Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation’s Temppelikatu artist studio offers Finnish visual artists or visual artists living permanently in Finland the opportunity to live and work in Helsinki for a 6–12 month period. The application period for the residency starting in autumn 2025 is from January 13 to February 3, 2025.

Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation’s Temppelikatu artist studio offers Finnish visual artists or visual artists living permanently in Finland the opportunity to live and work in Helsinki for a 6–12 month period. The studio is intended for visual artists living outside the metropolitan area.

The artist-in-residence will have access to a tall and bright 76 m2 studio apartment in the center of Etu-Töölö at Temppelikatu 1 A. The studio includes a sleeping loft, a kitchen and a bathroom. The studio is furnished. In the studio, the artist can do all kinds of artistic work that does not disturb the rest of the apartment building residents. Unfortunately, the space is not wheelchair accessible.

In addition to the studio apartment, the artist will receive an incentive grant (€600/month) to cover living, travel and material costs. Election and payment of the incentive grant require working and living in the residence during the residency period granted. If needed, the partner or the family of the artist can move into the studio with the artist. However, the residency does not accommodate pets, as we want to keep the space allergy-friendly.

The resident artist may choose to share their creative process with the public, for example, through studio visits or a  small-scale exhibition.

Residency period

The studio is intended for working and living for 6–12 months. The length of the work period can be agreed on within the framework of the artistic plan that should be clarified in the application. The currently available residency period can start at the earliest in the beginning of September and at the latest in the beginning of November 2025.

How to apply

The residency can be applied for through the online grant service during the application period. Please create an account on the web service and select “Temppelikatu Artist Residence”. You don’t have to complete the application at once; instead, you can always come back and continue filling it in within the application period. The application form will open on January 13 and close on February 3, 2025 at 6 pm (Finnish time). Late or otherwise submitted applications will not be considered.

When the applications are evaluated, factors to be taken into account include, among others, the professionalism of the artistic activity, the work and funding plan, and the importance of the stay in Helsinki for the applicant’s work. The applications will be processed by the visual arts committee of Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. Applicants will be notified of the decision in the end of March 2025.

Additional information

Sari Ulfstedt, Assistant to Executive Director
+358 50 544 9218 (Mon–Fri 10–14)
sari.ulfstedt@wihurinrahasto.fi