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'between a whisper and a cry', Alberta Whittle, 2026, IMMA installation, image credit: Mark Stedman

SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 26-27: Artist Announcement

Following an open call earlier this year, SSW and Counterflows Festival are delighted to announce the selection of the following artists for the SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 2026/27: Alberta WhittleMarie-Claire LaceyMaud HewlingsRosie Priest These four 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 Alicia Matthews and Shiori Usui, as well as Sam Trotman from SSW and Alasdair Campbell […]

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News 11:31 am , October 6, 2026 Comments Off on SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 26-27: Artist Announcement
Caregivers Residency artists Olive, Shiori, Alicia and Belladonna, image credit: SSW

Caregivers Residency Blog: Olive Jones

Olive Jones, one of the five 2025 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists, reflects on her time here at SSW in April and May 2026. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. Words below by Olive Jones, images by Olive Jones and SSW. – It feels difficult to make my experience of SSW into something linear. Looking back at my time on residency, there was […]

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Artists / News / Residencies / Residency / Residency 10:59 am , October 6, 2026 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Olive Jones
Katie Schwab in the SSW Ceramics Studio, image credit: SSW

Caregivers Residency Blog: Katie Schwab

Katie Schwab, one of the five 2025 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists, reflects on her time here at SSW in February, April and May. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. Words and images below by Katie Schwab. Final image by Mike Bolam. — My caregiving experience has been characterised by family illness, birth and death in close succession. This residency opened up a […]

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Artists / News / Residencies / Residency / Residency 5:33 pm , August 28, 2026 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Katie Schwab
Shiori Usui in the SSW Ceramics Studio, image credit: SSW

Caregivers Residency Blog: Shiori Usui

Shiori Usui, one of the five 2025 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists, reflects on her time here at SSW in April and May. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. Words, images and video below by Shiori Usui. — Wow, what intense but magnificent days they were. Thinking back to the days I spent on the Caregiver’s Residency at Counterflows Festival and SSW, these […]

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Artists / News / Residencies / Residency / Residency 5:19 pm , July 31, 2026 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Shiori Usui
Belladonna sgraffitoing onto a ceramic work, image credit: SSW

Caregivers Residency Blog: Belladonna Paloma

Belladonna Paloma, one of the five 2025 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists, reflects on her time here at SSW in April and May. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. Words and images below by Belladonna Paloma. — The tension between play and production was a big theme for me at SSW. As a carer for my partner I try to squirrel away time […]

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Artists / News / Residencies / Residency / Residency 12:03 pm , May 29, 2026 Comments Off on Caregivers Residency Blog: Belladonna Paloma

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

The deadline for applications has now passed. 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 […]

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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