On March 23rd, The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes network launched the Together Alone project: a fast progressing open call for artists and creatives, many of whose projects were cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19. Nine weeks and 437 applications later, we have now commissioned 20 artists, creatives and collectives around the globe to […]
Author: Anna-Kaisa Hakkarainen
Together Alone – round 2
The second selection round of Together Alone is now completed. We were thrilled to receive no less than 142 applications from homebound artists and collectives around the world. For this second round, seven projects were selected, employing bravely and widely the potentialities of digital culture and taking new paths to create connections between isolated artists […]
Together Alone – round 1
We were happy to receive (and read!) a total of 129 applications for the first Together Alone round! We’ve gone through amazing applications by artists and collectives from across the globe – from Finland to Burkina Faso, Japan, India and Australia. Five projects have now been selected, taking us on an exploration of […]
Together Alone – open call
Together Alone – the Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes launch an open call for international art projects documenting the state of emergency The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes network responds to the challenges of the COVID-19 epidemic by announcing an open call for art projects. The current crisis is severely affecting the cultural sector. Many artists […]
Kaarina Gould Is FCINY’s New Director
Kaarina Gould has been appointed Executive Director of the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York from the beginning of September 2016. “I look forward to employing and expanding my professional experience in New York. It is a city that presents Finnish contemporary art, design and architecture with almost infinite opportunities for dialogue and collaboration. The […]