Visual artist Tiina Pyykkinen (b. 1983) has been chosen as the Young Artist of the Year 2017. The prize consist of 20 000 € stipendium and a solo exhibition in Tampere Art Museum and Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum in Turku, together with an accompanying publication. The exhibition in Tampere will open in June…
The SHIFT mentoring program vol. 2 is slowly coming to an end and we would like to introduce you to the rest of the participants. Did you already read artist Eeva Honkanen’s interview published in July? You can easily find it here. Over the program all the participants have received advice about their artistic practice…
Welcome to the opening of the international printmaking triennial Graphica Creativa today October 7th at 18–20 in Jyväskylä Art Museum! This year’s edition, titled A Present to the Past, will showcase a selection of international artists whose works discuss the juxtaposition between the current moment and the past. The exhibition reflects on the notion of history and…
Finnish Art Agency will be launching the third SHIFT mentoring programme in the beginning of the year 2017. Get ready for the application period starting on November 1st. SHIFT mentoring programme offers personal career coaching and workshops by external experts from Finland and abroad. A maximum of six (6) coachees will be chosen upon the received applications….
Finnish Art Agency is thrilled to announce that we have been invited to curate two screening sessions for the upcoming HOME Artists Film Weekender 16 on Fri 30 Sept – Sun 2 Oct 2016. The sessions offer insights into poetic minds and surreal thoughts of artists Dave Berg, Hannaleena Heiska, Anssi Kasitonni, Mikko Keskiivari, Nabb+Teeri, Elena Näsänen, Paola…
Welcome to the opening of Jenni Rope’s solo exhibition Mobiles and Paintings on Tuesday 6 September at 18–20. The exhibition is accompanied with Rope’s book describing the motions of mobiles. As an artist Jenni Rope is best known for her paintings, animations and spacious mobile sculptures. In her playful imagery and artworks Rope combines different…