Titanik, in collaboration with HIAP–Helsinki International Artist Programme, invites emerging and established Palestinian artists to submit their one-month solo exhibition proposal accompanied by a three-month residency (in Turku and Helsinki) to take place in spring 2025. Titanik wishes to support Palestinian artists in the continuous development of their practice and International collaborations at times when Palestine is violently affected by the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the decades-long occupation by the settler-colonial state of Israel. It welcomes projects that challenge dominant narratives, revisit and reimagine histories, and intervene in societal currents.
This open call does not require the production of new works but encourages the recontextualisation of existing work in dialogue with the space and community that Titanik is. Furthermore, the residency is non-production in nature. It is meant to provide an artist with time and space to temporarily lean away from the intensities of their daily routine, to focus on their artistic research and potentially begin a collaborative dialogue with the professions in the local art scene that Titanik is glad to facilitate.
Titanik is a contemporary art space located in Turku on the Southwestern coast of Finland. Titanik aims to create a space for unexpected encounters, artistic interchange and critical discussion. No form of harassment or discrimination is tolerated at Titanik. In addition to exhibitions, Titanik hosts a variety of open public and project-based events, such as concerts and performances.
HIAP is an international artist residency organisation which offers time and space for developing new work in dialogue with the local art scene. The goal is to support experimental, cross-disciplinary art practices and to actively contribute to topical debates within and around the context of art.
Eligibility
Professional Palestinian artists working in the field of visual arts (media, installation) possibly intertwining with sound and performance arts and residing in Palestine or diaspora.
Please, note that Titanik and our collaborators at HIAP will provide letters of support for visa application but, in the given geopolitical circumstances, success of individual visa applications cannot be guaranteed.
We offer
Artist fee 3000e
Travel Budget up to 1000e
2-months residency in Turku including an apartment and a studio
1-month residency in Helsinki including an apartment and a studio
Curatorial support
Facilitation of dialogue with the local art scene
Please note that the residency apartments are not wheelchair accessible.
Selection procedure
To apply, please, provide us an application in one pdf file including:
- Exhibition concept and themes (approx. 1000 characters)
- CV (max 2 pages)
- portfolio (max 5 pages)
- any supporting visual material (max 5 pages)
Send your application to titanikgallery@gmail.com by 29.12.2024 23:59 (UTC +2).
The application language is English.
We are working on the accessibility of our physical and digital spaces, but this open call is currently unavailable in a format accessible for applicants with visual impairments. Please, get in touch with us directly for any assistance.
The decisions are made by the committee that includes Saskia Suominen (Titanik), Minjee Hwang Kim (Titanik), Emma Beverley (HIAP), Elham Rahmati (NONIIN), photographer Nora Sayyad (SUMUD) and artist Leyya Mona Tawil.
Timeline
05.12. – 29.12.2024 Open Call
17.1.2025 Decisions made and artists notified
21.4-15.6. 2025 Residency at Titanik, Turku
25.4 – 18.5.2025 An exhibition at Titanik, Turku
16.6.-15.7. 2025 Residency at HIAP, Helsinki
For further information, please contact Saskia Suominen, director@arte.fi, +358 40 594 3013 (Calling time: Mon–Fri 10 am – 4 pm UTC +2). Please note that Titanik staff are away for the holidays between 19th to 29th December.
Gallery floor plan and technical information can be found here.
More information about the facilities at HIAP can be found here.
