The application for the 2026 residencies is open 15the April –15th May 2025. 

You can apply for residency as follows
2025 November–December.
2026 January–December.

GENERAL

RaumArs provides a residency for two to three artists per year with free accommodation, working facilities, a materials allowance and assistance with their proposed community art project. Other artists pay a monthly rent. RaumArs will support all artists by covering the remaining living and running costs of the residency apartment. Once selected, all artists will be charged a registration fee of €150 per room (non-refundable) and a cash deposit of €120 (refundable after the residency). Artists are responsible for their own living expenses, travel and any transport costs for their artwork.

All artists-in-residence have access to materials from partners, for example for crafts. Our partners (Rauma Region Street Mission, Rauma Region Jobseeers and Renovation Centre Tammela) can also offer working space, especially if you carry out an art project with them. Work spaces are often free of charge, but the price and use must be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

The applicant doesn't have to have previous experience in teaching, but needs to prove to be able to carry out the project. RaumArs will give some assistance in producing the accepted proposal for an artist. English (or Finnish and in some cases Swedish) will be the working language and should be spoken reasonably well.

Working can also lead to longer-term projects. During the first short residency period the focus is on familiarization with local people and environment, the second and longer period carried out on the following months/ following year as a community project (please mention this in your application if you are planning this).

Independent work 1-5 months

• rent from 300 €/month

An artist/architect/researcher working independently is expected to give at least an artist's presentation or a public presentation of the final result of the work.

Community residencies 3–5 months

In addition to the free accommodation offered to the community artist, RaumArs will contribute to the project's travel expenses (up to 300 €), material costs (up to 100 €/month) on receipt and help with practical arrangements. It is also possible to apply for a residency with a partner, but in this case the artists will share the expenses and the room.

• during the residency (in the spring or autumn of the school year), we particularly encourage work with children and young people.

General expectations towards the artist

Especially the community artists, who receive an accommodation free-of-charge, are expected to present a clear and detailed project plan for a collaborative/participatory art practice, public or social art project or an environmental project, which will be realized during the residence. The main selection criteria will be the artists’ motivation to work in collaboration with local people, a good proposal and the quality of applicants art.

Many projects are carried out with schoolchildren, especially with teenagers or elderly people, but artists can work with any group of people. RaumArs artists have previously worked with people such as the homeless, people with mental health problems, job seekers, gymnasts or people from different professions. Exhibitions and events are often held in locations other than traditional exhibition spaces.

Application

Working can also lead to longer-term projects. During the first short residency period the focus is on familiarization with local people and environment, the second and longer period carried out on the following months/ following year as a community project (please mention this in your application if you are planning this).

Include in your application

• artistic backround
• short project plan/explanation of the project
• a longer project/work plan
• the group you want to work/collaborate with or if you want to work only by yourself.
• portfolio including your CV or CV separately (max 2 Mb). In case of a couple, a work couple or a group, attach each CV.
• if you are applying for both a residency and an exhibition period, please write a free-form exhibition application and your preferred exhibition month. Please also indicate whether you will come to the residency even if you do not get an exhibition slot. To apply, please see the Gallery.
• please notice to name the portfolio and CV/CVs with the name of the artist/applicant – not as "RaumArs portfolio" or "RaumArs cv", because we get dozens of applications and we don't want yours to be lost.

The Board of Directors, with its partners, will be processing the applications in June. The selected artists will be contacted during the summer and their names will be announced in the autumn on this website and on RaumArs social media. However, the application form will remain open after the official application date to allow artists to apply for residencies for any remaining months after next year's artists have been selected.

Awaiting your applications 🙂