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Group Residency artists in the ceramics workshop with SSW technician Amy Benzie

2025 Group Residency 1: In Pictures

It was fantastic to welcome artists Alaya Ang (Scotland), Holly Bobisuthi (USA), Jonny Walker (Scotland) and Kishita Nayyar (England) to SSW in May, to take part in the first Group Residency of 2025.  The Group Residency artists were also joined by RSA Residencies for Scotland artist Jodi de Bigre and Open Access Residency artists Marianne Mulvey and Dinda Fass. Over the course of their month-long residency, the group had inductions and support in ceramics, metalwork, blacksmithing and stonework. Alongside developing […]

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News 4:16 pm , August 7, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 Group Residency 1: In Pictures
Work in progress, image credit: Eva Sajovic

Residency Blog: Eva Sajovic

Below artist Eva Sajovic reflects on her two week Open Access (O/A) Residency at SSW. O/A Residencies are available throughout the year, for artists, makers or individuals wishing to develop a project, fabricate work or spend time with their practice. Words and Images by Eva Sajovic — My two-week residency at Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW), supported by a Developing Your Creative Practive (DYCP) grant from Arts Council England, offered a welcome shift from the urgency of London into a slower, […]

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News 3:55 pm , June 27, 2025 Comments Off on Residency Blog: Eva Sajovic
Morven and the wood kiln, image credit: SSW

Caregivers Residency Blog: Morven Mulgrew

Below Morven Mulgrew, one of the 2024 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists reflects on her time here. This residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. The 2025 call out will be launching soon. Words by Morven Mulgrew, images by Morven Mulgrew and SSW — PART ONE:  MY CANDIDACY FOR SUITABILITY FOR THE DESIGNATED ROLE OF CARE-GIVER The application for the residency said I wanted to explore the politics of […]

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News 3:46 pm , June 27, 2025 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Morven Mulgrew
Image credit: Juliana Capes

Caregivers Residency Blog: Juliana Capes

Below Juliana Capes, one of the 2024 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists reflects on her time here. This residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. Words and Images by Juliana Capes — In early 2025, I took part in the Caregivers Residency at Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW)—a programme designed to support artists with caring responsibilities. Set in the rural village of Lumsden, surrounded by the foothills of Aberdeenshire, SSW […]

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News 5:16 pm , May 29, 2025 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Juliana Capes