How to apply for Saari Residence
Application form
Applicants are instructed to fill out the online application form on Online applications service, which on completion is sent electronically to Kone Foundation. The completed form must also be printed and posted along with the required supporting attachments before the closing date. For details of these requirements, see Online applications service.
Applications sent from abroad must be received by Kone Foundation no later than closing date. Applications sent from within Finland must bear a postmark of the closing date at the latest to be accepted for consideration.
Application period
Application period for Saari Residence begins on 1 August and ends on 31 August.
Residency funding for individual artists, translators and arts critics
2- to 3-month funded residencies at Saari Residence are offered for individual artists, translators and critics of all nationalities to support the applicant’s proposed work.
Residency grants include an apartment, a work room and a monthly stipend of €1700. In order to receive the grant, applicants must be living and working at Saari Residence.
The residency periods for artists, translators and arts critics are mainly offered between January-May and September-December.
Group residency
Collectives such as community and environmental artists, independent theatre groups and others can apply for 2-4-week residency at Saari Residence to carry out the work proposed in the application.
Especially welcome are applications for projects involving co-operation between Finnish and foreign artists' groups. Such applications should be sent by the Finnish party.
Group residency periods are offered only during the months of June, July and August. Applicants can apply for grants towards living costs and travelling expenses.
For researchers
Researchers whose work is currently supported with a Kone Foundation grant can apply for residency. They should not fill out the online form but must instead contact Saari Residence executive director Hanna Nurminen by email to discuss the possibility of staying at the residence (hanna.nurminen(at)koneensaatio.fi).
Supporting documents
Supporting documents to be attached to the posted application:
- a research proposal or work plan of 1-3 (to include a breakdown of estimated costs if support for group residency costs also being applied for);
- a Curriculum Vitae (CV) or similar;
- a portfolio with samples of previous work;
- one or more letters of recommendation;
In addition to the above documents, a printed copy of the completed online form must be posted with the application.
NOTE: After the application period had ended, applicants who have sent portfolios are advised to contact Kone Foundation to arrange a time to come and collect them from our office in Helsinki. Portfolios will be posted to applicants only if a stamped return envelope was included with the initial application. If portfolios are to be returned to an address outside of Finland, please include with your application enough international reply coupons to cover the cost of postage.
Portfolios that are not reclaimed will be stored for no longer than one year after the close of the application period.