Photowalks in Kaukovainio will continue
Kaukovainio photowalks will continue in summer and fall 2025 with a new schedule.Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre invites residents living in Kaukovainio area 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 […]
Screening curated by Photo North is exhibited in Tromsø
Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre’s screening programme Questions About the North, Time and Human Ecology takes the viewer on a journey from springs bubbling in the middle of wilderness through small forest-encircled city suburbs to reflect on the complex and conflicted relationship between humans and their surroundings. The screening will take place in Polar Film Labs’ […]
“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 […]
Multidisciplinary artist Elina Bry chosen as an artist in residence for Adaptation
Elina Bry has been chosen as an artist in residence for Ii KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre via Photo North’s Adaptation-project. During their residency, Bry will explore the relationship between humans and nature in our time of climate anxiety and climate change. The resulting work will address the topic through moving images, sound and performance. In Ii, […]
Photo North is organizing a series of portfolio reviews in the spring of 2025
Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre is organizing a series of online portfolio reviews for photographers and artists working with photography in the spring of 2025. The online reviews are for members of Photo North and joint members of other photographic centres. Each portfolio review will be for four artists. A single meeting lasts for […]
Pollution, flying cars and dinosaurs returning to earth – the future divides opinions from the youth
Photo North – Nordic Photographic Centre is a part of the Media education project led by The Finnish Museum of Photography called Impacting Image. The project is funded by the ministry of education and culture. As part of the project, Oulu-based media educator Mirkka Suhonen has developed teacher-led workshops for schools in co-operation with the […]
Photo North’s visitor survey is open – answer and win a photography book!
Photo North – Nordic Photographic Centre has opened a visitor survey for collecting comments from people visiting Photo North events and exhibitions. It only takes a few minutes to answer the survey and afterwards you can enter your email to participate in a raffle to win a photography book prize. The survey is open until […]
Earth Gazes Back seminar takes place 24–25 September 2024 in Cultural Centre Valve, Oulu
Planet Earth is in crisis. Photo North’s Earth Gazes Back seminar, exhibition, and publication invite us to dive into the urgent situation of our environment, explore where we are now, and consider the possibilities for navigating the unknown futures through the observations of artists, local people, and researchers. The seminar will be held in English. […]
Apply for Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre, KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre and Street Level Photoworks Artist Residency
Apply for Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre, KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre and Street Level Photoworks Artist Residency This open call to Scotland-based photographers or artists working with lens-based media is for a 30-day residency which will take place in Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila, Ii, Northern Finland and the surrounding areas in June 2025. Oulu is the […]
Save the date: More-than-Planet Environmental Literacy Seminar will take place on 24-25 September, 2024
Photo North: More-than-Planet Environmental Literacy Seminar and Photo Exhibition Opening will take place on 24-25 September, 2024 at Valve Cultural Centre, Oulu. Globally, 75% of the world’s land area is under direct human influence. Our actions and the way we understand and conceptualise the planet have a concrete impact on our environment. The technologies used […]