We’re just about to hit the last month for both the CCA Creative Lab and the CALQ residency call for submissions. If you haven’t yet applied, do take a look and get cracking with your proposals…

The Creative Lab residencies offer a great opportunity for artists to explore new ideas in a supportive environment. If you’re currently working in live art, contemporary performance, new theatre, time-based media or interdisciplinary arts, we’d love to see your proposal. More details about CCA Creative Lab.

Previous Creative Lab participant, Anthony Schrag

Likewise, the CALQ residency is a fantastic scheme between CCA and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres in Quebec (CALQ), to provide an exchange residency, sending one Scottish artist to Quebec and bringing one artist from Quebec to Scotland to carry out a residency at the CCA. If you’re working in contemporary music (instrumental, electroacoustic and electronic music), sound installation, audio art and / or media arts using new technologies, this could be a great opportunity for you. More details for the CALQ residency.

Current CALQ artist in residence at CCA, Martine H Crispo

Well, we’re busy gearing up for the opening of our new exhibition, Open Field, which opens tonight to a special VIP list (or those lucky enough to stumble upon us!) Open to the public from tomorrow morning (11am) until Saturday 17th January, the exhibition features new work by 15 Scottish based artists created during the Caravan residencies at Balfron, Loch Lomond.

A whole selection of events will run alongside the exhibition, including performances on a Horse Box Orchestra, film screenings and radio plays, together with live improvisesd soundtracks to new animation. For full details of the exhibition and events, check out the Open Field page Hope to see you at some point during the exhibition…

Open Field - new work by 15 Scottish based artists