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Outside the exhibition season, the exhibition spaces in Salmela’s main building are used by four to eight young artists. With this activity, Salmela, in cooperation with the municipality of Mäntyharju, seeks to support promising young artists in the fields of visual arts, music and literature. Working and living is free of charge for artists. The length of the working period is three to four months.
Dozens of professional artists from both Finland and abroad visit the residence at the Art Factory every year. Visits are organized through an open call for applications and in cooperation with various organizations. About 20 creatives of different fields can work in the building, which includes a library, space for workshops, large event halls, and a cinema. The residency is run by the city’s cultural services and the residency period is one to three months.
The main purpose of the Kivi-talo Foundation is to improve the working conditions and opportunities of authors as well as to expand their interaction and correspondence with readers. The Writers’ House Villa Kivi is a stronghold for writers and writers’ societies in Linnunaulu, Helsinki, and located by Töölönlahti bay. Villa Kivi houses 14 workrooms for writers as well as three residency guest rooms for artists visiting Helsinki on short-term stays.
Mustarinda is located at the top of the second highest hill in Kainuu, on the northeastern edge of the Paljakka Nature Park. The Mustarinda house is run by Mustarinda association members and volunteers. The Mustarinda Association is a group of artists and researchers, whose goal is to promote the ecological rebuilding of society, the diversity of culture and nature, and the connection between art and science. The residency program is open to different kind of arts, and aims to bring together practices that support each other and allow new discussions.
The Saari Residence is an international artist and researcher residence maintained by the Kone Foundation in Mynämäki. Its mission is to provide artists and researchers from different fields with a peaceful working environment and a meeting place. The program is open to Finnish and foreign professional artists, writers, composers, translators, curators, critics, and artist groups. The keywords are slowness, insight and change.
