The Finnish Cultural Foundation awards grants for international artists’ residency programmes each year. Some of the 2023 programmes still present changes in response to the COVID-19 situation.
Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period.
Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period.
The following residencies are offered by the Finnish Cultural Foundation:
Call open for 2023:
- Fabrikken, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 months for visual artists
- Filba, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3 months for writers
- NART, Narva, Estonia, 3 months for visual artists (individual artists or work pairs)
- SeMa Nanji, Seoul, South Korea, 3 months for visual artists
- Tokyo Arts and Space Residency, Japan, 3 months for visual artists (individual artists or work pairs)
- Triangle, New York, United States, 3 months for visual artists
Exceptionally, the call will not be carried out for 2023 for the following:
- AIT, Tokyo, Japan, 3 months for visual artists (call will not be carried out for 2023)
- Artspace, Sydney, Australia, 3 months for visual artists (individual artists or work pairs) (call will not be carried out for 2023)
Click on the name of the residency for further details. More information can also be found in feedback from some of the Cultural Foundation’s alumni. Information on residencies that were previously part of the Finnish Cultural Foundation's Residency Programme can be found here.
Grant Decisions
Residency grants can be applied for during the August round of applications. Applications should be submitted using the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Online Application Service. Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period. The grant decisions are released by January 5th, at the latest.
Further information about Residency Grants:
Johanna
Ruohonen
Senior Advisor, Museum Director, Kirpilä Art Collection
