– Tell me about your background? How did you end up making art?
I started doing photography in my fourteens or fifteens. I used to carry a camera with me wherever I went, and slowly started to develop my own way of creating pictures. I wanted to do made-up situations, pictures Continue Reading…
As part of 2022 SHIFT mentoring program FAA is interviewing all the participating artists. Part 1 is an interview with artist Isabella Chydenius who is currently based in Berlin.
Tell me about your background? How did you end up making art?
I’ve been making art in different forms for pretty much Continue Reading…
Finnish Art Agency welcomes Mariko Yoshida to join the team as a learning and development consultant. “Since recreating my own professional profile through studies, from being an art curator to a coach and work supervisor, I’ve had the interest to develop experimental concepts and services. To strengthen these services was Continue Reading…
Finnish Art Agency’s SHIFT mentoring program 2022 offers personal career coaching and group meetings, workshops and talks with external international experts. The aim of the program is to provide tailored support for developing artists’ careers, for example by setting long-term goals, understanding the art world mechanism and creating international contacts. Continue Reading…
SHIFT mentoring program 2022 is here soon! Building the program has been exciting and we are so grateful for the amazing list of external international arts and culture professionals who will share their knowledge and experiences with the participating artists. Building a network during times like these can be challenging. Continue Reading…
How impostor syndrome may slowdown your creative professional career?
I’ve been working with artists and creatives from various different fields for almost 20 years now. Especially lately (thanks to social media’s pressure and comparison it agitates), I’ve noticed that more and more creative professionals are talking about the heavy burden of Continue Reading…