Title:
Platform - Open call for 2026 residencies
Deadline:
Monday 30 June 2025
Announcement Date:
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Announcement Method:
All artists will receive a notification about the selection in the autumn of 2025.
Organization:
Platform is an art organization based in Vasa, a relatively peripheral Finnish town. They run an art space and a residency to offer live experiences of different perspectives in a location where this would otherwise be limited.
Founded Year:
2015
Language:
English, Swedish or Finnish
Duration:
We are looking for artists that can stay up to 3 months, but 1-2 months requests will also be considered.
Application Guidelines:
Please follow these instructions closely. Applications not following these requirements will not be considered. They require the artist to send a digital application to platform.rf@gmail.com with the subject ‘Residency Application 2026’ by 30 June 2025. The application should be sent as ONE PDF document with your full name as the title of the document. Don’t paste any relevant information in the email that is not part of the PDF. Please include the following in the PDF:
- An informal project plan and motivation letter, max 1 page. The aim of the letter should be describing the kind of project you imagine doing in Vaasa, your motivation to apply for this residency, your expectations and how your project or previous projects relate to this year’s theme. The project plan should also include your preferred period of time and how many months you want to stay during 2026. Also state if the time period is relevant for the project as well as clearly state what time/ times that aren’t suitable. (They are looking for artists that can stay up to 3 months, but 1-2 months requests will also be considered. Duos are also welcome to apply.)
- Descriptions and images of 5 previous projects or artworks. For videos, please add direct links to websites in the PDF.
- A CV of max two pages, including: name, date of birth and current location. The application shall occupy no more than 12 pages and 5 MB.
Eligibility:
The theme of the current open call is Practices of resistance, acts of repair. The residency invites participants to explore the interconnected ideas of resistance and repair — not as fixed categories, but as evolving, relational practices that shape how we respond to the world around us.
To resist is often to repair. It is to hold together what threatens to fall apart, to create continuity in the face of disruption. To repair is also to resist — to reject disposability, to value what has been fractured, to insist that restoration is possible even when perfection is not. These actions are not linear. They do not follow a script. Sometimes they are visible: a reconstruction, a reconfiguration, a deliberate withholding. Other times they are quiet and ongoing — embedded in repetition, maintenance, memory.
They welcome a wide range of interpretations and encourage cross-disciplinary approaches. This residency is not looking for answers, but for engaged, thoughtful exploration — through making, reflecting, and being in process.
Rewards:
The residency offers accommodation, studio, travel expenses (one return trip, cheapest possible) and a working grant (based on per diem, approx. 300 € per week). They also offer a small production budget of 1000 €, which the artist may reimburse by presenting original receipts of purchases, specifically connected to the project produced during the residency.
Outcome:
The artist is asked to give a public talk, performance, workshop or presentation* about their work or an introduction to themselves at the beginning of the residency. They expect the artist to be able to communicate in English, Swedish or Finnish and require the artist to spend at least 80% of the residency’s duration in Vaasa as the working grant is proportional to days spent in Vaasa. The artists are required to submit documentation of the produced project to Platform, as well as a short report/ text about their experience in the residency that can be published on the website.
Selection Procedure:
They also offer a small production budget of 1000 €, which the artist may reimburse by presenting original receipts of purchases, specifically connected to the project produced during the residency.
Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/platform_rf/
Application Fees:
not mentioned
Participation Fees:
not mentioned
Residency Fees:
not mentioned
Accommodation Fee:
not mentioned
Paid by Artist:
not mentioned
Paid by Host:
There is a bike, a set of tools and equipment available for the artist. Wifi is available in both apartment and studio.
Financial Assistance:
The residency offers travel expenses (one return trip, cheapest possible) and a working grant (based on per diem, approx. 300 € per week).
Fellowships:
None
Studio / Workspace:
The residency offers studio. Platform holds a studio space in the city centre, directly connected to our project space. The studio is dedicated to the artist and can be used any time during the day
Accommodation:
The residency offers accommodation, the apartment is located near the city centre in Vaasa and is not shared with anyone else.
Other Facilities:
The artist is given a contact person who will help the artist get familiar with Vasa, assist with the project, help get in touch with people, find material for their project, find the best restaurants and saunas etc. If any additional assistance is needed it has to be agreed upon well in advance.
Location:
Platform rf, Kyrkoesplanaden 20 D, 65100 Vasa, FINLAND
Airport:
Vaasan lentoasema (VAA)
Driving Instructions:
not mentioned
Contact Information:
platform.rf@gmail.com
Email:
platform.rf@gmail.com
Phone:
not mentioned
Website:
http://www.platform.fi/