What kind of thoughts has the SHIFT mentoring program raised in you concerning your own artistic practice? The process of my painting practise hasn’t changed but I have got more ideas and learned how to present my work and myself as well. I’ve learned that the artist can effect one’s own career by making initiatives and…
Essay (on Augmented Geology) by Lizzie Lloyd 0.0 This is the situation. Even now I imagine that I can feel all the particles of the universe nourishing my consciousness just as my consciousness informs all the particles of the universe. […] Consciousness is melting us all down together again – earth, air, fire and water,…
Finnish Art Agency is privileged to work with so many talented artists, who are also active in social media. Now it’s time to our SHIFT mentoring program participants and our very own photographer take over our Instagram account for summer. We will start with painter Anu Kauhaniemi (@anukauhaniemi) whose exhibition Carousel is currently on display…
SHIFT mentoring program vol. 3 started in January and we’re already in middle of the process. The participants have taken part in few workshops, group and one-to-one meetings. They have received great advice from Laura Robertson and Mike Pinnington (The Double Negative) on writing artist statements, and Satu Nurmio from YLE has been guiding them…
Finnish Art Agency is really pleased to announce the new collaborations with two internationally known artists and artist groups: Humans since 1982 and Nick Ervinck. Humans since 1982 is an artist-led studio based in Stockholm, founded in 2009 by Per Emanuelsson (b. 1982, Sweden) and Bastian Bischoff (b. 1982, Germany). Their work is driven by their interest in emergent…
My time spent hosting group crits (group critique, crit, or art crit) at the Finnish Art Agency (FAA) in April remains one of my favourite memories of Helsinki, for a few different reasons. Yes, I met a broad range of wonderful artists from different areas across Finland, and this gave me an insight into current…