Deadline for applications 19 September
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We are excited to announce that the call for applications from recent graduates of Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of the Fine Arts to the Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures programme is live! This four-month residency is offered jointly by Cove Park and Scottish Sculpture Workshop and is part of the Academy’s Incubators in Fine Arts project, supported by Saastamoinen Foundation.
The residency program Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures focuses on making practices in a time of climate breakdown. The program invites applications from those who are already exploring ecologies of making and from those who wish to (re)focus or build relationships with the more-than-human in our warming world. The aim is to support artists to research and develop ecological methods and contexts for their artistic practice.
MFA or DFA alumni of the Academy of Fine Arts who work with sculptural methods or material processes can apply for the programme. Applications are welcome from graduates at any stage in their career. The residency is divided into two separate yet interconnected periods to allow for two distinct areas of development; the first two-month residency will take place at Cove Park in Argyll and Bute, and the second two-month residency at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Aberdeenshire. The artist can choose to realize the residency in either one consecutive period (June-September) or in two parts (May-June + August-September) in 2025.
The selected artist will first live and work at Cove Park. Cove Park is located in rural Argyll on the west coast of Scotland, one hour north of Glasgow. The residency provides private self-catering accommodation, private studios, and a range of communal facilities, including workspace and a library.
The second half of the residency will take place at here at Scottish Sculpture Workshop in the rural village of Lumsden in north-east Scotland. SSW offers shared access to workshop facilities in metal (forge and fabrication), stone (hand carving) and ceramics supported by expert technicians. Self-catering accommodation and flexible workspace in SSW’s open plan shared studio is also included in the residency.
Support available
Alumni of the Academy of Fine Arts who have completed a master’s or doctoral degree from the current Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki or an equivalent degree from its predecessor institutions can apply for the residency.
Funding from the Saastamoinen Foundation covers the artist’s fee, travel, materials and residency cost in both organisations for a total of four months. An additional access budget is offered to support artists with access support needs or caregiving responsibilities to participate in the residency.
Further information & how to apply
For further information about the eligibility criteria, funding available and how to apply, visit the Uni Arts info page
