The selected artists will be announced by wednesday 14th December

The popularity of the open call for residency programmes was a positive surprise!

Published 09.12.2022

Due to a suprising amount of applications to KulttuuriKauppila residency programs, we are running a bit behind schedule with our selection process. We will announce the selected artists by wednesday 14th December!

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