Finland | Residency for Hong Kong artists

Credit: Sirja Moberg/Frame Contemporary Art Finland

Hong Kong’s Art Promotion Office (APO) and Finland’s Helsinki International Artist Programme (HIAP) are calling for applications from Hong Kong visual artists for a three-month residency in Suomenlinna, a cluster of islands situated off the coast of Helsinki, Finland.

Applicants are welcome to submit creative proposals in visual art or cross-disciplinary media. One participant will be selected to undertake the residency programme, tentatively scheduled from 15 April to 15 July 2023.

Eligibility

Hong Kong resident
Individuals
Capacity to communicate in English

Support provided

A commissioning fee of not more than 105,000 HKD (final amount will be decided based on the production budget). The fee covers direct production cost including: artist’s fee (20,000 HKD), airfare, artwork production costs, material costs, installation and dismantling fees, costs of transporting the artworks and work-in-progress materials back to Hong Kong, and insurance, etc.
Residence studio and apartment space, material and technical assistance, local living allowance (1,300 EUR per month for a maximum of three months).

The commissioned participant shall bear all other expenses incurred due to the trip.

Application guidelines

Deadline: 18 September 2022

Image: Sirja Moberg/Frame Contemporary Art Finland