Morven and the wood kiln, image credit: SSWBelow 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 […]
Plasma cutting in the SSW metal workshop, image credit: SSW SSW is part of Scotland’s Workshops, a network of 10 visual arts production facilities across the country and together we’re excited to share the Scotland’s Workshops Award. This award provides a Scotland based, emerging artist* with time, support and financial means to experiment and gain new skills through spending time at 2 of the 10 visual art production facilities across Scotland that make up Scotland’s Workshops. The selected artist will receive a bursary of: £2500 artists bursary£1500 production bursary to cover tuition, […]
Image credit: Juliana CapesBelow 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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