Open Call: Learning Materials Residency Programme 2027
Learning Materials is a multi-year partnership project committed to rethinking and remaking our relationship with materials, by Bioart Society, HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme, Koynẽ Program, and TUO TUO, together with partners FIBRA, LABVA, Scottish Sculpture Workshop, and SWAMP: Art Material Swap and Waste Management Point.
Learning Materials is a multi-year partnership project committed to rethinking and remaking our relationship with materials, by Bioart Society, HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme, Koynẽ Program, and TUO TUO, together with partners FIBRA, LABVA, Scottish Sculpture Workshop, and SWAMP: Art Material Swap and Waste Management Point.
This October there are two calls for artistic practitioners to join the project through a fellowship programme and an international artist residency programme, both hosted by HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme on Suomenlinna, Helsinki.
Learning Materials 3-month International artist residencies.
The international artist residency programme echoes the sentiments of the fellowship programme in the need to create conditions for material experimentation and the cross-pollination of (material) knowledge. Ensuring the project connects to perspectives, practices, processes, places and people pushing the parameters of materiality outside of Finland is critical to the project and the ways in which we engage material(s) matter(s).
Two international arts practitioners will be selected from the open call. They will work alongside the Learning Materials fellows and will have access to the support, expertise, networks and facilities of each partner.
Residency Periods:
SPRING 2027: 12 April – 11 July 2027 (90 days)
AUTUMN 2027: 16 August – 14 November 2027 (90 days)
Residents receive:
Travel to and from the artist’s home (1 return trip) - slow travel is encouraged where it is feasible for the artist and support is available for making travel arrangements. Working grant of €1350 per month (€4050 in total) via Kone Foundation Material budget up to €750 Access budget up to €1000 Accommodation and workspace provided
Deadlines and How to Apply
The deadline for both calls is MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2026, 13:00 PM (GMT+3)
For the full application pack, details of the criteria and application process please visit HIAP’s website:
https://www.hiap.fi/open-call/open-call-learning-materials-international-artist-in-residence-2027