Frame awards travel grants to promote and support Finnish visual arts in the following fields of contemporary art: fine art, photographic art, media art, art handicraft, comics art, performance art, and sound art. The other type of grant is a project grant that has two application periods per year. The travel grant is intended for artists, art experts, and workgroups. The project grant is intended for organizations for international exhibitions and art fairs. In addition, artists and organizations can apply for a project grant for international art publications.
Eligibility
- Visual artists who are Finnish or based in Finland
- Workgroups formed by Finnish artists or artists based in Finland
Travel grants may not be applied on behalf of another person. The contact person of a workgroup must be among the travelers. Organizations 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.
Benefits
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
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
Application Process
All applications must be submitted online here.
Documents required:
- Travel plan: the purpose of trip, dates, and program, description of venue, as well as the importance of the trip to the promotion of the applicant’s international career
- Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography
- Workgroups: short Curricula Vitae or biographies
- 3–5 images per participating Finnish artist
- Attachments should be in PDF or JPG format. The maximum file size is 3 Mb.
