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• Maryam Behrouzinia, IRN [link] / cancelled due war
• Ismanah Irene Hayes, UK [link]
• Anne O'Neill, US [link]
• Artem Trofimenko with assistant, IRL [link]
• Helena Detsch, GER [link]
• Codie Yan, CN [link] (returning)
• Cabriella Carboni, US/CH [link]
• Swati Bhargava, US [link] & Garrett Thomas Obrycki, US
• Danielle Rochecouste, AU  [link]
• Maija Helena Puromies, FI
• Maree Wilson, NZ [link]
• Maria Ahmed, UK [link] / returning
• Brian Cody, Ireland based in UK [link] / returning
• Karni and Saul, UK / Karni photo film curation / Karni&Saul directing duo - Eye mama project & book [link] - Sulkybunny films [link]
• Lauren Corley, US [link]
• Taru Juvakka, FIN [link]
• Cheryl J. Fish, US [link]
• Chris Sheridan, US [link] / returning
• Kate Protage, US [link] / returning
• Paula Veidenbauma, AT [link] / artist group Vokal - John Nurminen Foundation
• Matti Jänkälä, FI / artist group Vokal - John Nurminen Foundation
• Ella Kaira, FI / artist group Vokal - John Nurminen Foundation
• Penelope Civil, NZ [link]
• Lisa  Niederreiter, DE [link]
• Allison Fries, US [link]
• Astrid Menzel, DE [link] / Returning

► AARK Grant 2025 with a one-month residency awarded to Marko Erälinna [link], graduate of Turku Arts Academy (thank you Sparbanksstiftelsen i Korpo for making it possible)

► Ukrainian artists USRP / HIAP

• Olga Drozd, UKR [link] (Ukrainian Solidarity Residency Program. 2,5 months)
• Maria Litovka, UKR [link]

• Chris Sheridan, US [link] (returning)
• Kate Protage, US [link] (returning)
• Janet Tavener, AUS [link]
• Aaron Matheson, AUS/UK [link]
• Maria Ahmed, UK [link] & Brian Cody, IRL [link] (returning)
• Emilie Payeur [link] and Alexandra Tremblay, CAN [link]
• Gill AKASAKA, UK living in FI [link] (returning)
• Li Guang, CN [link]
• Emma Piirtoniemi, CAN [link]
• Sarah Feldbloom, CAN [link]
• Ollipekka Kangas, FIN [link]
• Devon Wootten, USA, [link]
• Astrid Menzel, GER [link] (returning)
• Monique Lütolf, CH [link]
• Eavan O'Neil, USA [link]
• Miklosova Erika, HU [link]
• Kateryna Yehorova, UKR [link]
• Sima Ahmadian, IR [link]
• Mia Makela, FIN [link] [link]
• Ville Laitinen, FIN [link] (returning)
• Oksana Mykhanko, UKR [link] (returning)
• Haven Worley, USA [link] [link]
• John Nurminen Foundation, part of a project called Meren puolella (By the Sea), in which one researcher and one artist would stay at the residency for different lengths of time [link]
• Codie Yan, CH [link]
• Jaakko Autio, FIN [link]
• Nina Mutik, FIN [link]

- Eero Merimaa & Ecological Sensibilities International Workshop (more about it later) In September, with professors from art universities in Europe [link] [link] [link]

- AARK Grant 2025 - 1 month residency at AARK during autumn 2025 (thank you Sparbanksstiftelsen for Korpo)

AARK has been supporting newly examined artists from Turku Arts Academy since the beginning in 2015.

• Marko Erälinna, FIN [link]
• Pihla Kuulas, FIN [link]
• Kanerva Kuitu, FIN [link]

• Thomas C. Chung, Australia [link] (2 times at AARK, second time thanks to The Finnish Cultural Foundation)
• Susan Mabin, New Zealand [link]
• Leah Fryer, US
• Kamari Brown, UK
• Ruth McDermott Baxter, Australia [link] [link]
• Cheryl J. Fish, US [link]
• Karsten Kronas, Ger [link]
• Ulla Halkola, Fin [link]
• Kaiju Harinen, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Turku, Fi [link]
• Tamás Ördög, HU [link]
• Maria Ahmed, UK [link] & Brian Cody, IRL [link]
• Gill AKASAKA, UK living in FI [link] 4x times at AARK
• Jean - Louis Lemoin, FR [link]
• Elodie Céline Glerum, DK & CH [link]
• Gary DeMichele, USA [link]
• Janika Haataja, FI
• Linda Barlow, UK [link]
• Ilkka Volanen, FIN [link] 2x times
• Oksana Mykhanko, UKR. [link] Granted by EU Culture Moves Europe
• Wendy Yuan Ling. CN [link]
• Astrid Welburn, CH [link]
• Heli Halme, FIN
• Terhi Ekebom, FIN [link]
• Erika Kallasmaa, FIN [link] [link]
• Taru Juvakka, FIN [link]
• Liisa Vähäkylä, FIN [link] [link]
• Anneli Holmstrom, SCT/FIN [link]
• Veera Rossi, FIN, writer and performer
• Eva Staehle, CH

Artists via HIAP supported by KONE Foundation:

• Tania Slobodianiuk, UKR [link]
• Stanislava Ovchinnikova [link] [link] (January 2024)
• Polina Choni (with Taya Gerasimova ) [link] [link] [link] (January 2024)

Arts House Turku / Taiteen Talo Artists visits:

• Tommi Parkko, FIN [link]

AARK Grant 2024 (Thank you Sparbanksstiftelsen for Korpo)

AARK has been supporting newly exanied artists from Turku since the beginning in 2015.

• Ville Laitinen, graduated in fine arts from the Turku Arts Academy. [link]

• Astrid Menzel, GER [link]
• Nataliya Teslyuk, UKR
• Jaakko Autio, FIN [link]
• Tyler Ayres, GBT [link]
• Hanna Sukare + partner, Austria [link]
• Marjolein Witte, NL [link]
• Helena Wadsley, CAN [link]
• Taru Juvakka, FIN [link]
• Chris Sheridan, US [link]
• Kate Protage, US [link]
• Helen Elisabeth, GBR [link]
• Seah Heikes with Mykel Boyd, US [link] [link]
• Ilkka Volanen, FIN [link]
• Aapo Kotilainen, FIN (AARK Grant) [link]
• Susann Rittermann, NL [link]
• Marius van Zandwijk, NL [link] [link]
• Saara Vuola, FIN [link]

Artists via HIAP supported by KONE Foundation:

• Tania Slobodianiuk, UKR [link]
• Olga Zaremba and Nikita Tsoy, UKR [link] [link]
• Polina Choni and Taya Gerasimova, UKR, [link] [link] [link]

AARK Assistant

• Mariel Helovirta, Turku Arts Academy, Fine Arts 4th year student, FIN [link]

• Catarina Neves Ricci & two dancers-performers, Karoliina Loimaala and Krista-Julia Arppo [link]
• Nina Villanueva, FIN, AARK grant 2021 [link]
• Essu Koskinen, FIN. http://www.koskinen.net/
• Jukka Hakanen, FIN [link]
• Alyssa Schwann, Canada [link] & Marc Treib, US [link]
• Clinton Sleeper, US [link] (postponed)
• Charlotta Clermont, Canada [link]
• Lars Fredrikson [link]
• Lea Lintula & Heta Heikkula, FIN [link]
  
• Essu Koskinen, FIN [link]
• Sade Kahra, FIN [link]
• Marija Tiurina, UK / Lithuania [link] & Thom
• Pive Toivonen [Link] & Markku Pitkänen
• Anna Ruth, CA/FIN - [Link], [Link]
• Ying Chen, Meichen Chen, Wenhui Jiang, Ziye Shen, Royal College of Arts (London), UK.
• Francis Cocksedge, US [link]
• Alexandra Trufanova [link] & Joa Heikkinen [link] (AARK grant 2022 funded by Sparbankstiftelsen for Korpo)
• Stephanie Tudor, UK [link]
• Sylvia Hinz, DE [link] & Jeanne Artemis, DE [link]
• Taija Goldblatt, FI [link]
• Taru Elfving, FI [link]
• Maria Ahmed, UK [link] & Brian Cody, IRL [link]
• Tata Asteri (Tetiana Skorokhod) & Valerii Skorokhod, UA (HIAP - Ukraine Solidarity Residencies program)
  
• Oksana Mykhanko, UA [link] (HIAP - Ukraine Solidarity Residencies program)
• Olga Zaremba, UA [link] (HIAP - Ukraine Solidarity Residencies program)
• Chris Stach, USA [link]
• Gill AKASAKA, UK living in FI [link] (invited artist for our K-60 dialog)
• Emmi Kallio, FI [link]

• Heli Lundström, FI [link]
• Salla Sillgren, FI [link]
• Jaakko Autio, FI [link]
• Venla Ilona Blom, FI [link]
• Johanna Matruka, FI [link]
• Gill AKASAKA, UK living in FI
• Rubuzak artist duo / AARK grant 2020 Salla Sillgren & Appe Leppänen, FI [link]
• Linda Granfors, FI  [link]
• Kaarina Karjalainen, FI
• Heidi Anttila, FI
• Sini Piri, FI [link]
• Rita Anttila, FI [link]
• Maria Björklund, FI [link] [link] 
• Mia Mäkelä, FI [link]
• Johanna Vehkoo, FI [link]
• Kimmo Ylönen | Timo O Nenonen (Barefoot Path 10 years exhibition [link])
• Maria Ylikoski, FI [link]
• Nina Mutik, FI [link]
• Matilda Palmu [link]
• Molly Balcom Raleigh & co
• Helena Lacy & Lawrence Artitzone, UK [link] - postponed
• Chris Sheridan, US [link]  postponed
• Kate Protage, US [link] postponed
• Daniel van Benthuysen & partner, US https://www.danvanb.com/home 1 month
• Molly Balcom Raleigh [link] with Janaki Ranpura [link] & Valentine Cadieux [link]
• Jessica Koivistoinen [link]
• Frances Cocksedge, US [link]

• Candy Chang, US [link]   [link]
• James A Reeves, US  [link]  [link]
• Justina Vilčinskaitė, Lt /NL [link]
• Dovilė Aleksandravičiūtė, Lt / NL [link]
• Eric du Bellay, FR [link]
• Emmi Kallio, FIN [link] 
• Turku Arts Academy (TUAS) Fine Arts graduating students. Thesis workshop with Ilona Tanskanen ( cancelled)
• Amy Clay, US [link] (cancelled)
• Jura Bardauskaite & Kestutis Montvidas, Lt (cancelled)
• [link]  Barefoot Path 2020 (cancelled)
• Anna Binta Diallo, CAN, [link] (cancelled)
• Jaakko Autio, FIN [link]
• Helena Lacy, UK  [link] (postponed)
• Lawrence Artizone, UK [link] (postponed)
• Marjut Brunila, FIN
• Susanna Tuuliainen, FIN
• Sun Ho Kim, US (cancelled)[link]
• Marja Salo, FIN [link]
• Laura Marconi, US [link] (postponed)
• Tim Sullivan, UK (postponed)
• Gillian Grabbe UK/FIN
• Venla Blom
• Marissa Mehr
• Laura Manninen
• PRZ invited artist duo Swe/FIN
• Molly Balcom Raleigh
• Hanna-Leena & Jyrki Paloposki

• Grace Wood & Tim Bass, Australia 1 month[link]
• Mirjam Zimmermann, Switzerland  1 month [link]
• Odysseus Atlas: Jura Bardauskaite & Kestutis Montvidas Lithuania  [link] 3 months
• Alice Duncan, Australia  [link]
• Sari Nieminen  1 month FIN
• Laura Hypponen, FIN [link]
• In May-June AARK is filld with artists from 3 Archipelago area residencies BETWEEN ISLANDS.
  [link] Projects 3rd year.  Invited artists By Örö Residence [link], Kökar Artist Residence [link] and AARK:  
• Between Islands: Lilli Haapala, Fin.  [link]
• Between Islands: Marco Dessardo, Ita/Fra. [link]
• Between Islands: Grace Phillips, US
• Between Islands: Maria Windschüttel (GER) [link]
• Between Islands: Elisa Matikainen FIN [link]
• Nodoka Yamaura, Japan, 1 month, [link]
• Acadia Kandora, US 1 month  [link]
• Milla Nummikoski, FIN
• Niklas Feinik, FIN
  [link]
• Roxanna Walitzki, US 1month
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• Redd Walitzki, US 1 month
  [link]
• Rachel Keranen, US [link] 1month
• Marie Docher, Fra [link] 1month
• Karen Knorr, US/UK  [link] 1month
• Laura Ruotsalainen, FIN 1 month
• Kaisu Lundelin, FIN 2 month
• September Month: TUAS Arts Academy, Fine Arts. Graduating students. Thesis workshops by senior lecturer in finnish language, Ilona Tanskanen
• Chris Sheridan, US  http://www.sheridanart.com 2 months
• Giuliana Grippo, Argentina  [link] 1month
• Rochyne Delaney McNulty, UK 2 months [link]
• Sabeen Omar [link] 1month
• Candy Chang & James A Reeves, US NYC, 1 month  [link]  [link]

• Brian Cheung, Australia, 3 months
• Inka Kynkäänniemi & Iiris Kaarlehto, Fin short visit
• Aleksi Liimatainen, FIN 2weeks
• Juho Kuusi, FIN 2weeks
• Clement Berauld, France 1 month
• Redd Walitzki, US 2 months
• Nicole Banowetz, US 1 month – participating art exhibition Barefoot Path
• Ellery Royston & Adam Bach, US 1 month
• Marija Tiurina, UK / Lithuania, 1 month
• Niklas Feinik, FIN 1 month. AARK Grant 2018 when graduated TUAS Arts Academy.
• Paul J Woods, US, 3 months
• Marco Dessardo, Ita/Fra. Invited artist in Between Islands -project 2019
• Shannon Toth, Australia 1 month
• Emma York, UK 2weeks
• Hannah Gatland, Australia 1 month
• Deanna Fogstrom, Canada 1 month
• Lilli Haapala, FIN 1 month. (Invited artist in Between Islands -project 2019)
• Lisa Lavery, UK 2 weeks
• Stephanie Tudor, UK 1 month
• TUAS Arts Academy, Fine Art graduating students for 1-2 weeks work shop

• Ariel Cotton, US
• Pom Bouvier_b, France
• Mounia Steimer, Schwitzerland
• Emily Coussins, UK
• Jiro Ishihara, Japan
• Eleanor Cepko, US
• Laura Nevanperä, FIN, TUAS Arts Academy
• Shinobu Terada, Japan
• Marjolein Witte, Netherlands
• Mari Miyamoto & Hisayoshi Miyamoto, FIN & Japan
• Kendra Bell, US
• Jessie Imam, Australia
• Phillip Buenger, Germany [link]
• Sea Heikes & doughter, US [link]
• Maia Flore, FR (Photographic Centre PERI:  Finland - France Residency Programme)   [link]
• Mario Marzan & Roxana Perez-Mendez, Puerto Rico, US [link] & [link]
• Christian Kintz, Germany  [link]
• Grace Ellen Wood, Australia ( cancelled, coming 2018)
• Dan and Elin Snow, US [link]
• Alisa Tanaka-King, Australia (2nd time at AARK) [link]
• Aleksi Liimatainen, FIN. AARK grant for  1 month residency at AARK. He graduated from TUAS Arts Academy, Fine Arts.
• Cydney Puro, US [link]
• Anna Domnic, Germany
• Brian Cheung, AU [link]

• Pom Bouvier-b, France. [link]
• Lucy Crowder, UK. [link]
• Nina Weyman, Germany. [link]
• Darla Murphy US/France. [link]
• Shinobu Terada, JP (Barefoot Path Artist)
• Marco Dessardo, FR (Barefoot Path Artist) [link]
• Abigail Smithson, US
• Missy Dunway US, [link]
• Marjolein Witte, NL [link]
• Dana Neilson, Can [link]
• Tuomo Savolainen & Dana Neilson Family & Eelis,  Fin
• Christopher Luther US. [link]
• Robin Luther, US. [link]
• George Ramsay, UK [link]
• Claire Ducene, Belqium. [link]
• Simo Kellokumpu, Fin. [link]
• Vincent Roumagnac, France. [link]
• Hannah Eaton, UK.  www.myriadeditions.com
• Cat Lauigan & Matt Brownell, US [link]
• Sif Ankergård, Denmark/Norway. [link]
• Vivian Ross-Smith, Scotland. [link]
• Patti Lean, Scotland.   [link]

• Viliina Koivisto, Fin. [link]
• Nina-Maria Oförsagd, Fin. [link]
• Melodie Reay, Canada/ US. [link]
• Lori Hepner, US. [link]
• Beata Szparagowska, Pol/Belgium. [link]
• Nanna Saarhelo, Fin. [link]
• Mark Nixon, UK. [link]
• Paul Corcoran; Ire/UK. [link]
• Susi Summ Suberbiene, Austria. [link]
• Laura Pakarinen, Fin. [link]
• Lilli Haapala, Fin. [link]
• Anni Saijonkivi, Fin
• Ikko Alaska, Fin
• Tommi Vasko, Fin. [link]
• Katie Goodwin, UK. [link]
• Ville Kurki, Fin, [link]
• Sofia Molin, Fin, [link]
• Sophie Lannefranque, France
• Hannaleena Hauru, Finland. [link]
• Anna Jaaniste, Australia.
• Pom Bouvier-b, France. [link]