Residency

Residencies

We are welcoming artists the whole year round. As the seasons are very different, it’s good to take into account which time of the year would be the most suitable for your work. The average duration of a residency is 1-3 months. However we are also accepting residency proposals that require longer or shorter stays. We are open to artists of all disciplines. Read more about our mission and operating principles here. We have the capacity to host 3-5 artist at the same time, and aim to host 20-30 artists each year.

We offer residents a private bedroom in the main wooden house + the use of the common spaces: the kitchen, dining room, bathroom and 2 toilets. Residents are also welcome to make use of the sea sauna and the yard.

Beside the living spaces residents can work in our several working spaces according to the needs of their project. The main studio spaces are located in the rowhouse and the industrial hall. In the warmer season (May – September) the unheated spaces in the hall and the barns can be used as well. See a description of the different spaces here.

As an independent non-profit organisation we ask residents to pay a residency fee in order to keep the place running. The fee varies according to a sliding scale price from €450 – 750 per month. Depending on your financial situation and your ability to pay, you can choose to pay the minimum fee which covers a part of the hosting costs, or to invest a bit more in the organisation. All fees will be directly invested into the residency and art space. We believe that this system offers more equal chances and enables artists in different career stages to do a residency at Muijala.

Organising art events and exhibitions is an important activity of our residency. We would like to provide an inspiring and productive environment for creation as well as opportunities to present artistic work. Please let us know in your application if you are interested in participating (in) or initiating a cultural event at our art space.
Due to a lack of resources we currently have a limited capacity to organise & produce events. Therefore we can’t promise the implementation of each event proposal but ideas are always welcome. We’d love to discuss what is possible!

Note: from March 2025 onward there will be a dog living on the premises. Her name is Zara Lou, she is a 3-years old, middle-sized, husky-mix rescue dog with an open and friendly character. She is living with our founder & main host Roos in the same accommodation building as the residents.
for more information, please email: artspacemuijala@gmail.com

How to apply

Residency proposals can be send throughout the year. In addition we write out open calls for specific residency programs.

Currently available artist residency periods in 2026:
– March 1st – 20th
– May 6th – June 30th
– October & November

To apply send us a free-form motivation or work plan, portfolio (or link to website) & cv to artspacemuijala@gmail.com

The motivation or workplan should include:

Short description of artistic project
Duration of stay & preferred dates (if possible several options)
Preferred working spaces
Contact details: e-mail, home address, phone number
Optional:
– Interest in participating in or initiating an event or exhibition at our Art Space
– Intended use of our other facilities
– Special requirements, allergies and other things to take into account

The selection is based on the artistic quality of the application, the availability of our spaces and the alignment of what the artistic project requires and what Taidetila Muijala can provide. We aim to create a varied residency program with optimal circumstances for the artists. We will inform all applicants within 6 weeks about our decisions.

When your residency application is accepted, we will send you a residency contract and a deposit payment request. Your residency is confirmed when the contract is signed and the deposit (€100) is paid. The full residency fee should be paid before your arrival. The deposit is returned within 2 weeks of your departure date.

Artists-in-residence:

Artist residency 2026
Ráðhildur Ólafsdóttir (IS)
Salomé Roodenburg (NL)
Michelle de Vaan (NL)
Sara Leppänen, Aaro Lehtovaara & Anna Kirvesniemi (FI)
Imogen Mansfield (GB)
Alba Voorn (NL/ BE)
Louisa Jane Di Felice (ES)

Winter writing residency 2025- 2026
Alina Lupu (RO/ NL)
Faye Shu (CN/ GB)
Thibaud Teti (FR)
Sophie Wright (GB)
Marta Lopes Santos (PT/ NL) _{^{supported by Cultuurfonds}}
Ida Blom (NL)
Ainslie Templeton (AU/ DE)
Suvi Vepsä (FI)
Catherine Hu (AT/ NL)
Lejla Demiri (IT/DE)
Remi Gabriel (US)

Artist residency 2025
Hana Kokšalová (CZ)
Egle Pernare (LT/ NL)
Hannah de Meyer (BE) _{^{supported by the Flemish government}}
Carolina Lemos (PT)
Emma Kroos (NL)
Elisa Zederkof (DK)
Zara Asgher (PK/ FI)
Thibaud Teti (FR)
Vlada Predelina (GB/ NL)
Kristine Leopold (DK)
Katrien Simons (NL)
Serhii Varlamov (UA)
Carlotta Ortinger (DE/ FI)
Hagar Schuringa (NL) _{^{supported by Mondriaan Fonds}}
Maddie Alexander (CA)
Anne Bloom Schaarschmidt (CH/ NL)

Volunteer residency 2025
Sarah Fernandez (FR/ NL)
Kriss Sagan (SK)
Jennifer Ahlamaa (FI)
Lada Wilson (GB)
Elisa Zederkof (DK)
Lau Kaker (BE/ FI)
Veronika Schneider (DE)
Austeja Bukauskyte (LT/ FI)

Intern residency 2025
Karlotta Lainvae (EE) _{^{Erasmus+ Traineeship}}

Winter writing residency 2024- 2025
_{^{collaboration with The Temporary Bookshelf}}
Maryam Shahidifar (IR/ AT)
Georgia Kareola (NL)
Katarína Poliačiková (SK)
Anne Marijn Voorhorst (NL)
Laura Suurhasko (FI)
Sophie Wright (GB/ NL)
Mimma Tuomisalo (FI)
Yidan Karel Li (CN/ US)
Catharina Vergeer (NL)
Erik Wesselo (NL)
Carlotta Ortinger (DE/ FI)

Artist residency 2024
Zara Asgher (PK/ FI)
Laura Hasanen (FI/ US)
Sophie Wright (GB/ NL)
Lilia Kovka (KG/ DE)
Katrien Simons (NL)
Ryan Josey (CA) _{^{supported by Canada Council for the Arts}}
Mateusz Pitala (PL/ NO)
Monika Raźny (PL/ NO)
Sylvie Zijlmans & Hewald Jongenelis (NL) _{^{supported by Culture Moves Europe & Mondriaan Fonds}}
Jonghwan Jeong (KR/ NL)
Catelijne Boele (NL) _{^{supported by Mondriaan Fonds}}
Valerie Tee Lee (KR/ BE)
Alex Walker (GB/ NL)
Lucy Cordes Engelman (US/ NL)
Annika Kappner (DE/ NL)
Linne Guldemond (NL)
Anouck Fontaine (CH)
Tereza Kochiánová (CZ/ IS)
Jeffe de Brabandere (BE)
Serhii Varlamov (UA)

Artist residency 2023
Stijn Pommée (NL)
Mio Fujimaki (JP / NL)
Lucy Cordes Engelman (US / NL)
Phan Nguyen (VN / FI)
Babette Voets (NL)
Nikki Selser (NL)
Saf Homin (UA)
Serhii Varlamov (UA)
Twentyfivenineteen _{^{(artist duo Michelle de Vaan & Ilke van Deventer, NL)}}
Katrien Simons (NL)
Ville Kiviniemi (FI)