In 2007 Cove Park will award four Argyll and Bute Residencies. These residencies are for artists at all stages in their careers and working in all art forms. Since the programme’s launch in 2005, writers, musicians, visual and applied artists have all benefited from a unique opportunity to develop their own projects at Cove Park amid practitioners working in a wide variety of art forms. This year the residencies will run for two weeks from Monday 22 October. Each of the four artists will be provided with high-quality accommodation on site, dedicated studio or work space and a fee of £500. The aim is to provide artists with the time and support to concentrate on their work within the context of a cross art form programme.
To be eligible to apply, the artist should be:
•Either living and working in Argyll and Bute or from the region or currently working on a project which has a strong connection with the region
•No longer in full-time education
To apply, please submit the following information to Cove Park by Friday 29 June 2007
•Examples, such as recordings or written material, or documentation of your work (no more than eight 35mm or eight images on a CD-Rom). We will also accept work on DVD, however, please keep this presentation to a limited selection.
•a brief statement which clearly outlines:
i. the reasons for your interest in undertaking this residency and details of how you would plan to use the time
ii. your connection to Argyll and Bute
iii. how the opportunity provided by this residency will impact on your work and development
•a current CV with the names and contact details of 2 professional referees (we will only contact your referees if your application is short listed)
•an SAE to the relevant value to ensure that, if required, your application is returned to
you.
•Postal and e-mail addresses, daytime and evening contact telephone numbers
Applications should be posted to:
Argyll and Bute Residencies, Cove Park, Peaton Hill, Cove, Argyll and Bute, G84 0PE.
The residencies will be awarded by the end of July 2007.
Information on Cove Park’s residency programme and the facilities available within the studios, library and on site are available at http://www.covepark.org .
For further information please contact Sara Barker on: 01436 850 123 or information@covepark.org
