Tell me about your background? How did you end up making art?I always knew that I wanted to make art, but saying it out loud and choosing that way of living took some time and courage. Only after I had a bachelor’s in Pedagogy and Museology from the university, and where I was at the…
Finnish Art Agency is looking for artists who are particularly motivated and committed to push their career forward and act based on their goals. Artists who are willing to seek change and motivated to build a better and more sustainable professional future. All artists from various different stages of their careers are welcome to apply….
– 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 with mysteries and stories…
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. How to reach institutions, how…
Finnish Art Agency has been organising SHIFT mentoring program during three years 2015-2017. Each year a group of creatives has been selected through an open call to participate in the program. Next year 2021 Finnish Art Agency will organise the successful program again. The renewed program will accept applicants from different creative fields. If you…
Saara Renvall, Tell a bit about your newest project? what inspired you to make it? Re-cover is a collection of glass objects that are placed within or hanging from one another. Each piece consists of an element that serves as a socket or a pod to other elements attached to it. Contrary to the conventional glass design, the…