Artist In Residence Claudia Zeiske

Artist in Residence Claudia Zeiske

Black and white image of lady in victorian dress on a beach, next to a coloured image with a woman in red jacket.

Artist in Residence Claudia Zeiske, Feral and South Ayrshire Council are collaborating on an outdoor arts residency aimed at Scotland based artists interested in developing outdoor or site-specific performance projects responding to landscape. This project is supported through a programme of work delivered by Feral and funded by Creative Scotland.

Residency recipient Claudia Zeiske’s research for this residency centres on Girvan’s pioneering geologist and fossil collector Elizabeth Anderson Gray (1831–1924), whose meticulous fieldwork still underpins scientific understanding of the South Ayrshire coastline. Her extraordinary contributions to Scottish geology were historically under-recognised: much of the credit for her discoveries was attributed to her husband, Robert Gray.

Claudia hopes to shape a performance-led walking project along the UNESCO-recognised Carrick coastline (Dunure–Ballantrae- Girvan), bringing these threads together. Her output will also involve the geology collection of The McKechnie Institute, South Ayrshire Council. The culmination of this residency, titled ‘Many Shades of Gray‘ will be presented in The McKechnie Institute, Girvan, from mid-April, with dates to be announced shortly!

Keep an eye on our socials for how you can get involved in this project taking place across April 2026.

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