The artists for the Scotland’s four-month residence in 2023 and New York’s six-month residence in 2024 have been selected. Santtu Laine was selected for the Cove Park and Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Scotland and Hans Rosenström for the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York.
“The residency grant enables a continuation of my research, where I look for ways to make art with sustainable materials and methods. During my residency period, I will work with bioplastics made from local materials”, Santtu Laine describes.
Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts, in partnership with Saastamoinen Foundation, provides international opportunities and professional support for academy graduates in the form of residency grants. Residency programmes, aimed at the alumni of Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts, support post-graduate research and development of visual artists in high-quality residencies abroad. The alumni residency calls were open from 13.10.-13.11.2022. A panel consisting of international, invited jury members made a preselection of applicants and the final selection was made by the residency partner.
Our other residency program partners are Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht, LIFT Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and SPACE in London. The call for these will begin in the spring of 2023. The Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation wish to congratulate the selected alumni!
Scotland alumni residency jury panel 2022:
Lecturer James Prevett, Uniarts Helsinki´s Academy of Fine Arts
Curator Chloe Reith, The Common Guild, Glasgow
Artist and Curator Hang Linton, Leeds
ISCP alumni residency jury panel 2022:
Lecturer Maiju Loukola, Uniarts Helsinki´s Academy of Fine Arts
Director of Programs Alison Kuo, ISCP, New York
Director and Chief Curator Milena Høgsberg, Wanås Konst, Sweden
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Photo: View of the final scene of Weaving, yearning, a collaborative public sound work created together with Kalle Nio and composer Aino Venna.
Photo by: Petri Summanen
