The Nordic Photography Network Launches the Bicentennial of Photography Campaign – Photography Turns 200 in 2026
The Nordic Photography Network is launching the Bicentennial of Photography campaign to celebrate the 200th anniversary of photography in 2026. The anniversary year will be celebrated throughout the year in collaboration with an extensive network of national and international partners. The Bicentennial of Photography campaign brings together exhibitions, events, discussions, and other content highlighting the historical, artistic, and societal […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Hope arises from the sheer fact, that we are still existing”
Artist and researcher Antti Tenetz – on consequences of Earth gazing back by Lölä Florina Vlasenko Oulu-2026 – European capital of culture context is marked by a significant collaboration of people of science, art and local communities within ”More than Planet” project, focusing on a holistic approach to responding to climate change. One of the biggest […]
Photowalks continue in Heinäpää
Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre invites residents living in Heinäpää and people who are fond about the place to be local guides to places that are important to them. There will be a series of photowalks, where visual artist Tuomo Kangasmaa will lead the participants into the world of viewing. The monthly photowalks continue […]
EXHIBITIONS – SPRING 2024
Spring exhibitions at Photo North – Northern Photography Centre feature photographic sculptures, recorded performances, darkroom-printed analogue photographs and video works. The themes of the exhibitions highlight intersections of past and present, outline interlacing parallel worlds and reflect on the sense of place across spaces and environments. The first exhibition of the spring season is Sebastian Reis‘ Sala […]
Podcast: What kind of dreams could we have for the future?
In the Spheres podcast hosted by Photo North – Northern Photo Center, we talk about planetary images of climate change and consider possible futures. What kind of artistic and scientific approaches do we have to the past and the present? What dreams could we have about possible futures in times of climate change? The first […]
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 […]