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  Month-long residency in Finland for artists, writers, and researchers. Oct/Nov
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location: 'Hämeenkyrö, Finland'
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  €1,950 residency fee per month (€1,350 with financial support); €680 in
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  - acting
  - animation
  - architecture
  - art conservation
  - art education
  - art history
  - augmented reality
  - biology
  - book arts
  - choreography
  - computing
  - costume/fashion design
  - criticism
  - dance
  - digital media
  - documentary
  - drawing
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  - electronic arts
  - environmental arts
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  - film
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  - history
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  - industrial design
  - installation
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  - journalism
  - landscape architecture
  - literary nonfiction
  - literature
  - mathematics
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  - moving image
  - multimedia arts
  - music
  - new genres
  - nonfiction
  - opera
  - painting
  - paper arts
  - performance art
  - philosophy
  - photography
  - playwriting
  - poetry
  - printmaking
  - public art
  - science
  - screenwriting
  - sculpture
  - social practice
  - sound art
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# Fall into Focus - Residency program in Finland, Fall 2026

**Hosted by:** Arteles Creative Center

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Hämeenkyrö, Finland | **Deadline:** May 7, 2026

## About This Program

Fall into Focus residency program is for artists, writers and researchers who want to concentrate on their creative practice, projects, writing or research. The program brings together creative individuals from various different fields and backgrounds.

The autumn residency period at Arteles Creative Center provides residents with the optimal conditions for sustained concentration. The program offers flexible time and space to freely develop creative projects without external pressure. Residents also have the option to refine and improve their focus through daily scheduled meditation sessions. Periods of deep focus can be balanced with walks in Nordic nature, relaxation in traditional Finnish sauna, and time around the bonfire with a supportive community of peers. All participation in group events & activities is voluntary.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** acting, animation, architecture, art conservation, art education, art history, augmented reality, biology, book arts, choreography, computing, costume/fashion design, criticism, dance, digital media, documentary, drawing, ecology, electronic arts, environmental arts, environmentalism/conservation, fiction, film, graphic design, history, illustration, industrial design, installation, interdisciplinary arts, journalism, landscape architecture, literary nonfiction, literature, mathematics, mixed media, moving image, multimedia arts, music, new genres, nonfiction, opera, painting, paper arts, performance art, philosophy, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, public art, science, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, sound art, storytelling, symphony, textile & fiber arts, theater, translation, tv + radio, urban planning/design, virtual reality, visual arts, writing
- **Age Requirements:** 23+ years old
- **Note:** Applicants must be at least 23 years old. Pets are not allowed. Must apply and be accepted individually (collaborative applications not accepted). Open to artists at any stage of career based anywhere in the world.

## Compensation & Benefits

€1,950 residency fee per month (€1,350 with financial support); €680 in grant/scholarship funding available for applicants in financial need; no artist stipend or travel stipend

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Private studios, shared studios, printers + scanner, music/media/recording facilities, easels, drawing benches, light tables, large sinks

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 7, 2026
- **Program Start:** October 1, 2026
- **Program End:** November 30, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.arteles.org