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13 Mar 2018

SPEAKING SPACE WITH CAROLINE DOOLIN

Caroline Doolin from Dublin, Ireland, is working on the island of Suomenlinna for six weeks. Her practice is based on moving…

7 Mar 2018

Frontiers in Retreat: Looking Back and Looking Forward

This spring marks the finale of the five-year project Frontiers in Retreat (FiR) and it is time for wrapping up the project:…

26 Feb 2018

THE SHARED BRAIN OF HARRIE LIVEART

Harrie Liveart, the manifestation of the shared brain of Meri Linna and Saija Kassinen, stayed at HIAP’s Suomenlinna studio for a whole year….

21 Feb 2018

Announcing the HIAP 2018 residencies

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme is proud to announce the participants of 2018 HIAP Residency Programmes. Most of the…

17 Jan 2018

Curators selected for the Helsinki International Curatorial Programme 2018

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme and Frame Contemporary Art Finland are happy to announce their selection of four curators…

12 Jan 2018

NOTIONS OF BARE LIFE AND BARE LANGUAGE

AA: Can you tell us a bit about the new book, Sacred Springtime? RP: The working title of my work-in-progress…

11 Dec 2017

THE TRUTH ABOUT LANGUAGE: ILAN MANOUACH’S SHAPEREADER

I arrived at Photographic Gallery Hippolyte on a rainy and grey Saturday afternoon. I didn’t know much about what was coming, apart…

5 Dec 2017

CHAOTIC PORTRAITS IN A FICTIONAL WORLD

Laith McGregor spent a couple of months at HIAP’s studios in Suomenlinna, developing his unique portraits which combine meticulous drawing…

30 Nov 2017

SMALL COMICS ABOUT BIG SOUNDS

Artist Lilli–Krõõt Repnau spent the month of September 2017 in HIAP as part of the CUNE Comics-in-residence Programme. Lilli combines in her…

24 Nov 2017

THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT SHAPE THE NIGHT

David Chisholm describes his time in Finland as an unusual experience, having to communicate between different time zones, the constantly changing…

14 Nov 2017

Interview with Hitomi Usui

Japanese artist Hitomi Usui comes to HIAP through the Finland-Asia Exchange Programme. Her practice focuses on working with wood as a medium. During…

14 Nov 2017

Elena Mazzi is talking to you

During August and September 2016 Elena Mazzi spent some time working first on the island of Suomenlinna, then the Cable Factory HIAP…

10 Nov 2017

Interview with Kolbeinn Karlsson

Introduction Swedish comic artist Kolbeinn Karlsson spent October at HIAP as part of the CUNE Comics-in-Residence Programme. During his time, he continued work…

2 Oct 2017

4th Ural Industrial Biennial Excursion

REPORT – A few Notes of Urals Miina Hujala / HIAP Connecting Points Programme During the week (11.09. –17.09.) Apple launches…

22 Jun 2017

HIAP Yearbook 2016

We are very happy to announce the HIAP 2016 Yearbook and would like to thank all our partners and collaborators who made 2016…

13 Jun 2017

SeMA Nanji Open Studios

In April 2017 we (Director Juha Huuskonen & Curator Jenni Nurmenniemi / HIAP) had a chance to visit Seoul in…

1 Jun 2017

Open Call for HIAP Residency Programme in 2018

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme is happy to announce an open call for residencies taking place at HIAP Suomenlinna…

23 May 2017

HIAP trip to Tallinn

A couple of weeks ago, HIAP staff & residents & associates made a day trip to Tallinn. We visited Kumu and were…

22 May 2017

Open Call for a Residency at SPACE Art +Technology

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, Finnish Institute in London and SPACE Art + Technology are seeking applications from artists…

19 Mar 2017

VISIT TO HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, Frame Contemporary Art Finland and AV-arkki – the Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art have arranged a visit…