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Artist-in-Residence and Gallery Process/Exhibition in Stockholm and Helsinki
HELSINKI: January – February 2010
Residency at Photographic Gallery Hippolyte / Union of Artist Photographers
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist-in-Residence Program, Finland
STOCKHOLM: December 2009 – January 2010
Residency at CFF – Centrum för fotografi (Centre for Photography)
Finnish Institute Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Eligibility:
The program is open for professional artists working with photo/video-based art in Finland and Sweden.
All professional artists based in Finland are eligible to apply for the residency in Stockholm.
All professional artists based in Sweden are eligible to apply for the residency in Helsinki.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Friday 30 October 2009 Applications to be handed in by the deadline (postmark not accepted).
1. THE RESIDENCY IN HELSINKI
Photographic Gallery Hippolyte / Union of Artist Photographers: www.hippolyte.fi
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist-in-Residence Program: www.hiap.fi
One residency is available for two months in Helsinki during January-February 2010. During the residency there is an opportunity to work in the Hippolyte Studio in February 2010 (or at another date to be agreed separately), as well as an opportunity to develop a discursive event in collaboration with Hippolyte.
The Hippolyte Studio is a space in conjunction to the main gallery of Photographic Gallery Hippolyte. Hippolyte Studio offers a possibility for artists and visitors alike to study processes situated on the borders of the expressions of photographic art and other expressions of visual art. We want to offer a possibility for experimentation as well as quick reaction. Hippolyte Studio is in connection to the gallery’s office in the room facing the yard. The small space consists of three wall surfaces 210 cm, 460 cm and 220 cm. The office is separated from the space by a bookshelf. For a plan please see: www.hippolyte.fi/studio/pohjakuva.pdf
The residency at HIAP
HIAP is located within the Cable Factory cultural complex in the Ruoholahti district of central Helsinki. HIAP Studios are located on the fourth floor in the Cable Factory. The three studios that make up the residency each occupy approx. 60 m2 and are fully equipped for living and working. Each studio includes a private bathroom, cooking area, sleeping loft, computer and broadband Internet connection. HIAP is the largest international residency center in Finland and the only one operating in the capital. The program is focused primarily on the visual arts and is open to artists from various disciplines. Residencies are also offered for curators, dancers, choreographers, writers and researchers within several special programs. Every year between 15-20 art professionals from around the world are offered a working period of 1-3 months in the program. Studio address: Tallberginkatu 1 C 97, FIN-00180 Helsinki, Finland www.hiap.fi
The residency in Helsinki includes.
- Travel costs to and from the residency
- A grant of 10 000 SEK
- Free accommodation and studio with Internet access
- Opportunity to work/present work in the Hippolyte Studio in February 2010, or at another date to be agreed separately (production costs not included).
- Opportunity to develop discursive event/artist talk/seminar in collaboration with Hippolyte during the residency
- Various other opportunities to create contacts and participate in local activities and/or concentrate on individual work
To apply
All professional artists working with photo/video-based art and based in Sweden are eligible to apply for the residency in Helsinki.
Please submit a freely formulated application in Swedish or English. The application should include:
- contact details, address, e-mail and telephone
- CV
- a description of your artistic practice
- illustration of work (where appropriate)
- plan for residency
- possible proposal for Hippolyte Studio space and/or discursive event during
The application for the residency in Helsinki should be received no later than Friday 30 October 2009 (Deadline day postmark not accepted)
Address:
CFF – Centrum för fotografi
Tjärhovsgatan 44
SE-116 28 Stockholm, Sweden
2. THE RESIDENCY IN STOCKHOLM
CFF – Centrum för fotografi: www.centrumforfotografi.com
The Finnish Institute Gallery www.finlandsinstitutet.se
Malongen www.ateljehusen.se/malongen/index.html
One residency is available for two months in Stockholm during December 2009 – January 2010. During the residency there is an opportunity to develop a discursive event/artist talk/seminar in collaboration with CFF, as well as an exhibition process at The Finnish Institute Gallery in Stockholm 27/1–27/2 2010.
The Finnish Institute Gallery is situated on the entrance floor of the Finnish Institute in central Stockholm. The rectangular gallery space is c. 70 m2 with one window wall. The Finnish Institute covers transportation and insurance costs for work, travel costs, and assistance during the installation work, printing and posting of invitation cards. For more information about the Finnish Institute, please see: www.finlandsinstitutet.se or contact arts producer Aino Kostiainen, e-mail: aino@finlandsinstitutet.se, tel. +46 (0)8 545 212 03.
The residency studio
Malongen is situated in the Söder district, a nice and lively area in the centre of Stockholm. The building, dating from the 1670's, houses several other studios for artists.
The studio flat is roughly 100 m2. It offers an easel, a work table and good lighting. The two-room flat with kitchen and bathroom is fully furnished and equipped with a radio and a TV set and Internet access. When necessary, the artist can be accompanied by a family member.
Studio address: Nordisk Gästateljé, Malongen, Nytorget 15 A, S - 116 41 Stockholm, Sweden
Malongen is owned by the Stockholm Municipality and run by the Swedish Section of the Nordic Art Association www.nkf.se.
The residency includes
- Travel costs to and from the residency
- A grant of 1 000 euro
- Free accommodation and studio with Internet access
- Opportunity to develop discursive event/artist talk/seminar in collaboration with CFF during residency
- Opportunity to develop process/exhibition at the Finnish Institute Gallery, Stockholm 27/1–27/2 2010 (transportation/insurance/travel/invitation cards included)
- Various other opportunities to create contacts and participate in local activities and/or concentrate on individual work
To apply
All professional artists working with photo/video-based art and based in Finland are eligible to apply for the residency in Stockholm.
Please send a freely formulated application in Swedish or English.
The application should include:
- contact details, address, e-mail and telephone
- CV
- a description of your artistic practice
- illustration of work (where appropriate)
- plan for residency
- possible proposal for discursive event at CFF during
- possible proposal for work in the Finnish Institute Gallery
The application for the residency in Stockholm should be received no later than
Friday 30 October 2009 (Deadline day postmark not accepted).
Address:
Union of Artist Photographers
Kalevankatu 18 B
FI-00100 Helsinki, Finland
THE SELECTION PROCESS
Selection panel:
Mitro Kaurinkoski, director, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki
Liv Stoltz, curator, Centrum för fotografi, Stockholm
Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger, curator, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
The residency collaboration is initiated by Centrum för fotografi and Photographic Gallery Hippolyte/Union of Artist Photographers. It is produced in collaboration with the Finnish Institute in Stockholm, HIAP – Helsinki International Artist-in-Residence Program, and Malongen/Swedish Section of the Nordic Art Association. The program is supported by the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation.
For more information please contact:
Centrum för fotografi
(Centre for Photography)
Tjärhovsgatan 44
SE-116 28 Stockholm
Curator Gunilla Muhr gunilla.muhr@centrumforfotografi.se
tel +46 (0)8 640 20 95 www.centrumforfotografi.com
CFF (Centre for Photography) is a membership-based organization, with 391 member artists, with an assignment both to extend the public understanding of the photographic media, but also to support and benefit professional photographers.
Photographic Gallery Hippolyte/Union of Artist Photographers
Kalevankatu 18 B
FI-00100 Helsinki
Director Mitro Kaurinkoski mitro.kaurinkoski@hippolyte.fi
Tel. +358 (0)9 612 33 44. www.hippolyte.fi
Photographic Gallery Hippolyte is run by the Union of Artist Photographers in Finland – a nonprofit artist-run association with 332 member artists. The Union promotes and supports photo-based art, and the professional, economic and social interests of its members.
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