A Cove artists centre has partnered with a French facility to offer creatives the chance to develop their work in a new country.

Cove Park and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur have teamed up as part of the Magnetic cultural exchange programme that will see UK artists travel to France and French artists travel to the UK.

Through the scheme, artists will be able to undertake a two-month-long residency unique to them where they will have access to mentoring and use of the centre’s facilities as well as the opportunity to network.

Each month creatives will receive a monthly allowance of 2,500€ / £2,100 will be provided with accommodation and access to a workspace.

Applications have now opened for the initiative and will close on Tuesday, August 29.

Interim director of arts at Creative Scotland, Paul Burns, said: “The development of art and culture thrives on international collaboration and exchange.

“Magnetic Artists Residency programme has been designed to foster artistic development through exchange and to enhance sustainable cooperation between the UK and French visual arts scenes in the longer term. “As supporters of the programme we’re excited to see how artists are inspired by the opportunity to explore creative, societal and environmental issues in new international contexts.”

Applicants must submit a CV and proposal detailing their motivations and intentions for participating in the program and working in the associated venue.

Successful candidates will be announced in mid-October with residencies starting in autumn of this year.

The programme launched last year and aims to strengthen relations between the art scenes and institutions in the UK and France This year, each UK institution has been directly paired with a French centre.

Participating organisations include CAPC in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine with Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge, England; Frac Bretagne in Rennes, Brittany with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales; Frac Grand Large in Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France with Flax Art Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Villa Arson in Nice, as well as Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur with Cove Park.

Fluxus Arts Projects - which created the programme - is a charity that was founded by the Institut and it is supported by French and UK public partners and private donors.

The initiative is supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland, fellow UK Arts Councils and agencies, and their French counterparts.

To apply, visit: www.fluxusartprojects.com/apply.