Wihuri Foundation Temppelikatu Artist Studio

Sari Ulfstedt
Assistant to Executive Director
+358 50 544 9218
(Mon–Fri 10–15)
sari.ulfstedt(at)wihurinrahasto.fi

Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation’s artist studio offers Finnish visual artists or visual artists living permanently in Finland the opportunity to live and work in Helsinki. The studio is intended for visual artists living outside the metropolitan area.

The artist-in-residence will have access to a tall and bright 76 m2 studio apartment in the center of Etu-Töölö at Temppelikatu 1 A. The studio includes a sleeping loft, a kitchen and a bathroom. The studio is furnished. In the studio, the artist can do all kinds of artistic work that does not disturb the rest of the apartment building residents. Unfortunately, the space is not wheelchair accessible.

The studio is available for a 6-12 months period. The length of the work period can be agreed on within the framework of the artistic plan and shall be justified in the application.

In addition to the studio apartment, the artist will receive an incentive grant (€500/month) to cover living, travel and material costs. Election and payment of the incentive grant require working and living in the residence during the residency period granted. If necessary, the partner or the family of the artist can move into the studio with the artist.

The residency shall be applied for through the online grant service during the application period. The application period starts around 6 months before the start of the residency. The starting day of both the application period as well as the residency depend on the length of the previous residency.

When the applications are evaluated, factors to be taken into account include, among others, the professionalism of the artistic activity, the work plan and the importance of the stay in Helsinki for the applicant’s work. The applications will be processed by the visual arts committee of Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.