The House of Text in Helsinki, Finland is hosting the Text Laboratory working residency programme for writers and other artists working with the medium of text. The residency programme is being held three times over 2024–2026, with the aim of finding and testing new ways to bring text culture works to audiences. This second Text Laboratory will take place between 14 July and 24 August 2025.

House of Text are looking for eight writers or other artists with different backgrounds (discipline, age, cultural background) who are interested in thinking about the possibilities of text culture, sharing their thinking and practices, and working with other project participants. The group will be supported by two mentor artists and a project coordinator.

Support offered: 2,000 EUR remuneration per person, travel and accommodation costs for a maximum of three participants, the facilities of the House of Text (theatre space Parvisali + office spaces, printers, kitchen, etc.), networking opportunities and a community of participants to learn from and create the project with, a small production budget for the public event(s).

For further information please visit: teksintalo.fi

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House of text Helsinki
Lintulahdenkatu 3
00530 Helsinki
Tel.: +358 505896073
Mail: heidi.backstrom(at)tekstintalo.fi 

Deadline: March 9, 2025