cove Park director. “Applications and their quality increase each year, which is very gratifying and I wish everyone joining us this summer the very best that Cove Park has to offer.”