Visual Arts Residencies in Turku

The Life on a Leaf Residency

Turku, Finland

The Life on a Leaf Residency is an artist and researcher program hosted in a unique leaf-shaped house in Turku, Finland, designed as a total artwork by Jan-Erik Andersson and architect Erkki Pitkäranta, focusing on themes of urban space, built environment, art, architecture, and their intersections. Residents live and work in the three-story 147 m² house on a spacious plot bordering a natural forest in Hirvensalo, suitable primarily for planning, drawing, and computer-based creative or research work, with support from a residency coordinator for local contacts. The program duration is typically 2-6 months, with rent required but no stipend provided.

Titanik A.i.R.

Turku, Finland

Titanik artist-in-residence programme (Turku, Finland) offers one- to three-month residencies for artists, working in the intersection of sound and contemporary art.Titanik residency is run by the Arte Artists’ Association in Turku, southwestern coast of Finland. Titanik A.i.R programme has been running since , shifting it’s focus to sound in , which made it the first sound art residency in Finland.The working space, 20m2, is adjoined to the contemporary art gallery Titanik (open to publ