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title: 'Neo Future - Thematic 2-week residency program in Finland, Dec 2026'
description: >-
  Two-week transdisciplinary residency at Arteles Creative Center in Hämeenkyrö,
  Finland, 3-18 December 2026, on AI, consciousness and future realities.
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status: closed
createdAt: '2026-09-03'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Residency
organization: Arteles Creative Center
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deadline: '2026-09-03'
location: 'Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Pirkanmaa, Finland'
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  - animation
  - architecture
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  - augmented reality
  - biology
  - blacksmithing
  - book arts
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  - computing
  - costume/fashion design
  - criticism
  - dance
  - digital fabrication
  - digital media
  - documentary
  - drawing
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# Neo Future - Thematic 2-week residency program in Finland, Dec 2026

**Hosted by:** Arteles Creative Center

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Pirkanmaa, Finland | **Deadline:** September 3, 2026

## About This Program

> "Neo Future: Shifting into new realities — artificial intelligence, expanded consciousness, human transformation, singularity, future societies and realities not yet named"

**Neo Future: Shifting into new realities** is a special short-term residency for people reaching beyond the familiar and investigating what may emerge next. Artificial intelligence, expanded consciousness, human transformation, singularity, future societies and realities not yet named form an open field for creative research. The transdisciplinary program brings imagination, inquiry and experimentation together across art, science, design, technology, philosophy and unconventional forms of knowledge. It is process-focused rather than outcome-driven, creating space to question present assumptions, follow emerging ideas and develop perspectives that may not yet fit established categories.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** acting, animation, architecture, art education, art history, augmented reality, biology, blacksmithing, book arts, choreography, computing, costume/fashion design, criticism, dance, digital fabrication, digital media, documentary, drawing, ecology, electronic arts, environmental arts, fiction, film, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, journalism, landscape architecture, literary nonfiction, literature, mathematics, mixed media, moving image, multimedia arts, music, new genres, nonfiction, painting, paper arts, performance art, philosophy, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, public art, science, screenwriting, sculpture, sound art, textile & fiber arts/weaving, theater, translation, tv + radio, urban planning/design, virtual reality, visual arts, writing
- **Age Requirements:** 23+ years old
- **Note:** Minimum age is 23. Younger adult applicants may be considered if their practice, experience and perspective are especially well aligned with the program's theme. A university degree, minimum BA, exceptions may be made for individuals with relevant experience. Open to artists based anywhere in the world. Any stage of career. Collaborative residency: must apply and be accepted individually. Working language is English. Pets are not allowed.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 3, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 3, 2026
- **Program Start:** December 3, 2026
- **Program End:** December 18, 2026

## How to Apply

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