The residency periods in Sumu are from one to three months. We offer to the artist a studio and accommodation, the artist has to pay his living and transport expences. The studio, ment for new media artists, is adjoined to our gallery Titanik.

April 30th 2010 (postmark). Session dates: the 1st half of the year 2011.

September 30th 2010 (postmark). Session dates: the 2nd half of the year 2011

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please prepare an individual submission, including:
- project plan (short, clear & realistic, max one page)
- short artists? statement (max one page)
- CV (max one page)
- DVD / CD including a maximum of 10 minutes worth of samples in PC format
- samples of recent work as print-outs (3 - 5 pieces)

The submissions will not be returned. E-mail or internet applications are not accepted, only submissions sent by mail are processed.

The proposal can also include an exhibition either in the studio space or on our website at the end of the residency.

Please send your completed submission by mail to:
Gallery Titanik / Sumu
Itäinen Rantakatu 8
20700 Turku
Finland

Maarit Lehtola
Coordinator, ARTE / SUMU A.i.R. program
tel. +358-2-2338 372
sumu@arte.fi
www.arte.fi
www.sumuair.wordpress.com

Short description of programme
The residence is for new media artists, working in the intersection of new technologies and contemporary art. This includes performance art and all types of new media: sound art, video art, installations, etc. Artists can apply to our residence once a year with an individual submission, which should include CV, samples of recent work and a project plan. The proposal can include an exhibition, which takes place in the end of the residency, either in the studio space or on our website.

Discipline(s) and media
Visual arts
New Media

Conditions
Duration of residencies
From one to three months.

Grants, Allowances, Production Grants, etc.
The artist gets up to 200 euros per month for work expenses in Turku. Studio, accommodation and exhibition space are free of charge. We also collaborate with other spaces. The artists have a possibility to give lectures in Arts Academy of Turku and give paid workshops in their chosen field.

Expenses paid by artists
The artists must fund all their living expences including food and transportation.

Applications: who/how
New media artists, working in the intersection of new technologies and contemporary art. Application: once a year, with an individual submission, which should include CV, samples of recent work and a project plan.

Session dates: From one to three months

Selection procedure
By application to the board of Sumu residency. The main selection criteria are the quality of previous art and the proposal: the committee also wishes that the artist will show their work at the end of the residency or make some kind of happening during the residency somewhere in the city.

Presentation of artist’s work
The proposal can include an exhibition, which takes place in the end of the residency, either in the studio space or on our website. The artists also have a possibility to arrange several public screenings of their work during the residency.

Description of studios
Number of studios
1

Type and size of studios
The working space, 20m2, is adjoined to the gallery Titanik, located in the centre of the city on the shore of the river Aura. The artist can work in the gallery 24/7, has access to different kinds of equipment, and use of a bicycle. The studio is suitable for new media artists, and also transformable to a gallery space.

Accomodation
Single or double room with a private bathroom and shared kitchen, housed in the guesthouse Domus Aboensis, a short walking distance from the gallery.

Category of comfort
Living conditions for a single artist or a couple.

Good connections from Helsinki or Tampere by train, 1km from the railway station of Turku.

Turku Airport (distance 8 km) Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (150 km). Bus available from Helsinki Airport to Turku. Tampere Airport (distance 150 km).

Located in the centre of Turku.

The artists for the program will be selected by the residence committee. The committee is formed by the members of the Arte association and the collaborator organizations, Åbo Akademi University and Turku Art Museum.


contact:

Maarit Lehtola
Coordinator, ARTE / SUMU A.i.R. program
tel. +358-2-2338 372
sumu@arte.fi
www.arte.fi
www.sumuair.wordpress.com

Members of the Residence Committee 2010:

Roger Broo, Administrative Director, Åbo Akademi
Jenny Nybom, Curator, Turku Art Museum
Anneli Nygren, Arte
Paula Väinämö, Arte
Sandra Nyberg , Arte

Secretary of the committee
Maarit Lehtola , Residencies Coordinator, Arte / Titanik

Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Reino Koivula, Arte