Author: covepark
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Residencies as Climate Actors: NAARCA interview with .ART
.ART’s Head of Partnerships, Daria Kravchuk, spoke with Alex Marrs (Senior Producer, Cove Park), on how artist residencies like NAARCA approach climate action through international collaboration. In the interview, Alex reflects on the alliance’s collaborative methodologies, the challenges of embedding sustainability within institutional structures, and the evolving role of residencies as both cultural and ecological…
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Upcoming Exhibition: NAARCA Commissioned Artist Rikke Luther at Art Hub Copenhagen
Founding NAARCA Member, Art Hub Copenhagen, will present the postdoctoral exhibition Dust & Flow – Mud in the Earth System by Rikke Luther, from 2 May – 16 August 2025 at Room Room. Taking its point of departure in the film work Dust & Flow: Muds, Movement, Time, Scale, the exhibition brings together recent scientific…
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NAARCA Residencies 2025
Our call for applications is now live! In 2025, we will facilitate two funded residency exchanges taking place between June 2025 and December 2025. The NAARCA resident(s) will receive a fee, materials/equipment allowance, and a travel stipend. This programme builds upon the research, commissions, and institutional projects NAARCA has launched since 2021 which focus upon…
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NAARCA funding announcement
We are delighted to share that the Nordic Culture Fund has awarded NAARCA a two-year grant for the continuation of the international network. Co-devised by Cove Park (Scotland) and Saari Residence (Finland) in 2021, the Alliance aims to build a long-term bridge between Scotland and the Nordic countries around the most pressing global issue of…
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Cove Park announces new Renewable Energy Programme
NAARCA’s Scottish partner, Cove Park, is pleased to announce that the first phase of their new Renewable Energy Programme will begin in January 2025. Earlier this year, Cove Park was awarded funds from Local Energy Scotland / Scottish Government’s Community & Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) and The Foyle Foundation to make possible the installation of…
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NAARCA at Edinburgh Art Festival
In August, Cove Park (Scotland) was invited by Colombian cultural foundation Más Arte Más Acción (MAMA) to represent NAARCA at Around A Tree, an exhibition included in the Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) programme. Curator of Engagement Emma Henderson and Programmes & Communications Producer Alex Marrs joined colleagues from EAF, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and MAMA for a…
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Artica Svalbard recognised among Artnet’s Top 35 Artist Residencies worldwide
We are thrilled to share that NAARCA’s Norwegian partner, Artica Svalbard, has been featured in Artnet’s prestigious selection of the top 35 artist residencies globally. This recognition highlights their programme’s commitment to fostering creative exploration and critical conversations around climate change, geopolitics, and migration within the unique environment of the Arctic. Based in Longyearbyen, Artica…
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Commissioned artist Nikhil Vettukattil in residence at Cove Park
As part of the NAARCA residency exchange programme, commissioned artist Nikhil Vettukattil was in residence at Cove Park for four weeks following residencies at Narsaq International Research Station and Artica Svalbard. While at Cove Park, Nikhil continued developing ‘Cantina‘ – a new body of work that explores what a healthy, affordable and climate-friendly diet in…
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Skaftfell launches Open Call: Funded Residency for Nordic & Baltic Artists
NAARCA’s Icelandic partner, Skaftfell Arts Center located in Seyðisfjörður, is now accepting applications for a funded residency from Nordic and Baltic artists. Who can apply: Individual artists and 2-person artist collectives living in the Nordic or Baltic countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the Faroe Islands Greenland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden). Artists must have a permanent address…
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Saari Residence welcomed NAARCA for 2024 Saari Well
Saari Residence, NAARCA’s Finnish partner, hosted members of the network for a week-long symposium involving internal programme evaluation, planning, and a presentation of the Alliance’s activities to the Finnish Artist Residency Network (FAIRE) and the Nordic-Baltic Residency Forum. “The NAARCA network meeting with other residency networks highlighted the importance of sharing, learning and supporting each…