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TelepART: January 2024
Kallo Collective perform “The Receptionists” at Het Nationale Theater in The Hague, with support from the TelepART Mobility Support Platform allocated by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
ART TALK: Centre / Periphery / Proximity: Exchanges in the cultural and artistic scene of the Greater Region
Laura Boxberg joins roundtable on exchanges in the cultural and artistic scene in Luxembourg and beyond, available to watch online.
Welcome Eero, Our New EDUFI Intern!
Meet Eero Nurmi, our new Communications & Programme Assistant joining us for a 10-month EDUFI internship!
TelepART funding programme now open and accepting new applications
The TelepART funding programme for the performative arts between Finland and the Benelux region is now open and accepting new applications.
23 things that made our 2023
23 wonderful things that we want to celebrate from 2023. Thank you again to everyone that we collaborated with, it was absolute magic!
Institute office closed for the holiday season
The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux will be closed for the holidays from 22.12.2023 until 01.01.2024. We wish you a restful holiday and a peaceful start to the new year.
Join the team for festive drinks on Wednesday, 13 December
We have the pleasure of inviting you to the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux office for a festive drink. 13.12.2023, 17:30-19:30.
Rikkert van Huisstede’s Boys Won’t Be Boys to make its international debut in Finland in 2024
Boys Won’t Be Boys, the dazzling Dutch theatrical and social movement where stories about masculinity take centre stage comes to Svenska Teatern, and Oulun teatteri in 2024.
L. Puska’s performance-led project URGENT – Residency for Artworks finds temporary home in Kunsthal Gent
Discover L. Puska’s “URGENT – Residency for Artworks” with three guest sculptures by Eva Spierenburg, Niina Tervo, and Sijben Rosa. Friday Evening at Kunsthal Gent, 1.12.2023
A year on TikTok: 10 things we’ve learned as a cultural institute
Get to the point. Plan, but not too much. Have fun! 10 tips and lessons we’ve learned from a year on TikTok. Will we see you there in 2024?
Laura Boxberg to join roundtable on exchanges in the cultural and artistic scene in Luxembourg and beyond
The panel discussion is part of Cercle Cité’s exhibition Hors-d’œuvre and in close collaboration with Luxembourg Art Week, 12.11.2023
Ima Iduozee’s film After We’re Gone Coming to Brussels
Ima Iduozee will be showcasing his new film After We’re Gone at Africa is/in the Future Film Festival in Brussels this November.
Cherish Menzo returns to Moving in November with DARKMATTER
Cherish Menzo returns to the annual Helsinki contemporary dance festival Moving in November with DARKMATTER.
Institute office closed 17.10.2023
The government asks that unnecessary travel to/in Brussels be avoided. You can always contact us via phone or email. Our deepest condolences to the Swedish community.
Reflecting Light in Helsinki
Reflecting Light – an artistic and research project centered on lighting is currently on a residency at Mad House and UniArts Helsinki.
The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes Launches pARTir Project With Support From The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture
pARTir is a collaborative project designed to promote cross-cultural exchange and facilitate the international mobility of artists.
Registration is Open for Fair P(l)ay #3: Know Your Worth!
As part of the Dutch Design Week 2023 in Eindhoven, EUNIC Netherlands presents the third event of its Fair P(l)ay cycles: Know Your Worth.
10 Months in the Life – An EDUFI Intern’s Story
Our current EDUFI Intern Anni Koskela’s retrospective of her time with the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
Satu and Maria Tani take part in Art Brut Biënnale in Hengelo, the Netherlands
The video version of “Breathing reef” premiers at international outsider art biennale, Art Brut Biënnale, in Hengelo, the Netherlands, from the 7th to the 15th of October 2023.
Finnish artist Sara Bjarland’s work to be presented at Triennial Beaufort in 2024
We are very excited to announce that the work of Finnish artist Sara Bjarland will be part of Beaufort24, the Triennial By the Sea, an art happening along the Belgian coastline.
Internship opportunity at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux in 2024
Would you like to join us in Brussels starting January 2024? The application round opens on 26.9. and ends on 10.10.2023. Read more about the criteria and submit your application!
Registration opens for Eatnameamet – Our Silent Struggle at Cinema Galeries
The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux screens Suvi West’s documentary Eatnameamet – Our Silent Struggle at Cinema Galeries, Brussels on the 28th of September, 19:00-21:00 CET.
The Soft Collective launches “Unhad Conversations” with Zulu Green at the Together Again Festival
Safer Spaces for Unhad Conversations Amsterdam edition meets audiences at Helsinki Central Library Oodi and online at the Together Again Festival.
Save the date! Screening of Eatnameamet – Our Silent Struggle by Suvi West, September 28
The documentary examines Finnish politics regarding the Sámi peoples and their land rights, as well as themes of representation, visibility, and inclusion.
Registration for Together Again, a free contemporary arts festival in Helsinki and online is now open!
Organised by the Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes the festival takes place in Helsinki Central Library Oodi and online on the 8th of September 2023.
Daring to Dream Again with The Soft Collective
The Together Again festival is almost here! Our communications team chats with the Soft Collective’s Caroline Suinner and Meriam Trabelsi about their workshop series Safer Spaces for Unhad Conversations.
Registration is Now Open for our Finnish Courses!
You can now register for the Autumn Semester of our Finnish Courses! Registration is open until the 30th of August, and classes start in September.
Welcome Tega, Our New SKF Intern!
This week, we were joined by our new Programme Assistant, Tega Oke! Read on to learn more about Tega and her expectations for the internship.
Institute office closed for two weeks
The Institute will be on holiday from Monday, the 17th of July until Friday, the 28th of July. We wish everyone a relaxing summer!
Finnish sensation Käärijä is coming to Antwerp, and I can’t wait!
Our Communications Officer, Ela Suleymangil, shares what it’s like to live in a Käärijä-dominated Europe as a non-Finnish person. See you at Trix on the 18th of October?