The Titanik A.i.R. open call and programme focus
In 2026, the Titanik A.i.R. programme will host sound artists/collectives from diverse geopolitical backgrounds with a specific thematic focus on the sonic exploration of new – more ethical – ways of living, thinking and working together by learning from sound as a material phenomenon; inherently connective and connected to listening. We ally with the fact that sound traverses what we might imagine as impenetrable, if not permanent, politico-material boundaries. We are interested in sound as a space of collectivity and community building. We are looking for sonic practices that function as a space-making tool to create mutually challenging and enriching conversations and capacious social spaces for critical thinking.
Application period for open call: September 23rd – October 15th 2025
- Via this open call Titanik A.i.R. offers two 2-month residency slots: (Jan-Feb) and (Oct-Nov)
The other residency periods will be organized via additional open calls launched mutually with our partners later this year.
Titanik artist-in-residence programme is happy to host process-based and research-based residencies for artists who work at the intersections of sound and performance arts and are looking for an opportunity to live and work in Turku, Finland. The residency programme aims to provide time and space for artists to focus on their work without the pressure of presenting a final production. However, if the artist wishes to share their work-in-progress in the format of a workshop, an open studio, a performance, a screening, or a talk, we are happy to help organise it.
What Titanik offers:
For the duration of the residency, an artist or a duo is hosted in the working studio (20m2) adjoining the contemporary art space Titanik and its library, located in the city centre of Turku. Residents are welcome to use Titanik’s audiovisual equipment during their stay (availability depends on Titanik’s exhibition programme). The residents are also provided free accommodation in a fully equipped 25m2 studio apartment close to the city center, within walking distance from Titanik. The apartment is suitable for one person or a couple. Unfortunately, the apartment is not wheelchair accessible.
The residency programme is currently self-financed and during their stay, the artists fund their own travel as well as living and working expenses, including food, transportation, and materials. The artist must take care of the necessary insurances and cover the costs of any illness. Titanik will gladly provide invitation and reference letters for the selected applicants and additionally is attempting to raise the funding to offer artist fees and travel support for the selected artist/collectives.
To apply, send us an application that includes:
– Motivation letter (up to one page) describing your residency work plan, your connection to our theme and why you wish to stay with Titanik in Turku.
– preferred slot for the residency: (Jan-Feb) / (Oct-Nov)
– a link to a sample of recent work (e.g. website/Vimeo/soundcloud)
– CV (max. 2 pages)
Do let us know if there is anything that we might work on to make your stay in Turku more accessible.
Send your application to titanikgallery@gmail.com as a one single PDF file by 15.10.2025 23:59 (GMT +3). Applications that do not follow the instructions will not be considered.
We accept applications only in English. For more information, please, contact Farbod Fakharzadeh at director@arte.fi.
The residents for are selected by the Arte board: Anastasia (A) Alevtin, Anne Järvi, Micol Curatolo, Via Ruuska, Rose Pietola, Inari Sandell, Minjee Hwang Kim with the help of Arte’s director Farbod Fakharzadeh and an outside juror specialising in sound art and sonic practices. For this call our guest Jury member is Leyya Mona Tawil. An alumni of Titanik A.i.R., Leyya is an artist, curator, and cultural activist who works in sound art, dance, and hybrid transmissions. https://leyya.info/
Titanik A.i.R. programme has been run by the Arte Artists’ Association since 2006. It is hosted by Titanik, a contemporary art space located in Turku, on the Southwestern coast of Finland. Since 2013, Titanik A.i.R. is the only artist residency in Finland that focuses on sound art and sonic practices and one of the few in the Nordic countries, hosting artists, curators, researchers, and working groups from around the world. Arte is part of the global Res Artis residency network and the FAIRE network of Finnish residency operators. Titanik aims to create a space for unexpected encounters, artistic interchange and critical discussion. No form of harassment or discrimination is tolerated at Titanik. In addition to exhibitions, Titanik hosts a variety of open public and project-based events, such as concerts and performances
