Ars Bioarctica

The Bioart Society hosts currently two regular residency programmes: Ars Bioarctica residency programme and biannual Field_Notes field camp. All the open calls can be found on this page.

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Bioart Society is the motor behind Ars Bioarctica which is a long term art&science initiative with a focus on the sub-arctic environment. It was started in autumn 2008 together with the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station of the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki. Ars Bioarctica fosters projects between artists and scientists to develop new kind of scientific and artistic thinking and through this participate and contribute to the discussion on the relation of humankind and nature. It is located in Kilpisjärvi, the most Northern part of Finland.

The activities of Ars Bioarctica encompass the Ars Bioarctica residency programme, the Field_Notes field laboratories, specific workshops and educational services for University programs.

Ars Bioarctica residency programme has an open call once a year. There are 4 residency periods length of 2 or 4 weeks in different seasons of the year. We welcome applications from artists of any dicipline and stages of professional career. 

Field_Notes is an art&science field laboratory at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in Lapland, Finland. Five groups work for one week in the sub-Arctic Lapland to develop, test and evaluate specific interdisciplinary approaches on questions located above the ground.

Events
Ars Bioarctica open call for 2024–...
We are happy to announce our yearly open call for Ars Bioarctica residency program at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station. Deadline for applications is 15th February 2024.
15 January 2024
Exploration of time scales: geologic,...
Dale Rio spent two weeks in Ars Bioarctica residency at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in June 2023. She spent her time in residency documenting and working in collaboration with the landscape to create images unique to the region.
Guest post | Dale Rio | 18 December 2023
The station activities
Till Bovermann had his Science Trails residency at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in August-September 2023. This is the last of three blog entries about his time in Kilpisjärvi.
Guest post | Till Bovermann | 3 December 2023
The impacts
Till Bovermann had his Science Trails residency at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in August-September 2023. This is the second of three blog entries about his time in Kilpisjärvi.
Guest post | Till Bovermann | 23 November 2023
The Revisitations
Till Bovermann had his Science Trails residency at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in August-September 2023. This text is about revisiting microworlds, the first of three blog entries about his time in Kilpisjärvi.
Guest post | Till Bovermann | 1 November 2023
11 artists and practitioners selected...
A diverse and multidisciplinary group of fellows selected for the Ars Bioarctica residency for 2023-2024.
25 September 2023
Between Sferics and Rust. On the...
Jacek Smolicki spent two weeks at Kilpisjärvi Biological Station within the North Escaping residency. During his stay, he engaged in a series of listening excursions, soundwalks and field recording sessions exploring past, present and future soundscapes of this unique environment.
Guest post | Jacek Smolicki | 5 September 2023
Cybryonts and bipolar mosses at...
The Critical Garden Collective spent two weeks in residency at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station searching for bipolar mosses and working with hybrid creatures, named Cybryonts.
3 August 2023
Maa: porosity, permeability,...
Aino Johansson spent three weeks in Ars Bioarctica residency working on her soil and forest related projects with chromatographies, butoh dance, forest mapping, activism and environmental education.
Guest post | Aino Johansson | 3 July 2023
Ice, Soil, Light and Silence
In these times of hurries, constant haste and immediacy, there are still places where you must arrive slowly.
Guest post | Jon Cazenave | 5 June 2023
'Aha, mmm! got along without you...
aRzu and Maria Lepistö are having their North Escaping residency at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station. They are planning to create an augmented sound expedition and will present their work at SOLU Space on 24th of May.
Guest post | aRzu | 14 May 2023
Three open calls for Ars Bioarctica...
Three open calls for Ars Bioarctica residency programmes at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station. Deadline for applications 2nd June 2023.
12 May 2023