Category: Collaboration
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NAARCA presents at Northern Ireland Science Festival
In February 2026, NAARCA participated in the Northern Ireland Science Festival as part of the Future Island-Island programme of events on Rathlin Island. Representing the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA), Cove Park’s Curator of Engagement Emma Henderson and Senior Producer Alex Marrs slow travelled to Rathlin Island where they presented a…
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Announcing NAARCA x Future Island-Island
We are excited to announce NAARCA’s role in the ongoing development of Future Island-Island, an AHRC-funded project led by Professor Justin Magee at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University and Dr Clare Mulhollan, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queens University Belfast. This initiative brings together community members, academics, and practitioners to co-create design-led research…
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Emma Henderson Joins Artica Svalbard through NAARCA Staff Exchange Programme
In November 2025, Artica Svalbard hosted Emma Henderson, an artist, producer, and arts educator based in the west of Scotland, as part of the NAARCA staff exchange programme. She joins Artica from Cove Park, where she is Curator of Engagement. Henderson’s practice spans printmaking, textiles, and environmental learning, with a focus on natural inks made through…
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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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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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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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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…
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NAARCA presents at meeting of the Finnish Artist Residency Network (FAIRE)
On Friday the 31st of May, in collaboration with the Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation, Saari hosted a meeting of the Finnish Artist Residency Network (FAIRE). It was attended by approximately 60 residency operators from across the country as well as representatives of the Swedish residency network SWAN and the Estonian LOORE residency network. During the…
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NAARCA launches Online Exhibition of Commissioned Artists
Rikke Luther’s and Nikhil Vettukattil’s art projects are part of NAARCA’s commissions to develop new knowledge and practices related to climate action in the Nordic-Scottish region. In line with these aims, Rikke Luther’s film explores the new mud landscapes and their social, political and bio-chemical impacts on human and marine life. Nikhil Vettukattil, on the…