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Back to Basics - residency program in Finland, summer 2025
| Deadline | 2025.01.23 |
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| Website | Back to Basics - residency program in Finland, summer 2025 Official Website |
| More About Residency |
Arteles Creative Center
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Focus on the essentials
Stop the information overflow, go offline and get back to focus in a supportive, natural environment in the middle of the Northern summer.
Back to Basics residency program allows artists to clear their minds, get back to focus, and (re)discover the very basis of their being. Take a break from your smartphone, reconnect with your creativity, be part of nature and learn to stay present again, doing only things you want to be doing.
As the emphasis in this program is on reconnecting with your creative practice and being, no predetermined project plan is required. Participants are encouraged to arrive with their minds open for on-site observations, ideas, self-reflection and interacting with other artists. With support from the professional staff, facilities, and the program structure, Back to Basics allows you to go back to what matters to you.
No wifi, no cellphones - presence and pure nature
The program urges you to block the usual ways of escapism, be present where you are, and see how that improves your concentration skills, creativity, and productivity. To make this happen, the use of cellphones is not allowed and internet access is limited in this program. The residents also have the possibility to participate in daily meditation sessions. (See program details below.)
The summer season is ideal for exploring and getting inspired by the rich Finnish nature surrounding Arteles Creative Center. There are countless forests, fields, lakes, and small countryside roads in the region. Thanks to Finland’s everyman’s rights, they can all be explored freely.
Midsummer is full of light: even in the middle of the night, it’s bright enough to go for a walk in the forest. Seasonal berries and mushrooms can be picked from the yard and the woods, and when it’s time to get relaxed, the residency center’s traditional wood-burning sauna is the place to be.
| Duration | Periods: 1 month (29 days/period) When: July / August / September 2025 |
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| Fields and Media | Literature, Movie and Pop Music, Other, Performance Art, Visual Art |
| How to Apply | Fill out the application form on the website: https://www.arteles.org |