Exhibition call for 2023 is open
The Northern Photographic Centre (PVK) exhibition call for 2023 is open until August 2 2022 23:59 (Finnish time). Exhibitions will be selected by the NPC exhibition committee. Three to five exhibition periods are available for application in 2023. The exhibitions are for a duration of 5–8 weeks. Northern Photographic Centre is profiled for high-quality, contemporary […]
Photo North’s year 2026 brings a wide selection of lens-based art from Finland and abroad to Oulu
In 2026, the Photo North galleries found in Cultural Centre Valve will offer three exhibitions per gallery. In addition, Photo North is participating in the Oulu Capital of Culture project and is organizing an international group exhibition for the Oulu Art Museum, Adaptation – Time is not on our side, towards possible futures, filling the […]
The director of Photo North is showing northern photography to Europe
The director of Photo North, Darja Zaitsev, has been invited Strasbourg for the REFLEX – European Meetings of Photography Festivals and Venues. The purpose of REFLEX is to bring together photography professionals from Finland, Poland, Greece, Italy, Portugal and France and create a Europe-wide network for artists. The participants at REFLEX will compare current challenges, […]
Jaakko Myyri has been invited to the Adaptation residency at Oulanka Research Station
As part of the Adaptation project, Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre has invited artist Jaakko Myyri to participate in an artist residency at Oulanka Research Station during the winter of 2026. The residency program is part of Photo North’s Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture project, Adaptation. Jaakko Myyri (b. 1991, Oulu) is an artist […]
Michèle Boulogne has been selected as artist-in-residence at the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
As part of the Adaptation project, Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre has invited artist Michèle Boulogne to participate in an artist residency at the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory during winter 2026. The residency program is part of Photo North’s Oulu2026 Capital of Culture project Adaptation. Michèle Boulogne (b. 1996, Martinique) is an artist living and […]
Gallery Week is currently underway across Finland
This year, 73 galleries from 24 locations are participating in Gallery Week. The event will take place from August 26 to 31, 2025, from Äkäslompolo to Helsinki and from Vaasa to Joensuu. The program includes over a hundred art exhibitions and a wide range of events: openings, workshops, performances, concerts, artist meetings, and guided tours. […]
Photo North’s exhibitions for the Autumn/Winter of 2025
After the summer’s Anticipation and Crush Diary exhibitions, there will be two exhibitions by Swedish artists in Photo North’s galleries. In September at the main gallery, we will see Ellen Eurenius Hallgren‘s exhibition Threads, which explores how to work with images during a time of political exhaustion, when the flow of information, opinions, and images […]
Podcast: Tilannekuva – Taide, tiede ja vihreä siirtymä
Host Antti Tenetz talks with researcher-artist Antti Majava about the green transition, critical thinking, the intersections of science and art – and how we can build a shared situational understanding of the world. The conversation took place during the Meander Lab workshop at the Oulanka Research Station. On the freedom of the artist and the […]
Podcast: Exploring climate change and space trough earth observation, remote sensing and artistic thinking
“Exploring Climate Change Through Artistic Thinking” – This podcast theme will delve into the intersection of digital and ecological topics, specifically focusing on how artistic thinking and lens-based art can be used to study and understand climate change. Topics covered may include the use of satellite data and citizen science in artistic research, as well […]
Photo North visited North Norway in February 2025
Photo North has a long history in Nordic collaboration among art and culture organizations. Executive director of Photo North, Darja Zaitsev, artists and working group advisors Elina Juopperi and Kati Leinonen, and director Joonas Martikainen from Silence Festival travelled to North Norway and Kirkenes in late February to take part in Barents Spektakel festival organized […]
Welcome to Singing Sessions or Swimming with Elina Bry in June
Elina Bry, artist-in-residence through a collaboration between Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre, Street Level Photoworks in Scotland, and Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila, invites you to join communal singing sessions and swimming in Ii. During the singing sessions, participants will explore how we can imitate natural sounds such as the rustle of wind, the babble of […]