Apply for Helsinki International Artist Programme (Australia)

The activities are organised predominantly through thematic residency programs that highlight a geographical area or concentrate on a specific contemporary topic or an aspect of artistic practice.

The goal is to offer space for experimental, cross-disciplinary art practices and to actively contribute to topical debates within and around the context of art.

Focus Areas

• First Nations Arts
• Community Arts
• Cultural Development
• Dance
• Emerging and Experimental Arts
• Literature
• Music
• Theatre
• Visual Arts

Funding Information

• This three-month residency offers $12,500 plus time and space for open-ended research and experimentation.

Eligibility Criteria

• The HIAP residency program focuses on visual arts, however, it is open to artists and curators from various disciplines.
• Only individuals may apply to this category.
• You must be a practicing artist or arts worker and an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident.

Ineligibility Criteria

• You received a grant, or administered a grant, from them in the past and that grant has not been satisfactorily acquitted.
• You owe money to Creative Australia.
• They will not accept applications from legally constituted organisations.

Assessment Criteria

• Artistic Merit
  • Suitability of your practice to the residency program and its artistic environment/offer
  • Quality of work previously produced, and public and peer response to your work
• Viability
  • Suitability of your proposal to the residency program
  • The skills and artistic ability of your collaborators (if applicable) and their relevance to the proposed activity
  • Realistic and achievable planning, resource use and evaluation
• Impact on career
  • How the proposed activity strengthens your artistic practice
  • The relevance and timeliness of the proposed activity
  • How the proposed activity strengthens your capacity as an arts professional, particularly in relation to international development and collaboration

Application Requirements

• Artistic support material
  • This should include relevant, recent examples of your artistic or cultural work.
  • Types of support material they accept
  • Their preferred method of receiving support material is via URLs (weblinks).
  • You can provide up to three URLs (weblinks) that link to content that is relevant to your proposal. This may include video, audio, images, or written material.
  • These URLs can include a total of:
    • 10 minutes of video and/or audio recording
    • 10 images
    • 10 pages of written material (for example, excerpts of literary writing).
  • Other accepted file formats:
    • If you cannot supply support material via URLs, you may upload support material to your application in the following formats:
      • Video (MP4, QuickTime, and Windows Media)
      • Audio (MP3 and Windows Media)
      • Images (JPEG and PowerPoint)
      • Written material (Word and PDF).
• Biographies and CVs
  • You can include a brief bio or curriculum vitae (CV) for key artists, personnel or other collaborators involved in your project.
  • Brief bios or CV information should be presented as a single document no longer than two A4 pages in total.
• Letters of support
  • Individuals, groups, or organisations can write letters in support of your project. A support letter should explain how the project or activity will benefit you, other artists or arts professionals, participants, or the broader community. It can also detail the support or involvement of key project partners, or evidence of consultation.

For more information, visit Creative Australia.