What we offer?

An individual residency spanning two months includes accommodation, a workroom and a monthly grant, the sum of which is determined by the applicant’s experience. The purpose of the grant is to cover the cost of living, travel and other expenses.

Workgroups can apply for a grant for a work period of two to four weeks.

As part of the Saari Residence’s social sustainability, accessibility and diversity, artists arriving from Global South can apply for support for the flights and the fees for a visa.

We encourage applicants to apply for support for ecological travel. You can apply for the support if you are coming to the Saari Residence from outside of Finland and travelling out of Finland when leaving. If the journey takes more than a week in total, it is possible to apply for a work grant for the journey. Ecological travel refers to ecologically sustainable means of transport and avoidance of air travel. For more info, please read Support for Ecological Travel below.

In addition to the grant, the Saari Residence provides three studios, a dance studio and workspaces for writers. Each individual residency guest has their own apartment with basic amenities and their private workspace that they do not have to share. During summer group residencies, groups stay in more shared accommodations, but each is provided with a private workspace.

Read more about Accommodation and workspaces

MONTHLY GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCIES

Individual residency spots include a monthly grant, the size of which varies according to experience. The grant is intended for living and travel expenses and other costs. Working and living at the Residence for the duration of the residency period (42 days) is a prerequisite for receiving the grant.

Individual residency grant classification:

  • Grant 1: early career – €2,500 / month
  • Grant 2: mid-career – €3,000 / month (min. 10 years of artistic work)
  • Grant 3: experienced artist – €3,600 / month (min. 20 years of artistic work).

If you apply for grant 2 or 3, please describe your career phase on the application form. For example, the grant classification cannot be justified to cover the cost of supplies or travel.

Work partners apply in the same application but in individual sections and choose their own grant category.

SAARI HOME RESIDENCY

You can apply for the Saari Home Residency if you cannot participate in the on-site residency period at the Saari Residence because of a reason related to accessibility and equality. These reasons can be such as physical disability, family reasons (e.g., single parent), or the volatile political situation in the country of origin of the applicant. A person working in a home residency participates in the individual residency remotely.

It is not possible to apply for both residencies, but the applicant can either apply for the on-site residence or the Saari Home Residency.

GRANTS FOR GROUP RESIDENCIES

The group residency grants are awarded based on the number of persons and the plan presented in the application. The group must comprise a minimum of three people and a maximum of 18 people. Each member of a group working at the Residence receives a grant. The funding covers the cost of living and travel, calculated according to the number of weeks they spend at the Residence.

The workgroups arriving from Global South may apply for travel support for all modes of travel, including flying and the fees for a visa. They need to attach a separate breakdown of costs in the application.

To reduce environmental impact, we recommend that workgroups travelling from outside of Finland apply for ecological travel support and a more extended group residency period. If the journey takes more than a week in total, it is possible to apply for a work grant for the journey.

Working and living at the Residence for the awarded residency period is a prerequisite for receiving the support. We do not offer a daily allowance, salary or support for travels (unless the artist arrives from the Global South) or supplies.

Working grants for workgroups:

  • 1 week          €750 / person
  • 2 weeks        €1,500 / person
  • 3 weeks        €2,250 / person
  • 4 weeks        €3,000 / person.

On the application, groups must specify their residence grant in the appropriate section on the form.

SUPPORT FOR ECOLOGICAL TRAVEL

Ecological travel refers to ecologically sustainable means of transport and avoidance of air travel. You can apply for support for ecological travel if you are coming to Saari Residence from outside of Finland and travelling out of Finland when leaving. If the journey takes more than a week, it is possible to apply for a work grant. The working grant for the journey for the individual residency place recipients is calculated as follows: 1 week is 25% of the full grant; 2 weeks is 50%; 3 weeks is 75%, etc.

Workgroups may apply according to the second grant classification: 1 week, €750 € / person; 2 weeks €1,500 / person, etc.

Applicants must inform the Saari Residence immediately if they receive funding from any other source for their travels.

Read more about ecological travel:

SUPPORT FOR TRAVELS FROM GLOBAL SOUTH

It is possible for artists from the Global South to apply for support for both travel and visa costs. Global South refers to Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia (excluding Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore).

The application must include a breakdown of travel costs and also a more detailed travel plan with cost breakdowns in PDF format as attachments to the application. The breakdown of costs should provide a realistic and accurate estimation of costs. 

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