We are looking for artists in the field of photography to join our residency and hold workshops in our upcoming event, Lapua Art & Film festival that takes place in Lapua 3.-5.7.2020. The residency period will be 1.7.-31.7.2020 and it will be free for the artist for exchange of these workshops.
Lapua Art & Film festival is a new event that will take place in the heart of Lapua, cultural center Vanha Paukku. In the event there will be multiple film screenings with different categories, photography workshops, lectures and other activities. Estimated number of visitors for the whole weekend will be around 500.
The structure and theme for the workshops can be decided by the artist depending on his/her interest and experience. The workshops will be targeted towards people who already have some experience in photography. The workshops can focus for example on a certain field in photography arts.
Festival website: www.laff.fi (mainly in finnish, site will open during February).
To apply please send an artist bio and resume, with attached CV and samples of your work to our mail artist.residency@lapua.fi
Deadline for this open call is 29.2.2020.
ABOUT VANHA PAUKKU ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Our residency programme offers its artist an opportunity to have a break from their daily lives and focus only on making new artwork. We pride ourselves with space, easy living, peace and quiet, clean nature and safety. Our residency programme offers its artist a perfect place to make art with time and devotion and enjoy the creative and inspiring environment and its wonderful people.
We are located in Lapua, Western Finland, a small rural town where you can enjoy the clean air and surrounding nature, solitude in a quiet and beautiful soundscape. Our residency is located in the very charming and inspiring Art and Culture Centre Vanha Paukku, an old ammunition factory unique both by its surroundings as well by its history. The Cultural Centre houses museums, art galleries, an art school, a community school, a music institute, the town library and several businesses.
Our artist residency program offers three private apartments about 400 metres from the Cultural Centre and a workspace in the shared studio of the Creative Community in the heart of the Culture Centre. The city has perfect train connections to the bigger northern (Oulu and Rovaniemi) and southern (Tampere and Helsinki) cities of Finland. Welcome!
Accommodation
Our residency includes three apartments located about 400 metres from the Cultural Centre. Our bigger apartment has a private bedroom and a living room, both with double beds (perfect for families or two individual artist sharing one apartment), a washing machine and a small balcony. The smaller apartment has a big sauna and a big bedroom / living room with a double bed. Both apartments have a fully equipped kitchen, a shower and a toilet. Third flat is a three-room-flat, that is shared with another artist. Both artist will have their own private bedroom.
Workspace
The shared workspace is located at Vanha Paukku Creative Community at the Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku. The Creative Community has two floors and over 200 square metres work space for artists and creative people. Artists have 24 hour access to the workspace.
We also provide access to a dark room, a film scanner and a computer for the artists to use. It is also possible for our artists to use some spaces, studios and equipment in the local schools if asked for in advance.
Fees
Housing and use of facilities are covered, but artists must self-fund travel, equipment and food.