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Open Call: SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 2026

2026 is the 6th year of the SSW and Counterflows collaboration, offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers. We are delighted to offer 4 Fully Funded Residencies in 2026, thanks to generous support of the William Grant Foundation and Creative Scotland. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency offers: This residency recognises that the care of others is central to the collective survival of our world yet is deeply undervalued within our society. This is often […]

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Artists / News / Residencies / Residency / Residency 5:57 pm , April 30, 2026 Comments Off on Open Call: SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 2026
Alicia handbuilding in the Ceramics Studio, image credit: SSW

Caregivers Residency Blog: Alicia Matthews

Alicia Matthews, one of the five 2025 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists, reflects on her time here in March and April with a recorded spoken excerpt of writing and images of work made on residency below. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. The 2026 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency Open Call is live from 30 April and the deadline for applications is Friday […]

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Artists / News / Residencies / Residency / Residency 5:17 pm , April 30, 2026 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Alicia Matthews

SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency

Deadline for applications: Friday 12 June 2026, 12 middayApply using this online application form.  2026 is the 6th year of the SSW and Counterflows collaboration, offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers. We are delighted to offer 4 Fully Funded Residencies in 2026, thanks to generous support of the William Grant Foundation and Creative Scotland. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency offers: This residency recognises that the care of others is central to the collective […]

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Residency / Residency Info 5:08 pm , April 30, 2026 Comments Off on SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency
Alicia Matthews, image courtesy of the artist

SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 25-26: Artist Announcement

Following our recent open call, SSW and Counterflows Festival are delighted to be supporting the following artists to undertake the SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency in 2026: Alicia Matthews Belladonna PalomaKatie SchwabOlive Jones Shiori Usui These 5 fully funded residencies are made possible with the generous support of the William Grant Foundation and Creative Scotland. The selection panel included previous SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists Juliana Capes, Keng Keng Tang, Oren Shoesmith & Rabindranath X Bhose, as well as […]

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News 4:48 pm , November 28, 2025 Comments Off on SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 25-26: Artist Announcement
Caregivers Residency artist Morven Mulgrew, image credit: SSW

Open Call: SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency

The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency is 5!  2025 marks the 5th year of the collaboration between SSW and Counterflows Festival offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers. To celebrate this important milestone, and with the generous support of the William Grant Foundation and Creative Scotland, this year we are offering 5 fully funded residencies. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency offers: This residency recognises that the care of others is central to the collective survival […]

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News 5:33 pm , September 11, 2025 Comments Off on Open Call: SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency
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