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title: "HIAP Helsinki Residency for Australian Artists"
organization: "Creative Australia, HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Programme"
category: residency
deadline: 2026-09-15
valid_through: 2026-09-15
countries: ["FI"]
location: "Helsinki, Finland"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "$15,000 support for the three-month residency period."
eligibility: "Applicants must be Australian citizens or Australian Permanent Residents, actively working in an eligible artistic field, and apply as an individual. Not eligible if submitting more than one application in the same HIAP residency round, have overdue Creative Australia grant reports, or owe money to Creative Australia."
source_url: "https://xhbt.org/open-calls/hiap-helsinki-residency-for-australian-artists"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/hiap-helsinki-residency-for-australian-artists-creative-australia-hiap-h-62f081f1"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-08-20T06:32:25.281071
---
# HIAP Helsinki Residency for Australian Artists

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**Organization**: Creative Australia, HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Programme
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: 2026-09-15
**Location**: Helsinki, Finland
**Country code(s)**: FI
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: $15,000 support for the three-month residency period.
**Eligibility**: Applicants must be Australian citizens or Australian Permanent Residents, actively working in an eligible artistic field, and apply as an individual. Not eligible if submitting more than one application in the same HIAP residency round, have overdue Creative Australia grant reports, or owe money to Creative Australia.

## Description

Creative Australia funds a three-month residency at HIAP in Helsinki for Australian artists and arts workers. This program provides time, space, and resources for open-ended artistic research, experimentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, without requiring the production of a finished artwork. The residency is based on Suomenlinna island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Helsinki. While mainly focusing on visual arts, the program welcomes applicants working in community arts, cultural development, dance, emerging and experimental arts, First Nations arts and culture, literature, music, and theatre. Selected participants receive $15,000 for the residency period.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://xhbt.org/open-calls/hiap-helsinki-residency-for-australian-artists
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/hiap-helsinki-residency-for-australian-artists-creative-australia-hiap-h-62f081f1