Media AiR 2004

MEDIA AiR is a residency program dedicated to 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.

MEDIA AiR is a NIFCA program designed by Juha Huuskonen.


All the residencies include:

- Free accommodation
- Studio or access to work space
- A monthly grant of 840 EURO
- presentation at www.nifca.org
- Various opportunities for getting involved in local activities

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

Artists from the UK eligible to apply to Helsinki: Sibelius Academy/Piknik Frequency
Artists from Canada eligible to apply to Stockholm: Splintermind
Artists from Hungary eligible to apply to Bergen: BEK

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



Residency Hosts

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



Selection Process

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



Awarded Residencies

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For further information, please, contact project coordinator Mitro Kaurinkoski at NIFCA.