La Escocesa

La Escocesa (officially Centre de Creació La Escocesa) is a municipal facility for artists resident in Barcelona, located in the former La Escocesa industrial complex in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona, Spain. Since 2008 it has housed artist workshops and studios, and it currently forms part of the Fàbriques de Creació de Barcelona (Barcelona Creation Factories) network, a group of city-owned spaces dedicated to artistic production and research. The centre occupies a converted industrial building at Pere IV, 345, in the 08020 district of Barcelona. Its programme is built around residencies, open studios, public activities and exhibitions. According to the Catalan Wikipedia entry, the space contains artist workshops, studios, equipment and materials; in 2017 it had 21 workshops. The second floor holds a multipurpose space with computers and the high nave (nau alta) with 12 spaces, while the Espai M hosts exhibitions of emerging art. La Escocesa's history as a managed creation centre begins in 2008, when the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona) transferred management of the space to EMA Associació d'Idees, an association formed by artists from various disciplines. The association creates open calls (convocatòries) to host artists and organises cultural events. Over the years the centre has hosted a long list of resident artists, including Alberto Peral, Carlos Ótica, David Franklin, Diego Mallo Ferrer, Emil Naula, Hugo Orlandini, Joan-Marc Llapispanc, Juan Francisco Segura Martinez, Labuenaylamala, Marco Noris, Mike Swaney, Mina Hamada, Paul Daly, Ricard Casabayó Carbonell, Rina Ota, Stefanie Herr, Tamara Zaitseva, Xavier Vilagut Ibáñez and Zosen, among others. In 2013 resident artists paid 100 euros per month, which represented 60% of the centre's budget. In September 2019 La Escocesa celebrated its twentieth anniversary. Having evolved primarily into a centre for artistic research and experimentation, it opens its doors weekly with various public activities that bring diverse audiences closer to the research processes taking place there. The official website lists upcoming and past activities such as a laboratory on non-oppression for artistic and research practices and 'acts of gathering', and it also notes a vacancy for a management position (vacant de gerència). As a municipal equipment, La Escocesa is publicly owned by the Ajuntament de Barcelona and managed by EMA Associació d'Idees. It is not a commercial company and does not trade on any stock exchange; it operates as a public cultural service within the city's creation-factory network.

La Escocesa is a municipal creation centre located in the former La Escocesa industrial complex in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona. The Catalan Wikipedia entry states that since 2008 it has housed artist workshops and that it currently forms part of the Fàbriques de Creació de Barcelona network. The modern institutional history begins in 2008, when the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona) transferred management of the space to EMA Associació d'Idees, an association formed by artists from various disciplines. The association created open calls (convocatòries) to host artists and organised cultural events there. This model — a publicly owned building run by an artist-led association — shaped the centre's identity as a production and residency space rather than a conventional museum or gallery. Over the years, La Escocesa has hosted a broad roster of resident artists. The Catalan Wikipedia entry lists Alberto Peral, Carlos Ótica, David Franklin, Diego Mallo Ferrer, Emil Naula, Hugo Orlandini, Joan-Marc Llapispanc, Juan Francisco Segura Martinez, Labuenaylamala, Marco Noris, Mike Swaney, Mina Hamada, Paul Daly, Ricard Casabayó Carbonell, Rina Ota, Stefanie Herr, Tamara Zaitseva, Xavier Vilagut Ibáñez and Zosen, among others. In 2013, resident artists paid 100 euros per month, which represented 60% of the centre's budget — an indication of how directly the residency fees contributed to sustaining the space. In September 2019, La Escocesa celebrated its twentieth anniversary. By then it had become primarily a centre for artistic research and experimentation, opening its doors weekly with various public activities that bring diverse audiences closer to the research processes carried out there. The physical infrastructure described in the Catalan Wikipedia entry includes artist workshops, studios, equipment and materials; in 2017 the centre had 21 workshops. The second floor contains a multipurpose space with computers and the high nave (nau alta) with 12 spaces, and the Espai M hosts exhibitions of emerging art. The official website at laescocesa.org lists the address as Pere IV, 345, 08020 Barcelona, and advertises activities such as a laboratory on non-oppression for artistic and research practices and 'acts of gathering', alongside a notice of a vacancy for a management position (vacant de gerència). As a municipal equipment, the centre remains publicly owned by the Ajuntament de Barcelona and managed by EMA Associació d'Idees, and it continues to operate as part of the city's Fàbriques de Creació network.

• 2019

  In September, La Escocesa celebrates its twentieth anniversary.

• 2017

  The centre has 21 workshops, according to the Catalan Wikipedia entry.

• 2013

  Resident artists pay 100 euros per month, representing 60% of the centre's budget.

• 2008

  Barcelona City Council transfers management of the space to EMA Associació d'Idees; the centre begins housing artist workshops.

A municipal, publicly owned centre for artistic research, experimentation and production in Barcelona, operating within the city's Fàbriques de Creació network and offering residencies, workshops and public programming.

• Artist residencies

• Workshops and studios (21 workshops as of 2017)

• Espai M emerging art exhibitions

• Multipurpose space and high nave (nau alta) with 12 spaces

• Public activities and open calls (convocatòries)

1. 1La Escocesa official websitelaescocesa.org
2. 2La Escocesa on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Centre de Creació La Escocesa — Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org