Meet Kreetta Järvenpää SHIFT 2022 participant
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Meet Kreetta Järvenpää SHIFT 2022 participant

Tell me about your background? How did you end up making art?I have always loved creating things. When I was a teenager my dream occupation was clothing designer, I made lots of clothing during those years but when the time came I could not get into designer school. Instead of that, I got a studying…

Meet SHIFT 2022 member artist Regitze Engelsborg Karlsen (DK)
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Meet SHIFT 2022 member artist Regitze Engelsborg Karlsen (DK)

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…

APPLY NOW: SHIFT international mentoring and coaching program SPRING 2023
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APPLY NOW: SHIFT international mentoring and coaching program SPRING 2023

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….

“I’m a fake. Hope no one notices.” Creative reconstructing by Laura Köönikkä.
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“I’m a fake. Hope no one notices.” Creative reconstructing by Laura Köönikkä.

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 the impostor syndrome they…

Strong and sensitive. Re-cover studies the limits of Finnish glass. Interview with Saara Renvall.
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Strong and sensitive. Re-cover studies the limits of Finnish glass. Interview with Saara Renvall.

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…

Finnish photographer Kati Leinonen brings sweat and bruises to Vogue Italia
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Finnish photographer Kati Leinonen brings sweat and bruises to Vogue Italia

Photographer Kati Leinonen reveals the everyday beauty of horse stable in her photographs. In the interview she tells more about the project. Tell a bit about your project Äimärautio: The series is about a community of people who share a common passion for horses. It shows the atmosphere around the stables and projects the way of…