A MARSEILLE-BASED artist has been awarded a Cove Park residency as part of the Magnetic Residencies programme.

Violaine Barrois will take part in Magnetic, a network of 10 residencies in France and the United Kingdom.

The programme is based on a tandem partnership between a French region and a UK nation. This year, Cove Park is partnered with Villa Arson in Nice.

A Cove Park spokesperson said: "We are also very pleased that former resident and Cove Park Associate Emilia Beatriz is the artist selected for the Magnetic Residency at Villa Arson.

Violaine BarrosViolaine Barros (Image: Violaine Barros/Cove Park) "We look forward to welcoming Violaine to Cove Park later this month for an eight-week residency."

Launched in 2022 under the umbrella of Fluxus Arts Projects, Magnetic is a a unique collaboration conceived by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni and the four UK arts funding agencies.