New Media AiR

A residency program dedicated for new media artists.



The New Media Air residency program is not open for applications in 2003-2006.


Themes for the residency program are:

1. Software art and software tools for artists
- Art projects implemented as software, or art projects that have an essential software component
- Projects dealing with the concept of software
- Creative tools for artists

2. Sound/audiovisual performances and installations
- New media art that manifests itself as a performance / event / installation and extends beyond the screen.



Following residencies are available for 2003 in Nordic/Baltic region:

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


Nifca has also established an artist residency exchange program with following countries/organisations:

Canada : Montreal - SAT
Great Britain : Huddersfield - The Media Centre
Portugal: Lisbon - ZDB

NOTICE!!! Artists from Nordic region are eligible to apply for all the residencies. Artists from the residency exchange countries (Canada, Great Britain, Portugal) can apply ONLY for the residencies in Nordic/Baltic region.


The deadline for applications for New Media Air 2003 was 15 November, 2002

The selections to New media Air 2003 were made by an invited international selection panel:

Atle Barcley, Atelier Nord (NO)
Alain Mongeau, MUTEK (CAN)
Casey Reas, Interaction Design Institute IVREA (IT)
Olle Huge, Beeoff (SE)
The local organizations also participated in the selection process. NIFCA thanks all involved in the selection process for their valuable contribution.

Through the New Media Air 2003 scheme, the following artists have been awarded residencies:

SAT, Montreal (CAN)
Jaanis Garancs (LV)

E-Media Centre + Estonian Artists' Association, Tallinn (ES)
Martin Parker (UK)

Sibelius Academy CM&T + NIFCA, Helsinki (FI)
Stuart McGregor (UK)

RIXC + Artists' Union, Riga (LV)
Paulo Raposo (PT)

BEK + Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen (NO)
Peter Fleming (CAN)

Pro Arte Institute, St Petersburg (RU)
Hanna Haaslahti (FI)

Nätverkstan Kultur i Väst + Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, (SE)
Marit Følstad (NO)

Splintermind + Studio House Malongen, Stockholm (SE)
Marius Watz (NO)

The Media Centre, Huddersfield (UK)
Lisa Jevbratt (SE)


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

New Media Air is a NIFCA programme designed by Juha Huuskonen.