Artist residency in Estonia

What the artist will do

The residency is first and foremost self-led. Artists are given the time, space, and freedom to develop their own practice, research, and ideas according to their individual interests and creative direction. There is no required programme or expected outcome. We also aim to create opportunities for cultural exchange and local engagement, introducing artists to the region’s textile traditions, makers, craftspeople, farmers, landscapes, and everyday life. These encounters are suggestions rather than requirements, and the extent of social engagement depends on each artist’s practice and interests. Residents are welcome to share their own knowledge and creative processes through conversations, workshops, open studios, or other forms of exchange when this feels relevant to their work. We see these encounters as a reciprocal exchange, where artists and local communities can learn from one another. We are particularly interested in the exploration and (re)discovery of local textile heritage, whether through research, making, material experimentation, storytelling, or collaboration. Artists are free to engage with this heritage in ways that are meaningful to their own practice.