Frame, the Northwestern branch of the Pushkin State Museum (NCCA St. Petersburg) and the Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg announce an open call for contemporary art curators to participate in the Finnish–Russian Curatorial Exchange Programme.
Please follow the link to the original call announcement by Frame Contemporary Art Finland.
https://frame-finland.fi/en/open-call-for-the-finnish-russian-curatorial-exchange-programme/
Catalysti is looking for someone to work on the association’s video recordings, video archive, and YouTube channel. The work is 5 hours/day, five days/week (including about 1-2 evenings a month, for the events).
The contract is for a maximum of 12 months starting on 3.8.2021. The wage, max. €1400 (gross amount), will be paid through a subsidy from the TE-office – the final salary will have to be negotiated by the applicant with their TE-office.The person needs to be officially registered at the TE-office as unemployed for a min. of 24 months, or be over 60 years old, or with a health issue that reduces their employment chances.
Please send a motivation letter and a CV to info@catalysti.fi before 7.6.2021
Catalysti is launching a mentorship programme for artists who would like to be matched with a professional from the Catalysti association. This includes artists from any discipline such as performance, music, writing or visual arts. This programme strives to support artists who have recently arrived in Finland and need some help and information to start working here. Artists know all too well how important it is for people to share their networks and foster lines of communication.
Mentees will be matched with a mentor from the same art field who feels established in the Finnish scene. Together they will agree on the goals to reach.
As a mentee, you will receive personal advice and support from somebody who cares. We hope that the programme engineers new friendships and connections to support your working life in Finland. We also maintain the importance of safer space policy and will make sure that the board of Catalysti is available if any needs are not being met through the programme. Communication between participants should be welcoming and engaging, and we encourage everyone to be proactive in creating an atmosphere where the safety and equity of others are affirmed.
Structure and how to apply
Because this is a pilot programme, it will be limited to three mentees. First come, first serve.
The programme will start as soon as all participants have been finalized, and will last for six months. The mentor and the mentee will meet once a month for 2-3 hours. One initial meeting and one end meeting with the coordinator will be held to give all the information.
This programme is free of charge.
To apply, please send a short motivation letter (maximum one A4 page) to Tanya Tynjälä.
We’re happy to announce the new Catalysti board, elected during the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 20.5.2021:
Dahlia El Broul chairperson (15 votes), Farbod Fakharzadeh vice-chairperson (13), Nadja Pärssinen (11), Paola Livorsi (11), Tanya Tyniälä (11), Tatiana Solovieva (8) board members, Olga Spyroupolou (11) deputy board member. There were 18 voters registered, of which actually 15 voted.
Warm thanks to the former board member David Flood, who served on the board for two years! David will remain an active member of the association and will continue to be a point of reference for the online questions.
The AGM approved the association’s bylaws change, to allow board members to be paid for the board meetings. It also decided to change the denomination “chairman” to “chairperson” in the bylaws.
Many congratulations to the new chairperson and to the new board! Looking forward to the future of Catalysti!
Catalysti team
Dear Catalysti members,
You are warmly welcome to the association’s Annual General Meeting, on Thursday 20.5.2021 at 17:00-19:00 in Globe Art Point, Malminkatu 5, 00100, Helsinki. All necessary measures will be taken to ensure the participants’ safety, according to the public regulations.
Please book your place by sending an email to before 17.5. Coffee or tea and pulla will be offered.
Welcome, you can make the difference!
You can find the documents for the Annual General Meeting in this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xq5hVADO0jnIWYdF8VMs5rQUozqmIOnk?usp=sharing
The folder will be updated with the remaining documents in the coming weeks.
If you wish to be a candidate to the board, please send your profile to before 17.5. Please mention in the profile if you wish to be candidate for a specific role on the board. The available tasks on the board are: chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, treasurer, simple board member.
It will be an important moment of change for Catalysti, since Paola Livorsi is not a candidate as a chairperson anymore.
A paper about board members duties and board tasks will be sent to you soon. A good number for the board is 7 members, including the chairperson. Here you can see the present board.
If you are not in Helsinki or cannot attend the meeting, please delegate your vote to another Catalysti member who can be present. You can do it via email or sms, the text will have to be printed and/or shown at the beginning of the meeting.
The invitation to the meeting and the meeting agenda will be sent to all the members via email soon.
Best,
Catalysti team