The jury has now selected the three artists for the residency period of April-May 2013, and we are pleased to announce the following three artists:

Morten Torgersrud (NO): Residency in Helsinki
David Molander (SE): Residency in Oslo
Harri Pälviranta (FI): Residency in Stockholm

The selection panel for 2013 consisted of:
Mitro Kaurinkoski, Director at Hippolyte, Helsingfors
Kjersti Solberg Monsen, Director at Forbundet Frie Fotografer
Gunilla Muhr, Director and Curator at Centrum för Fotografi, Stockholm
Stephanie von Spreter, Director and Curator at Fotogalleriet, Oslo
Taru Elfing, Programme Director at Helsinki International Artist programme (HIAP)

More information about the selected artists is available under Awarded Artists.

Focus A-i-R 2013

Artist-in-Residence and exhibition in
Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm

Period: April 1st – May 31st  2013

1. Finland – HELSINKI
Residency at Photographic Gallery Hippolyte / Union of Artist Photographers
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist-in-Residence Program, Finland

2. Norway – OSLO
Residency at FFF – Forbundet frie fotografer / Society of Fine Art Photographers in Norway Stiftelsen Fotogalleriet – Fotogalleriet Foundation

3. Sweden – STOCKHOLM
Residency at CFF – Centrum för fotografi (Centre for Photography)
NKF / Malongen – Nordic Art Association Swedens Artist-in-Residence Program

Eligibility
All professional artists working with camera/lens-based art, who are members of CFF – Centrum för fotografi in Sweden, FFF – Forbundet Frie Fotografer in Norway, and all professional artists working with camera/lens based art in Finland are eligible to apply for a residency.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Sunday 30 September 2012. Applications to be handed in by the deadline.

How to apply

FOCUS A-i-R is generously supported by:

The Finnish-Norwegian Foundation

The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation.