Artists-In-Residence
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre hosts annually 10–20 international artists-in-residence in Ii. Each artist is provided a tailored, personal residency program. Learn about our artists-in-residence!
Artists-In-Residence before 2012
Maija Laurinen + Michal Czinege, Finland and Slovakia
William Boot, Australia
Jaime Angelopoulos + Derrick Piens, Canada
Sara Riesenmey, Switzerland
Vladimir Durnev, Russia
PlantBot Genetics (Wendy DesChene + Jeff Schmuki), Canada and United States
Julia Sinelnikova, United States
Ilse van den Berk, Netherlands
Charlotte Boman, Sweden
Ida Kleiterp, Netherlands
Anna Barlik, Poland
Marina Gasparini, Italy
Serge Olivier Fokoua, Cameroon
Emilie Bernard, Canada
Jeanne de Petriconi, France
Danni Xi, China
Dave Lawrence, United Kingdom
Jason Burton + Reima Hirvonen, United States and Finland
Miriam Pertegato, Italy
Veronica Slater, Scotland
Ignacio Chavarri, Spain
Coilin Rush, Ireland
Alison Luoma, United States
diSTRUKTURA (Milica Milićević + Milan Bosnić), Serbia
Gerlinde Miesenböck, Austria
Alfio Bonanno, Denmark
Marte Kiessling, Germany
Juri Asano, Japan
Sam Kerson + Katah Sam, Canada
Kavita Shah, India
Ian Marr, Australia
Anke Göhring + Dirk Holzberg, Germany
Cheikhou Ba, Senegal
Brigitta Varadi, Ireland
Masami Aihara, Japan
See also
Residency programs
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre offers three artist residency programs. Artist-in-Residence program (KKAiR) // Artist-in-Community -program (KKAiC) // Artist-in-Environment (KKAiE)
Applications
KulttuuriKauppila's call for residency periods is closed for 2025. Artists can apply to the residency programs in 2026 later this year.
Residency space
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre is located by the river Ii in an idyllic area rich in culture and tradition. The Centre houses two buildings: the residence built in the 1800s and the atelier built in 2006.
Experiences
Read about artists' experiences at KulttuuriKauppila residency programmes.