Silence Residency
Kaukonen, Kittilä
Website
www.hiljaisuusfestivaali.fi/residency ↗ (opens in a new tab)Disciplines
Music & sound art, Performing arts
Founded
2015
Contact information
Taiteilijayhdistys Hiljaisuus ry
Tökärinkuja, 99110 Kaukonen
Toiminnanjohtaja Jonna Leppänen
residenssi@hiljaisuusfestivaali.fi
Address
Kaukosen työväentalo, Tökärinkuja, 99110 Kaukonen
View on map ↗Accommodation and organization
The Silence residency provides a working space suitable for performing arts in the community hall of Kaukonen. The village of Kaukonen is located along the river Ounasjoki.
The working space / the community hall has a surface area of 7.9 m x 9.6 m and a height of 4.46 m. If needed, dance mats, one aerial rigging point, lighting and audio devices suitable for rehearsal use, and yoga/acrobatics mats are provided. The artist-in-residence may also use the green room of the community hall.
Artists-in-residence are also provided with an apartment for 1 to 3 persons in the community house.
The residency is maintained by the artist association Hiljaisuus ry. The association organizes every year the Silence Festival which gathers together contemporary classical music and contemporary circus artists to the village of Kaukonen.
How to apply
The artists-in-residence are selected on the basis of applications.
For further information on how to apply >>
Accessibility and companions
- Children and partners are welcome
Residency
The Silence residency is an international multidisciplinary residency for artists focusing on performing arts. The Silence residency does not exclude any form of art but primarily supports multidisciplinary work, various performing arts projects, contemporary circus projects, and cooperation of artists from the northern regions.
The residence is meant for both Finnish and international artists.
The residence provides a working space for an artist or a team for 2 weeks at a time.
During the residency, an event open to the public will be arranged (for example, a meeting with the artists, a discussion, a demo presentation, a workshop or a school visit). The residence personnel will help the artists arrange the public events, acquire the supplies, and get to know the surroundings. The personnel will also act as a contact between the artists-in-residence and the locals. Artists are encouraged to use the village & its surroundings as a source of inspiration and as performance venues.