Call for Alumni: apply for a residency in Scotland or New York
Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures in Scotland and the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York are open for applications 13 October – 13 November 2022.
Our alumni residency programs in partnership with Saastamoinen Foundation support post-academic visual arts studies at dynamic international residencies in periods ranging from 3 to 11 months.
The program partners are
- SPACE in London
- International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York
- Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht
- Liason of Independent Filmmakers in Toronto
- Cove Park and Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Scotland
In addition, a two-year grant is awarded should a graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts be accepted to the program at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam.
Two fully funded programs are now open for applications; the four-month alumni residency at Cove Park and Scottish Sculpture Workshop in 2023 and the six-month alumni residency at ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York 2024.
The alumni residency programs are a part of the International Incubators in Fine Arts project, established by Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts and the Saastamoinen Foundation. The project aims to build a dialogue between teaching in fine arts and the international field of art. Read more about International Incubators in Fine Arts.
Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures (Scotland)
In 2021, we launched an new alumni residency program in collaboration with Cove Park and Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Scotland. The program named Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures focuses on making practices in a time of climate breakdown. The program invites applications from those who are already exploring ecologies of making and from those who wish to (re)focus or build relationships with the more-than-human in our warming world. The aim is to support artists to research and develop ecological methods and contexts for their artistic practice.
MFA or DFA alumni of the Academy of Fine Arts who work with sculptural methods or material processes can apply for the program in Scotland. Applications are welcome from graduates at any stage in their career. The residency is divided into two separate yet interconnected periods to allow for two distinct areas of development; the first two-month residency will take place at Cove Park in Argyll and Bute, and the second two-month residency at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Aberdeenshire.
ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York
The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) supports the creative development of artists and curators and promotes exchange through residencies and public programs. Housed in a former factory in Brooklyn, with 35 light-filled work studios and two galleries, ISCP is New York’s most comprehensive international visual arts residency program, founded in 1994. ISCP organizes exhibitions, events and offsite projects, which are free and open to all, sustaining a vibrant community of contemporary art practitioners and diverse audiences.
Over 1,800 artists and curators from more than 90 countries have undertaken residencies at ISCP. Residents at ISCP are encouraged to take advantage of the in-house community of artists and curators, offering invaluable international connections, professional conversations and critique. While in the program, all residents are invited to participate in a number of activities in and outside of ISCP including the four core program activities: Visiting Critics, Field Trips, Artists at Work and Open Studios.
Artists of all ages graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and having at least 5 years of professional experience can apply for the alumni residency at ISCP. The six-month residency period starts in January 2024.