Mobility funding is available for professional artists’ or cultural practitioners’ travel and/or stay within the Nordic and/or Baltic countries. Orri Huginn Ágústsson, chair of the expert group, says that the applications were of a high professional standard. The round featured a wide range of artistic disciplines and activities.
“Alongside projects in the performing arts, visual arts, and music, there were interesting projects in cultural heritage, photography, film, and literature. This application round also included interdisciplinary projects involving collaborations with architects, among others,” says Orri.
Examples of projects granted funding
Among the recipients of mobility funding was children’s culture designer and artist Zala Seles, who will travel from Sweden to the Faroe Islands to work on the Future Streetscapes project. Taking place during the Democracy Festival for Children, the project involves a series of workshops that encourage children to see public spaces in a new light through the collaborative exploration of materials, hands-on model-making, and augmented reality (AR) technology.
Photographer Tiina Itkonen was awarded mobility funding to travel to Greenland, where she will complete her project Piniartoq (Hunter). The project documents the lives of Inuit hunters and their families in north-western and eastern Greenland, exploring how climate change is affecting their traditional way of life.
Musician Liene Skrebinska will travel from Finland to Norway to take part in The Baltic Sisters artist residency. While in Norway, Skrebinska will collaborate with singers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on their forthcoming album Māte / Moteris / Maa.
Members of the group C4Hope received funding to travel to the Faroe Islands to present Ceremony for Hope, a scenographic installation and performance experience exploring hope in climate action, community, and children’s voices.