Finnish Cultural Foundation and Frame launch joint study trips

Frame Contemporary Art Finland and the Finnish Cultural Foundation will start organising joint study trips for Finnish and Finland-based contemporary art professionals.

The study trips aim to familiarize participants with the art scene in the destination countries, visit international contemporary art events, build networks, and identify potential partners. They are targeted at contemporary art professionals, such as curators or other professionals in art museums, art organisations, or the independent art scene.

The first study trip will take place in September 2025 to the 36th São Paulo Biennial and Rio de Janeiro. Participants will be selected through an open call, which will run until the end of February 2025. For more information on the call, please visit Frame’s website.

The São Paulo Biennial is the largest contemporary art exhibition in Latin America. The purpose of the trip is to enable participation in the opening week of the Biennale and to build networks with international contemporary art practitioners. In addition to the Biennial, the trip will include visits to local arts organisations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

“The study trips allow Finnish professionals to get to know key contemporary art events and artists. Being present in the international art scene is important not only to follow contemporary art phenomena and debates but also to meet new colleagues and artists. Travel can thus provide both inspiration and new opportunities for collaboration. The destinations are chosen carefully: we want to support the building of long-term networks and also take into account other current projects in the destination countries,” says Johanna Ruohonen, Senior Advisor at the Finnish Cultural Foundation.

In the future, the aim is to organise study trips every two years.