Run by Cooperative Nostates, Peripeteia Artist Residency is an artist residency located within the historical Piiri mental hospital area in Seinäjoki, Western Finland. Surrounded by parks and conservation areas, the residency provides artists with an inspiring environment as well as accommodation and tools in a collective workspace within walking distance of essential services. The residency provides accommodation, workspace, and access to tools in a collective workspace for an artist-friendly fee. Members of the cooperative offer visiting artists a sense of community and a local network during their stay.
The Peripeteia Artist Residency offers year-round opportunities for working periods of varying lengths in Seinäjoki. The residency aims to provide resources for focused creative work and to create opportunities for interaction with local residents, enriching the area’s cultural life.
Artists are encouraged to propose projects that foster collaboration with local actors or involve creating art through presence and dialogue with the local community. This can take the form of participatory art, workshops, or exhibitions. The cooperative supports artists in finding local partners and collaborators.
The residency values community, and is committed to social, cultural, economic, and ecological sustainability, as well as site-specific approaches.
Location: Historical Piiri District, Seinäjoki, Finland
Open to: Tools and suitable workspaces are available for painters, multidisciplinary artists, performing artists, designers, architects, textile and paper artists, writers, graphic artists, sculptors and ceramists, as well as researchers or curators. We warmly welcome artists from all disciplines, as long as our facilities and equipment support the work planned!
From time to time, space becomes available between residency periods or due to cancellations. Alongside our regular open call, we offer shorter residencies or guest accommodation ranging from one night to three weeks. Short stays can be arranged by phone or through an informal email request.
A private room in the accommodation facilities is suitable for smaller-scale work, writing, or, for example, media artists. The bright rooms are equipped with desks and easels.
A separate studio space is located nearby, at the end of the street in Nostates' collaborative workspace, where easels and work desks are available. The space includes tables and seating for public events of up to approximately 25 people and is suitable for practices such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, or community-based art. The shared facilities have good ventilation and provide access to equipment such as a printing press and a Hollander beater.
The residency provides a starter set of basic materials, although artists are generally expected to cover the costs of their own materials.
All prices include VAT.
Room for One Artist
1-month residency – €670
1-week residency – €170
2-week residency – €335
3-week residency – €500
Accommodation (1–3 nights) – €45 per night
Collaborators and Accompanying Guests
Room for two, 1 month – €840
Room for two, 1 week – €215
Room for two, 2 weeks – €420
Room for two, 3 weeks – €625
Room for two, 1–3 nights – €70 per night
A reservation fee is required prior to arrival for residencies longer than one week. The fee will be deducted from the total residency cost. If the artist does not arrive for the residency, the reservation fee is non-refundable.
The nearest services to the residency are within walking distance. Right next to the collective work space are Restaurant Verstas and Theatre Hysteria. Within the Piiri area, you'll also find the Hospital Museum along with workspaces for artists and artisans. Törnävä Kebab Pizzeria is located one kilometer away. In Törnävä, 1.5 km from the residency, you’ll find S-Market Törnävä, a pharmacy, and Kotipizza.
For outdoor recreation, the Törnävä Island park area is just over a kilometer away, along with nature trails around Lake Kyrkösjärvi and Jouppilanvuori Hill. More information about outdoor activities can be found on the city’s website.
Local buses also run nearby and take you to the city centre, which is 3,5 km away. In the center, you’ll find the Kalevan Navetta Art and Culture Centre and Varikkogalleria.
Applications for the residency are opened twice a year. Availability due to cancellations may be inquired about on an ongoing basis. Professional artists from around the world, including Finland, are selected for the residency through an application process. Residency periods may vary in length, ranging from one to three months. Resident artists are selected based on work samples and project proposals. Decisions are made through peer review, published publicly, and selected applicants are notified by email. The application form must be completed in English, Swedish, or Finnish.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that any necessary insurance and travel documents are valid and up to date. Upon request, the residency can provide supporting statements and certificates required for insurance or travel documentation purposes.
Founded in 2025, Cooperative Nostates is a worker cooperative whose members are professionals in the fields of art, culture, and media. The members of the cooperative provide the artist-in-residence with a work community and a network in the area. The cooperative's office is located in TN building in the collective workspace of the residency.
Office and collective work space
TN-building
Piirintie 1
60220 Seinäjoki
Finland
Residency Accommodation
TG-building
Björkenheimin puistotie 5
60220 Seinäjoki
Finland
Contact persons of the residency
Niina Keltamäki +358 50 3502102
Minna Bengs +358 40 410 7163
e-mail: osuuskunta(at)nostates.fi
