Published: 25 Jul 2023
Cove Park
A programme of artists residences at eight leading institutions in France and the UK including Cove Park in Scotland has opened for applications thanks to support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland and fellow UK Arts Councils and agencies, and their French counterparts, with an application deadline of Tuesday 29 August 2023.
Each two months residency will be tailor-made in discussion with the institutions’ curatorial teams, providing the artist with networking opportunities throughout their stay. Aling with a monthly fee of 2,500€ / £2,100, as well as curatorial mentoring, artists will be provided with accommodation and access to a work space.
Building on the success of the first edition, to strengthen relations between the institutions across the Channel, this year the programme will be based on a partnership between cultural organisations in a UK nation and a French region. Artists based in the UK will apply for a residency in France, and vice versa.
Participating organisations include CAPC in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine with Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge, England; Frac Bretagne in Rennes, Brittany with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales; Frac Grand Large in Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France with Flax Art Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Villa Arson in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur with Cove Park in Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
Paul Burns, Interim Director of Arts at Creative Scotland commented: “The development of art and culture thrives on international collaboration and exchange. Magnetic Artists Residency programme has been designed to foster artistic development through exchange and to enhance sustainable cooperation between the UK and French visual arts scenes in the longer term.
“As supporters of the programme we’re excited to see how artists are inspired by the opportunity to explore creative, societal and environmental issues in new international contexts.”
Magnetic is supported by Arts Council England, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Arts Council Wales/Wales Arts International, British Council, Creative Scotland, French Ministry of Culture, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Institut français du Royaume-Uni, and the Institut français.
Applications are open until August 29, 2023.
Candidates must submit a CV and a proposal outlining their motivations and intentions in relation to the concerned venue and its context. All applications must be submitted via the Fluxus Art Projects website, where additional information regarding the programme and the eight institutions can be found. The Magnetic 2 laureate artists will be announced mid-October 2023. Residencies will start in Autumn 2023.
Magnetic is produced under the umbrella of Fluxus Arts Projects, a charity founded and run by the Institut and supported by French and UK public partners and private donors. Over the past thirteen years, Fluxus Art Projects has become a marker of notoriety for artists and venues, supporting exhibitions and curatorial research both in France and in the United Kingdom. To find out more please visit: Fluxus (fluxusartprojects.com).
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