Travel Grants for Artists for Exhibiting Abroad (Finland)

Donor Name: Frame Contemporary Art Finland

Category: Grant

Publish Date: 03-Sept-2024 12:00 am

Deadline Date: 31-Oct-2024 12:00 am

Country: Finland

Purpose

The purpose of grants awarded by Frame is based on the strategy of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Frame’s own strategy.

Eligible Activities

Artists can apply for a travel grant when they perform or present their work outside Finland, such as in a solo or group exhibition, biennale, triennale, festival, or other contemporary art event.

Travel grants can only be applied for to cover personal or work group’s:

• Travel expenses
• Accommodation expenses
• Transport expenses
• Insurance of artworks during transport

Ineligible Activities

Travel grants cannot be spent on:

• Residencies (including travel to and from)
• Per diems or living costs
• Gallery rental or participation fees
• Production and material costs of artworks
• Installation costs or equipment purchases
• Artistic work
• Studies, theses
• The expenses of foreign artists not based in Finland
• Events or exhibitions in Finland

Eligibility Criteria

Visual artists who are Finnish or based in Finland are eligible. Work groups formed by Finnish artists or artists based in Finland can also apply. Travel grants may not be applied on behalf of another person. The contact person of a work group must be among the travellers. Organisations such as associations, cooperatives, or companies are not eligible for the travel grant. They are advised to apply instead for a project grant for exhibiting work by Finnish artists abroad.

For more information, visit: Frame Contemporary Art Finland