Join us as Guest Artist at Ateljé Stundars in Solf, Korsholm (Finland) in 2023!

Our Residency Program is open for professional artists who seek a unique opportunity to combine their artistic work with outreaching activities, in a beautiful rural environment.

Ateljé Stundars, run by KulturÖsterbotten, operates in conjunction and close co-operation with an open-air museum and centre of culture and art, the Stundars Museum, in the village of Solf in Korsholm, Finland. We offer our Guest Artists a peaceful rural environment with an excellent chance to concentrate on the creative process.

Our location and the facilites we offer are excellent especially for visual artists, painters, photographers and other artists who seek a peaceful place to concentrate on their work. Many of our artists have found great inspiration in the Stundars environment and in the surrounding nature.

We provide our artists with a studio and an apartment, both rent-free. The studio, right in the heart of the Stundars Museum area, is an excellent place to work for instance for visual artists. The two-bedroom apartment just a stone’s throw away from the studio is fully furnished and equipped. There is only one Guest Artist staying with us at a time.

A residency at Ateljé Stundars is free of charge. Our artists are paid a grant of 11 Euros a day to cover expenses for artist’s supplies and materials.

For comprehensive information about our program, please visit our web site: www.kulturosterbotten.fi/atelje-stundars.

Duration of residency

4 months:

• January – April, or
• May – August, or
• September – December.

Accommodation

Two-bedroom apartment (rent-free), completely furnished and equipped:
The Guest Artist’s apartment is situated in a terrace house some 200 metres from the studio. It consists of two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom / toilet.
The apartment is quite spacious (75 m²) with big windows in the living room (and kitchen) facing south. Many of our Guest Artists have used the living room as a home studio. The windows in the two bedrooms face north.

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

Our location and the facilites we offer are excellent especially for visual artists, painters, photographers and other artists who seek a peaceful place to concentrate on their work. Many of our artists have found great inspiration in the Stundars environment and in the surrounding nature.
Our Guest Artists are expected to bring their own equipment. No special assistance is available.

Studio / Workspace

We offer our Guest Artists a private studio, rent-free. The studio is housed right at the heart of the Stundars Museum area, in the attic of a beautiful traditional wooden house. Please note: The stairs leading up to the attic are quite steep. The studio, therefore, is not handicap friendly.
The studio has a large window facing north. On a bright summer day, the natural light coming through the window is quite sufficient, but most days artificial light is needed. The studio therefore has strong electrical light.

Fees and support

No fees are charged at Ateljé Stundars. Our Guest Artists are, however, expected to pay for travel and food themselves. We also expect our artists to carry sufficient health insurance.
We pay our Guest Artists a grant of 11 Euros per day to cover the expenses for artist’s supplies and materials.

Expectations towards the artist

We expect our artists to join us with a solid work plan and a strong motivation to fulfill it. We strongly encourage all our artists also to engage in out-reaching activities and arrange artists talks, work shops, open studio events, exhibitions et cetera, both for the artist community in the region and for the general public.
We expect all our Guest Artists to deliver at least one (1) Artist Talk (IRL or digital), either to fellow artists and/or art students or to the general public, during their time at our residence.
We expect our artists to pay all their travel expenses to and from our residence as well as their living expenses while staying with us – the grant of 11 Euros a day is for artist’s supplies and materials only. We also expect our artists to have sufficient health insurance.

Application information

Our Application Form: https://ansokan.kulturosterbotten.fi/index.php/atelje-stundars-application
All applicants are required to submit:• CV (PDF file)• work samples (JPEG files)
Our Guest Artists are selected by our jurors (a committee). All the applicants will be contacted and informed personally.
Application deadline for participation in 2023: May 31st, 2022.

Art residency in Finland

We welcome professional artists and art students of all disciplines and nationalities to submit their applications to the international Haihatus Artist Residency in fall 2022 – spring 2023.
The individual residency periods are one to three months long. The residency includes workspace and accommodation. Workgroups are also welcome to apply!
Haihatus is an inspiring, relaxed, and international working residence. We have hosted artists from all around the globe for over a decade! You can come to the residence by yourself or with a workgroup. Duration of residencies is usually 1-3 full calendar months.
Common and private working spaces offer opportunities for a great variety of art making from conventional visual arts to performing, dramatic arts. The operation and programs of Haihatus are free in nature and artist-oriented. We provide excellent facilities for you to focus on your work: there are six 10-60 m2 studios to work or practise in, room for performing, a dwelling, a sauna, a gallery house, and a house for art events. Residency is situated in the 100 years old Utopia house, performing arts’ studio is in Fantasia house, and the gallery in Haihatus house.
Haihatus is located in the countryside in a rural municipality of Joutsa, in the middle of beautiful Finnish lakeland. It is 200 km from Helsinki and the nearest city Jyväskylä is located 70 km away. Joutsa offers good facilities for outdoor activities, forests, lakes, free-of-charge gym, village cinema, and all the other town’s services and are within a walking or cycling distance.

Duration of residency

1 – 3 months

Accommodation

Private and double rooms are available. Accommodation for larger groups can be organized on a case by case basis. 

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

Haihatus welcomes artists from all disciplines of art. Artists are invited to use the various indoor and outdoor spaces, studios and workshops as they like. We offer artist use of a wide range of tools, including most power tools, audio and visual equipment and a rotation range of basic recycled construction material. Artists are also invited to use the Haihatus collection of found and collected material which are best suited for installation and sculpture. 

Studio / Workspace

Haihatus offers both shared and private studios which consist of a large painting studios, performance based studios, video/writing/editing suites and a separate building offered to musicians including whole bands. 

Fees and support

Single room + studio space / 550€ per monthdouble room + studio space / 900€ per month

Expectations towards the artist

Artist are encouraged to work at their own pace. Towards the end of every month, optional studio visits/presentations can be organized with neighboring residencies. There is also opportunity for artists to organize their own workshops/presentations/exhibitions with the various spaces in Haihatus and within the local community which help and support from Haihatus. 

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The NEXT RESIDENCY IS PLANNED FOR SUMMER 2022 – June 21 to August 21, Ii, Finland (just north of Oulu). This is a collaboration between Dragon Dance Theatre and The Kierikki Stone Age village and Anna-Kaisa Jarvi is the producer for this event.

We will build two full-sized Great Hairy Mammoths that are mobile and operated by puppeteers. The mammoths will be central to the drama about species extinction, which we will create. In our story the mammoths will cooperate with the humans to save both species. The first performances will be given at the Kierrikki, Stone Age Village in Finland. Performances are scheduled for the weekend of August 6-7 and 13-14.
This is an intense, experimental and improvisational theatre lab, plus a plastic arts workshop, where we will make masks, sets and costumes. It will be a fully integrated intense experience, working with other artists from different parts of the world, as well as with local people.
This is a fully integrated, in depth, immersion a working environment, shoulder to shoulder with other artists from around the world, musicians, dancers, actors, puppeteers.
We work together in all aspects of the production, from developping the story to creating the masks, improvising the scenes and inventing the music.

Duration of residency

you can attend from 3 weeks to 2 months, depending on your interests, 
This is a 3 or 8 week project (depending on your interest, whether you want to just to the puppetry production or the theatre production or both). At first, in the mornings, we work mostly on the plastic arts building the armatures and sculpting the forms of the masks with clay. After a few days, we can start to cover the first masks with paper-mache, while other armatures are being built.In the afternoons and early evening, we work on the story itself, studying the characters, defining the conflicts, and improvising the scenes. Everyone participates and enriches the group with their ideas and input. We use a method of socializing the roles as we study the stage, the scenes and the story.

Accommodation

Accommodation is rustic:  Tenting is the main option; there is water, solar showers and facilities available.  
After July 15, there is the possibility to live right at the Kierrikki Stone Age center where there are dormitories.  If you prefer want to rent a room at a nearby facility, contact us and we will try to work with you to arrange a functional alternative.

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

artists interested in sculpture, large puppetry, outdoor performances, 
poets, singers, musicians, dancers, costume making, set design, painters, 
What ever your skills, you are welcome to join and participate.  

Studio / Workspace

This is an outdoor production, open air workshop and performance area

Fees and support

The registration fee is 250 euros . This is non-refundable. Once you register, your place is reserved. Also, once you register, we can write an invitation letter which you can use to look for funding.
The 8 week residency fee is 2500 Euros. This covers your meals, plus workshop fees as well as local transport.

Expectations towards the artist

This is a collective creation and we invite everyone to participate in every aspect of the production.  

Application information

Send us a motivation letter letting us know why you are interested in participating in this project.  

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The Open Call for DESIGN Kuopio Residency Programme 2022 is open!

The DESIGN Kuopio Residency provides designers time and space to focus on their production or research and pedagogical experience through teaching workshops at Kuopio Academy of Design.

The Residency Program is connected to Kuopio Academy of Design’s basic studies curriculum, themed around the history of Finnish design from the Stone Age to the Future. The 2022 semester is dedicated to Finnish Postmodernism and its extravagant vibes in design. The Designer in residence is expected to give a workshop for our basic studies groups in Children’s, Teens’, Adults’ and online Design Academies according to the project proposal which should be suitable for the fall 2022 theme.

The DESIGN Kuopio Residency Open Call is open for four different designers/artists. We are looking for a designer who specializes in

FASHION/clothing design from August 29 – September 4
FURNITURE/chairs from September 26 – October 2
ADVERTISEMENT/stop-motion animation from October 24 – 30
KINETIC SCULPTURE/mobiles from November 14 – 20

The designer in residence is expected to give workshops from Monday to Thursday for a one week period of time as follows:
• Children’s Design Academy for 7–9 year olds on Monday at 5–7.30 pm
• Online Design Academy on Tuesday at 10–12.30 am
• Children’s Design Academy for 10–12 year olds on Tuesday at 5–7.30 pm
• Adults’ Design Academy on Wednesday at 5–8 pm
• Teen’s Design Academy on Thursday at 4.30–7 pm

The DESIGN Kuopio Residency apartment is located in a contemporary apartment building next to the Kuopio Academy of Design. It is suitable also for a designer couple or two designers, if you want to apply as a team. Even a family residency is possible. The selected designer is in charge of his/her own traveling, working and living expenses during the residency period. Hourly based wages are paid for lectures, workshops and feedback studios. The residency apartment fee is 240 €/week, 660 €/month, including a shared studio space in the Kuopio Academy of Design’s beautiful, historic office building.

Kuopio is a pleasant and peaceful city situated in Eastern Finland, surrounded by an exceptional scenery of forests and lakes, sure to inspire you in your work!

Duration of residency

1–4 weeks period

Accommodation

The DESIGN Kuopio Residency apartment is located on the 1st floor in the neighborhood of Academy of Design. The size of the residency apartment is 41 squares and it comprises a living quarters (small bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, balcony). The apartment is suitable also for a designer couple or two designers, if you want to apply as a group. Even a family residency is possible. Residency apartment fee is 240 €/week, 660 €/month, including shared studio in the Academy of Design.

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

Workshop structure is based on the basic studies curriculum. We offer equipment for workshops. Our teachers are helping the Residency Designer in workshops, PR and local contacts. We offer an open workspace.

Studio / Workspace

Shared studio and open workspace in Kuopio Academy of Design’s beautiful office building nearby forests and lakes.

Fees and support

Residency apartment fee is 240 €/week, 660 €/month, including shared studio in the Academy of Design. Selected designer pays costs of his/hers traveling and working as well as living expenses during residency period. We pay the designer hourly based wage about lectures, workshops and feedback studios 30 €/hour which is agreed with a designer separately. 

Expectations towards the artist

Holding workshops for different groups of Kuopio Academy of Design.

Application information

The application form on our website www.muotoiluakatemia.fi

Art residency Link

Founded in 2019 in Oravisalo, Rääkkylä, North Karelia, Finland. Hakoniemi residency is a peaceful and inspiring working environment, located and inspired by the beautiful lake-side nature of Northern Saimaa archipelago. We would like to offer a residency place for sustainable work plans of different kinds, and an interest to the natural environment. The residence is suitable for artists, musicians, writers, artisans, designers, researchers and architects among others.

For 16 years, the farm of Hakoniemi in Oravisalo was inhabited by painter Jorma Pajarinen. His studio and a barn gallery were located in the yard of the Hakoniemi farm. Hakoniemi with its surroundings is an ideal destination for artistic work. In addition to the lake-side nature, the proximity of the Russian border and the history of the region are strongly present. The nearby Salpapolku offers a chance to get to know Finnish military history and the diverse nature of the Northern Saimaa archipelago. With the recovery of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis), there is a real possibility to spot one these chubby swimmers sun bathing on the cliffs.
For the founders of Hakoniemi Residence Support Association, it is important to revive the culture, music, design and diverse art of Rääkkylä. Through the residence, the support association and artists are able to work in co-operation with the local community and companies.

We want residency artists to experience the same inspiring environment of the Saimaa archipelago that has been provided to us for decades. The lakes, nature, animals, people and everyday life on the inland islands of the Northern Saimaa are the source of inspiration for artistic and creative work.

Please note that there is no permanent staff living in the Hakoniemi house, so the residency is best suited for guests who are used to work and reside in self-directed environments. The location is remote, situated 15km away from the village center with no public transportation.

Duration of residency

1 week – 3 months

Accommodation

The residence offers work space for artists and creators. The 82 square meter house has two bedrooms. Kitchen, living room, indoor sauna, bathroom and toilet facilities are all shared between the residents. The well-equipped kitchen, work space, piano, indoor sauna, bicycles, Kicksled “potkukelkka” (in the winter time) are at the guests’ disposal free of charge. There is also a private beach, lean-to shelter laavu and barbecue facilities for the residents.In the vicinity of the beach, the Quiet House offers a place for tranquility surrounded by birds and a lake. Outdoor sauna is available for an additional charge. There is a dishwasher, microwave, washing machine, television and a fast 30 Mbps internet connection in the residency.

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

We would like to offer a residency place for sustainable work plans of different kinds, and an interest to the natural environment. The residence is suitable for artists, musicians, writers, artisans, designers, researchers and architects among others.

Studio / Workspace

The use of the work space and the barn gallery is split between two residents. It is possible to work either in or outdoors. The old barn building has a 25 square meter heated work space with two work stations. The same building has a 50m2 barn gallery. For an additional fee, the loom can be found at the village house 3 km away.

Fees and support

Start 200 € / week 500 € / month. All prices include pick up from train station, nearest bus stop in Rääkkylä or at Joensuu airport. Weekly trips to the grocery store will be arranged as well.

Expectations towards the artist

No or optional

Application information

Application period: Spring 1.1-31.5 & Autumn 1.9-12.12.Residence is open for applications. Please tell us your requested length and time of stay and attach a portfolio / cv to your application with a work plan for the residency period. Please state if you are interested in using a loom during your stay or any other special wishes you might have.There are two rooms in the residence and a room is assigned per application. However, two people (working pair etc.) can apply for the same room. Please note that second person cannot be added after submitting the application.Please send an open application to residency@hakoniemi.com with subject ‘Application for Residency’.Pets are welcome to Hakoniemi residency if agreed beforehand. Please mention it in your application, if you wish to take your pet with you to the residency period.Please note that the residency period is shared with another applicant, please let us know in your application if you wish to have the applied residency period all by yourself.Families are also welcomed to apply to Hakoniemi.

Art residency Link:

Founded in 2019 in Oravisalo, Rääkkylä, North Karelia, Finland. Hakoniemi art residency is a peaceful and inspiring working environment, located and inspired by the beautiful lake-side nature of Northern Saimaa archipelago. We would like to offer a residency place for sustainable work plans of different kinds, and an interest to the natural environment. The residence is suitable for artists, musicians, writers, artisans, designers, researchers and architects among others.

For 16 years, the farm of Hakoniemi in Oravisalo was inhabited by painter Jorma Pajarinen. His studio and a barn gallery were located in the yard of the Hakoniemi farm. Hakoniemi with its surroundings is an ideal destination for artistic work. In addition to the lake-side nature, the proximity of the Russian border and the history of the region are strongly present. The nearby Salpapolku offers a chance to get to know Finnish military history and the diverse nature of the Northern Saimaa archipelago. With the recovery of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis), there is a real possibility to spot one these chubby swimmers sun bathing on the cliffs.
For the founders of Hakoniemi Residence Support Association, it is important to revive the culture, music, design and diverse art of Rääkkylä. Through the residence, the support association and artists are able to work in co-operation with the local community and companies.

We want residency artists to experience the same inspiring environment of the Saimaa archipelago that has been provided to us for decades. The lakes, nature, animals, people and everyday life on the inland islands of the Northern Saimaa are the source of inspiration for artistic and creative work.

Please note that there is no permanent staff living in the Hakoniemi house, so the residency is best suited for guests who are used to work and reside in self-directed environments. The location is remote, situated 15km away from the village center with no public transportation.

Duration of residency

1 week – 3 months

Accommodation

The residence offers work space for artists and creators. The 82 square meter house has two bedrooms. Kitchen, living room, indoor sauna, bathroom and toilet facilities are all shared between the residents. The well-equipped kitchen, work space, piano, indoor sauna, bicycles, Kicksled “potkukelkka” (in the winter time) are at the guests’ disposal free of charge. There is also a private beach, lean-to shelter laavu and barbecue facilities for the residents.In the vicinity of the beach, the Quiet House offers a place for tranquility surrounded by birds and a lake. Outdoor sauna is available for an additional charge. There is a dishwasher, microwave, washing machine, television and a fast 30 Mbps internet connection in the residency.

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

We would like to offer a residency place for sustainable work plans of different kinds, and an interest to the natural environment. The residence is suitable for artists, musicians, writers, artisans, designers, researchers and architects among others.

Studio / Workspace

The use of the work space and the barn gallery is split between two residents. It is possible to work either in or outdoors. The old barn building has a 25 square meter heated work space with two work stations. The same building has a 50m2 barn gallery. For an additional fee, the loom can be found at the village house 3 km away.

Fees and support

Start 200 € / week 500 € / month. All prices include pick up from train station, nearest bus stop in Rääkkylä or at Joensuu airport. Weekly trips to the grocery store will be arranged as well.

Expectations towards the artist

No or optional

Application information

Application period: Spring 1.1-31.5 & Autumn 1.9-12.12.Residence is open for applications. Please tell us your requested length and time of stay and attach a portfolio / cv to your application with a work plan for the residency period. Please state if you are interested in using a loom during your stay or any other special wishes you might have.There are two rooms in the residence and a room is assigned per application. However, two people (working pair etc.) can apply for the same room. Please note that second person cannot be added after submitting the application.Please send an open application to residency@hakoniemi.com with subject ‘Application for Residency’.Pets are welcome to Hakoniemi residency if agreed beforehand. Please mention it in your application, if you wish to take your pet with you to the residency period.Please note that the residency period is shared with another applicant, please let us know in your application if you wish to have the applied residency period all by yourself.Families are also welcomed to apply to Hakoniemi.

Art residency link

Korpo is an island in the middle of the Turku Archipelago, located in S/W of Finland behind 2 ferries and about 1.45 hours by bus from Turku.

The AARK (Archipelago Art Residency in Korpo) is located right by the sea in a small apartment building from the sixties. It is close to the ferry that operates between the islands Korpo and Nauvo and is easily accessible by public transport. 

In the other shore, you can see Nauvo and the harbour from where M/S Baldur leaves to the islands in the outer archipelago (Nötö, Aspö, Jurmo & Utö). In the summertime, there is also a small shop and restaurant.

The residency is 10 km away from Korpo church village and 13 km from Nagu church village (+ferry). There is a bus stop just outside the residency building.

Brief description of residency program

We are looking for professional contemporary artists/art professionals from all disciplines for whom nature and the surrounding seaside could be an interesting theme to work on. We offer a space to think and time to develop a new idea – or to continue on a work in progress.

Our environment is a unique archipelago. With the National Parks and the Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve, frozen seas, light summer nights, rich birdlife as well as amazing star nights – this place has something to offer around the year: Outer archipelago or the nearby wild forest lake, the seaside is straight outside AARK, passing ships.

AARK can offer a quiet retreat as well as a more social setting depending on the artist’s needs and other art professionals visiting. We organize a weekly informal meeting in the residency. Travel and working plans, questions, dinners and sauna … or just some coffee together.

Our location is by the ferry shore and a small boats dock so there is always some traffic and people around. But at the same time, the house and the archipelago can be very silent during winter months, a perfect environment to focus on your practice.

We encourage a dialog inside AARK, between both national and international quests and a dialog with local people and the environment.

Spaces and 2020 fees

There are 4 studio/apartments at AARK

SEASIDE APARTMENTS

• 72m2 / 2 bedrooms, kitchen, wc/shower, live-work living room.
• Normally 2 artists share one apartment at the same time.
• 490€/ person 1 month

RETRO SINGLE STUDIO

• 56m2
• Ideal for 1 artist who wants more privacy
• 590€/ person 1 month (+160 additional person)

AIRY SINGLE STUDIO

• 56m2
• Ideal for 1 artist who wants more privacy
• 590€/ person 1 month (+160 additional person)

• There is a sauna and laundry room in the same building.

• All windows on the seaside apartments have sea view where you can see the sea route, cargo ships cross year-round. You will see the yellow ferry 24/7.

• There is A 30m2 rough basement studio for whatever use.

• The artist’s families are also welcome! Ask for more info.

Applications

• You can apply for the residency any time.
• We also do open calls 2-3 times a year.
• To apply, prepare your files and send us the following information by filling the formulary bellow:
  • Link to your webpage or low-resolution PDF
  • CV including the year of birth, nationality and home address.
  • Intended time for the residency. Please notice that we normally work in full calendar months with residencies of between 1 to 3 months (exceptionally we can consider residencies of 1 or 2 weeks).
  • Motivation letter about your expectations for the residency.

Quite simple ah! Apply now.

Please be aware that a 150€ confirmation payment shall be paid soon after approval.

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