Artist in Residence - Jakobstad: juni 2015

onsdag 10 juni 2015

Rehearsal Stage - Poems from Ostrobothnia

This Weekend - in Helsinki - at Esplanadparken - in a Container.

The Fine Arts eduction of Novia participates in The Pop-Up Österbotten event in Helsinki. This is done through cooperation with AiR-Jakobstad and current guest artists Susanne Schär & Peter Spillmann.

In fact, the whole concept was handed over to Susanne and Peter.

During the last months, they have worked with the container project and the result is now to be seen in Helsinki between Thursday 11.6 and Saturday 13.6.

A number of Fine Arts Students, as well as some teachers (see credits below), joined the project.

Se the container in Helsinki and see the film here (link).

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Rehearsal Stage

Poems from Ostrobotnia

with

Maja Andersson . Nicoline Aspvik . Robert Back . Albert Braun . Johan

Sandås . Marja Seppälä . Emilia Siilasvuo . John Sjöberg . Susanne

Schär & Peter Spillmann

Concept

Susanne Schär & Peter Spillmann

AiR-Jakobstad

The Residency was started 1996 by Svenska Konstskolans Vänner, which was a support oganisation for students at Svenska Konstskolan i Nykarleby - nowdays the the Fine Arts education (BA) at Novia University of Applied Sciences.

Until 2012 the residency was located in Nykarleby.

In August 2012 both the educaton and the residency moved to Jakobstad and the new Campus Allegro which houses several educations as well as cultural venues. The AiR and its related projects (workshops, Artist talks etc.) continues in Jakobstad under the adjusted name (AiR-Jakobstad) and a new organisation.

AiR-Jakobstad is currently mainly an artist run initiative with continued connections to the fine arts education at Novia UAS and close collaboration with the city of Jakobstad.

We also collaborate closely with the local art society Konstverket and thus also with their exhibition programme Gro. At the moment we accept about 4-6 artists annually. The main part of our artists in residence, is the result of established contacts and collaborations. However we do at times accept applications from artists not being within our network of contacts. We do not advertise for any open calls and nor have we any specific dates for application deadlines. More information about applications can be acquired robert.back[at]novia.fi

Our guest apartment is provided by the city of Jakobstad and located at the "old fire station". It's very much in the city centre and about 500 m from the Campus Allegro (Novia UAS) where it's possible to have access to studios, workshops and equipment.