Creative Residencies for Carers

This residency programme supports individuals who have established creative careers but are unable to fully maintain or develop their practices due to their roles as unpaid carers for adults.

Closing date: 8 May 2026

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The call for applications for Creative Residencies for Carers in 2026 is live! This programme builds upon a successful pilot devised and delivered by Cove Park in 2024.

The aim of this expanded programme is to support individuals who have established creative careers – working in all art forms and specialisms – but are unable to fully maintain or develop their practices due to their roles as unpaid carers for adults. Five residency places are available and the residencies will take place at Cove Park from Monday 26 October to Monday 2 November 2026.

The pilot in 2024 demonstrated the acute need across Scotland for funded opportunities of this kind, offering valuable and supported time for artists working as unpaid carers to reconnect with and develop their creative work, but also to meet others sharing the same experiences. In addition to valuable self-directed time to focus upon their own work, we will facilitate group activities to bring the artists together for discussion, reflection, and recuperation.

For further information, please contact alex@covepark.org (Alex Marrs), or visit https://covepark.org/creative-residencies-for-carers/

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