Media AiR

MEDIA AiR is a residency program dedicated for media artists. The program provides possibilities for artists to develop diverse media art projects. Each residency is realised in collaboration with a local organisation with expertise in certain areas of media art. The organisations provide the technical facilities for the artist and help the artist’s work with their local contacts and know-how.


The deadline for applications for Media AiR 2004 was 8 October 2003.


The selection of artists for Media AiR 2004 was made by a three member selection panel:

Artist Thor Magnusson, ixi-software, Iceland
Raitis Smits, RIXC/E-Media Centre , Riga, Latvia
Artist Amanda Steggell, Motherboard, Norway


In 2004 the following artists have been awarded a residence:

SAT, Montreal, Canada
Olle Huge

E-Media Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
Tulle Ruth

Piknik Frequency, Helsinki, Finland
Mukul Patel

Sibelius Academy CM&T, Helsinki Finland
John Hopkins

C³, Budapest, Hungary
Kassandra Wellendorf

RIXC, Riga, Latvia
Andrew Gryf Paterson

BEK, Bergen, Norway
Mari Keski-Korsu

PRO ARTE Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia
Jane Karup Pedersen

Splintermind, Stockholm, Sweden
Julie Andreyev
Björn Aho

The Media Centre, Huddersfield, UK
Tuomo Tammenpää



Residencies in the Nordic-Baltic region:

Estonia: Tallinn - E-Media Centre+ Artists' Union
Finland: Helsinki - Sibelius Academy CM&T / Piknik Frequency + NIFCA
Latvia: Riga - RIXC + Artists' Union
Norway: Bergen - BEK + Hordaland Kunstsenter
Sweden: Stockholm - Splintermind + Studio House Malongen
Russia: St. Petersburg - PRO ARTE Institute

Residency exchange countries:

Canada: Montreal - SAT
United Kingdom: Huddersfield - The Media Centre
Hungary: Budapest – C³

All the residencies include:

- Free accommodation
- Studio or access to work space
- A monthly grant of 840 EURO
- Various opportunities for getting involved in local activities

Artists from Nordic countries, Estonia, Latvia and North-West Russia could apply to all residency locations. Artists from UK, Canada and Hungary (the residency exchange countries from outside the Nordic-Baltic region) could apply to only dedicated locations:

Artists from the UK could apply to Helsinki (Sibelius Academy / Piknik Frequency).
Artists from Canada could apply to Stockholm (Splintermind).
Artists from Hungary could apply to Bergen (BEK).



More information:

For further information, please, contact project coordinator Mitro Kaurinkoski,
+358 9 686 43 105,residencies (at) nifca.org

MEDIA AiR is a NIFCA program designed by Juha Huuskonen.