As we step further into 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all the AR-Finland Network hosting partners for an incredible 2024! Together, we successfully relocated 29 principal artists at risk, creating meaningful impact in artists’ lives and local communities. We look forward to continued collaboration and welcome new hosts to join the AR-Finland Network in 2025. If you’re interested, don’t hesitate to reach out!
The AR-hosting partners in Finland in 2024 were:
AR-Safe Haven Helsinki
Art in Lov – Loviisan Taiteen Tukiyhdistys ry @artinlov.loviisa
Porvoon Taidetehdas, City of Porvoo @taidetehdas
Filmverkstaden Vasa @filmverkstaden
Fiskars Air @fiskarsair
Jyväskylä Writers’ House
KO-KOO-MO @ko_koo_mo
Kulttuuritalo Päiväkoti, Hailuoto @kulttuuritalopaivakoti
Pirkanmaa Dance Centre/Haihatus @pirkanmaantanssinkeskus
Raikkuu Collective, Raikkuu-Pistala Kyläyhdistys ry @raikuuartmuseum
Story Villa Heinävaara
The Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation, Tapiola Studio @sts_ateljeesaatio
Wärtsilä Air, Tohmajärvi Municipality
Tampere Artists’ Association @taidekeskus.maltinranta
We hope to build on this fruitful cooperation in 2025 and beyond.
A special thank you goes to all the AR-Finland Network members, TINFO, Theater Info Finland, PEN Finland, Finnish National Theater, YLE Radio Theater, Saastamoinen Foundation among others, for their engagement with AR’s work. Thank you to our funders: City of Helsinki, Arts Promotion Center Finland TAIKE, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, City of Porvoo, Swedish Cultural Foundation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and the Nordic Culture Point, and other private donors.
The work is far from over – There are still more than 6,000 artists at risk in need of a hosting organization worldwide.
If you’d like to become a host, please apply here: https://artistsatrisk.org/apply/
If you have any questions, email us at [email protected].