Residency

Cove Park Residency 2026 Open Call

CKA are working again with Cove Park to offer a funded two-week residency on Scotland’s west coast

Closing

09:00 12/09/25

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Region

Cornwall

Address

Krowji, West Park, Redruth, TR15 3AJ

Contact Name

Anna Harris

associates@creativekernow.org.uk

Website

associates.creativekernow.org.uk/cove-park-residency-open-call-2025/

Creative Kernow Associates are thrilled to be working again with the international artists residency Cove Park to offer a funded two-week residency on Scotland’s west coast.

About Cove Park

Cove Park is an international residency based in Argyll, Scotland, with a unique programme of residencies, commissions and collaborative projects.

Since 2000, the site has hosted over 2,000 artists working across a wide range of contemporary art forms and from all career stages, with former residents including Margaret Atwood, Beca Lipscombe, Elizabeth Price, Charlotte Prodger, and Simon Starling.

Find out more here: covepark.org/about.

What does this offer?

A two-week residency between 2nd and 14th March 2026 living and working at Cove Park’s 50-acre site, which provides:

Private accommodation suitable for individuals, those working in collaboration, or attending with children.
Work and meeting spaces within the Jacobs Building, a communal space which also houses the library, an open-plan kitchen and dining area.
A supply of basic tools and equipment and a 60-litre kiln (residents should bring their own specialised equipment or materials).

The selected artist is expected to deliver a talk upon their return to Cornwall sharing their experience of the residency. Aside from this, there are no other anticipated outcomes of the residency.

Creative Kernow will provide £1,000 to go towards travel, living and material costs, as well as a £150 fee for the experience sharing talk after the residency.

Who Is This For?

All artists, writers, performers, makers and designers working in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are welcome to apply. Artists of any discipline are welcome at Cove Park; previous residents have created every conceivable genre of writing, visual arts practice, sound, music, performance and theatre making, plus design, craft, and architecture while working at the site.

You must be a member of Creative Kernow Associates to apply for this opportunity. Membership starts at £5/month.

Selection

We will be using Cove Park’s criteria to select the successful candidate:

The creative strength of your work and ideas
Your need for a period of research and creative development
Your interest in working within a community of artists.

The selection panel are:

Alexia Holt, Director, Cove Park
Anna Harris, Creative Kernow Associates Programme Manager
Luke Pell, artist, maker, curator, writer, and former Cove Park resident

Practical Information

Besides the CKA membership fee, which brings other benefits, the selected artist is not required to pay to take part in this residency.

The artist will be responsible for arranging their own travel to and from Cove Park. Creative Kernow Associates will provide £1000 to go towards travel, living and material costs, as well as a £150 fee for the experience sharing talk after the residency.