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 […]
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 […]
Christelle Mas has been selected as the visual artist of Oulunsalo Soi Chamber Music Festival 2024
Christelle Mas (b.1984 in Paris, France) is a photographer and mixed media artist currently residing in Oulu, Finland. Christelle Mas’s creative process involves a fusion of artistic and scientific methodologies, using soft materials, installations, videos and photography. The selection for the visual artist of Oulunsalo Soi has been conducted in collaboration with Photo North. Executive […]
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 […]
PINO2023
PINO2023 photo book event will take place on December 2. from 12 to 16 at Cultural House Valve. The PINO photo book event, launched in 2022, will be held again in December 2023 at Culture House Valve’s Paljetti Cafe. Through an open invitation, artists and photographers are invited to present their own photo books and […]
SAVE THE DATE: Questions about ethically and ecologically sustainable exhibition practices
Seminar: Questions about ethically and ecologically sustainable exhibition practices, Tuesday 10 October from 9:30 am to 3 pm. What impact and what contributions can visual art exhibitions make as our living environment changes? What are the moral and ethical issues involved in organising and curating exhibitions? What ecological solutions should be taken into account in […]