Call for applications for the Interweaving Threads Residency, a new programme for textile artists, designers, and makers based in Scotland and Norway.
Closing date: 5 Jan 2026
The programme will support one artist/designer/maker based in Scotland and one based in Norway. Both artists/designers/makers will be awarded residencies at MUHO in Norway in April 2026 and at Cove Park in May 2026, in addition to the opportunity for supported research including access to national and regional archive and dress collections in Norway and Scotland, plus support required for the development of new work.
The year-long project Interweaving: Scotland and Norway through Dress launched in October this year with a special two-day event in Edinburgh addressing the similarities and differences between traditional Norwegian and Scottish dress and textiles. The project partners are The Norwegian Institute of Bunad and Folk Costume, Arts & Culture Norway, MUHO, National Museum of Scotland, Cove Park, art historian Dr.Kitty Corbet Milward, and curator and anthropologist Maja Musum.
More information is available here. The deadline for applications is 5 January 2026.
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