Frame Grant International Exhibitions

Frame Contemporary Art Finland has opened a new round of project grant applications for international contemporary art projects featuring Finnish and Finland-based artists in 2024. From 1 to 31 March applications are invited for project grants. Travel grants can be applied continuously.

Frame’s grants are available to artists, contemporary art professionals, and local and international contemporary art organisations. The grants are awarded to promote and support the presentation of Finnish art abroad, such as for the purpose of international exhibitions and publications, the participation of Finnish galleries in international art fairs and networking-related travel by contemporary art experts.

Grants are awarded in the following fields: visual art, photography, media art, applied art, comics art, performance art and sound art.

Call for project grant applications throughout March

Project grants can be applied for by organisations planning international contemporary art projects with Finnish and Finland-based artists in 2024. In addition, project grants are available to artists and organisations for the purpose of producing international art publications.

The deadline for project grant applications is Sunday, 31 March 2024 at 11.59 pm Finnish time (GMT +2).

Artists and art professionals can apply for travel grants at any time

Travel grants are available to artists, art professionals and work groups. Frame accepts applications for artists’ travel grants for 2024 continuously from 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024. Art professionals can apply until 31 August 2024.

  • Visual artists who are Finnish or based in Finland can apply for travel grants for exhibitions outside of Finland. Artists can apply for our grants to cover the expenses of travel, accommodation, transport and insurance. 
  • Finnish and Finland-based art professionals can apply for travel grants for work-related trips abroad.
  • International contemporary art professionals can apply for travel grants for work-related trips to Finland.
  • Organisations based in Finland can apply for travel grants in order to invite an international art professional to Finland.

Travel grant decisions for artists are made every other month. Decisions regarding travel grants for art professionals are made four times a year.

How to apply

Application languages are Finnish, English or Swedish. Detailed instructions [↗] can be found on Frame’s website. Submit your application online on Frame’s grant service [↗].

All applicants will be informed of Frame’s decision personally by email. The names of grant recipients will also be published on Frame’s website.

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