Finnish Art Agency is glad to announce that we have joined Artsy. We are happy to represent artists such as Teemu Korpela, Mateas Pares, Kirsi Kaulanen, Jouni Toni and Saara Ekström. Stay tuned for more artist announcements and FAA’s exhibitions and projects all over the world. Click the Artsy link on the right and remember to…
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 inviting video artists to submit to a group screening event dedicated to works exploring nature and environment. The works will be selected on the basis of Finnish Art Agency’s invitation and the open call. The video works must be suited for children (aged 3–13) and they should preferably include aspects of…
Finnish Art Agency’s SHIFT mentoring program participants are going to have a busy summer filled with exhibitions, residencies and personal development projects. Already in the beginning of June Wales-based artist Jenny Cashmore attended a residential workshop Locator 26 Summer Assembly run by movement artist Simon Whitehead. Based at Tycanol Woods Cashmore and others spent four days…
Last week SHIFT mentoring program was pleased to receive the editor-in-chief for culture in the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), Satu Nurmio, to lead a workshop about communicating with the media. As a journalist Nurmio is specialised in contemporary art, culture politics and urban culture. Under Nurmio’s lead the editorial team has been specialising in taking advantage of different forms…
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…