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Grants

The Stina Krook Foundation supports and promotes the visual and performing arts with annual grants, with special regard for the Swedish-language community in Finland. The grants are presented without an application process. Instead, the board chooses the recipients based on suggestions by eminent experts in the field of visual arts and performing arts. 

 

With the grants the foundation wants to support artists in the early stages of their career as well as contribute to the long-term work of established artists. The foundation was established by Stina Nicolaisen, née Krook, in December 1976. The first distribution of grants took place on Stina’s birthday on March 15th, 1978. Since its establishment, the foundation has supported more than 600 artists in the fields of visual and performing arts with an amount that totals above three million euros. 

Grants presented since

1978

Number of artists supported exceeds

600

Euros presented as grants exceed

3000000

Portfolio Residency programme for emerging visual artists 2019-2020

The Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark and The Stina Krook Foundation launch a new, 1-week, residency programme with focus on the visual artists’ portfolios.

 

The purpose of PortRe is to give the emerging Finnish, or Finland-based, visual artists an opportunity to go to Copenhagen and present their portfolios to a number of established actors on the Danish cultural field. The portfolio can be presented to, for example, gallerists, art critics, curators, collectors or other art professionals to commence a constructive conversation around the artist’s portfolio. The portfolio is an important and necessary tool for visual artists, yet the artists rarely have a possibility to discuss the portfolio with the people evaluating them. The aim of the programme is to provide this possibility for emerging artists in an early stage of their career, as a unique opportunity for development and rewarding dialogue between artists and art professionals. PortRe is a residency programme by invitation only.

Discretionary awards and grants

2023

Pekka Sonck

Discretionary award, performing arts

Johan Aspelin

Performing arts

Anna Hultin

Performing arts

Tobias Lönnqvist

Performing arts

Heini Maaranen

Performing arts

Åsa Nybo

Performing arts

Cecilia Paul

Performing arts

Saga Sarkola

Performing arts

Johanna af Schultén

Performing arts

Robban Sederholm

Performing arts

Joachim Wigelius

Performing arts

Jacintha Damström

Performing arts, music

Tove Djupsjöbacka

Performing arts, music

Christian Juslin

Performing arts, music

Therese Karlsson

Performing arts, music

Charlotta Kerbs

Performing arts, music

Kristian Lindroos

Performing arts, music

Isabella Chydenius

Visual arts

Karl Henrik Edlund

Visual arts

Susanne Gottberg

Visual arts

Markus Kåhre

Visual arts

Hikari Nishida

Visual arts

Anna-Sofia Nylund

Visual arts

Camilla Edström Ödemark

Portfolio Residency programme

Edith Hammar

Portfolio Residency programme
2022

Anna Simberg

Discretionary award, performing arts

Marina Meinander

Performing arts

Nina Dahl-Tallgren and Sarah Bergkulla

Performing arts

Susanne Marins

Performing arts

Nina Hukkinen

Performing arts

Niklas Häggblom

Performing arts

Amanda Nyman

Performing arts

Tiitta Stoor

Performing arts

Sannah Nedergård

Performing arts

Johanna Almark-Mannila

Performing arts, music

Monica Groop

Performing arts, music

Dan Karlström

Performing arts, music

Johan Krogius

Performing arts, music

Desiree Saarela

Performing arts, music

Josefin Silén

Performing arts, music

Tor Arne

Discretionary award, visual arts

Marjatta Hanhijoki

Discretionary award, visual arts

Astrid Strömberg

Visual arts

Josefina Nelimarkka

Visual arts

Katarina Reuter

Visual arts

Kim Simonsson

Visual arts

Maria Wolfram

Visual arts

Lars Göran Johnsson

Patron of Arts award

Matilda Enegren

Portfolio Residency programme

Oliver Reuter

Portfolio Residency programme

Stjärnfall

Support during corona pandemic
2021

Jan Kennet Weckman

Discretionary award

Carl Victor Nyman

Visual arts

Tuukka Kaila

Visual arts

Kristina Riska

Visual arts

Felicia Honkasalo

Visual arts

Anna Victoria Eriksson

Performing arts, music

Aurora Marthens

Performing arts, music

Kajsa Dahlbäck

Performing arts, music

Ingrid Söderblom

Performing arts

Wilhelm Grotenfelt

Performing arts

Jukka Hannukainen

Performing arts

Klaus Härö

Performing arts

Agneta Lindroos

Performing arts

Akse Pettersson

Performing arts

Tove Qvickström

Performing arts

Jessica Raita

Performing arts

Humorgruppen KAJ

Performing arts, group
2020

Jan-Olof Mallander

Discretionary award

Asko Sarkola

Discretionary award

Moa Cederberg

Visual arts

Maria Duncker

Visual arts

Eveliina Hämäläinen

Visual arts

Pauliina Turakka Purhonen

Visual arts

Ru Runeberg

Visual arts

Nikki Jääskeläinen

Portfolio Residency programme

Joel Slotte

Portfolio Residency programme

Erica Back

Performing arts

Mikaela Hasán

Performing arts

Sophia Heikkilä

Performing arts

Fabian Silén

Performing arts

Janne Vasama

Performing arts

Heidi Wikar

Performing arts

Jakob Öhrman

Performing arts

DuvTeatern

Performing arts

Lurens sommarteater

Performing arts

Teater Taimine

Additional support during corona pandemic

Anni Elif Egecioglu

Additional support during corona pandemic

Julian Owusu

Additional support during corona pandemic
2019

Ralf Långbacka

Discretionary award

Paul Osipow

Discretionary award

Rafael Wardi

Discretionary award

Gun Holmström

Visual arts

Mikael Pohjola

Visual arts

Emilia Tanner

Visual arts

Elmer Bäck

Performing arts

Lina Ekblad

Performing arts

Johannes Ekholm

Performing arts

Julia Korander

Performing arts

Dennis Nylund

Performing arts

Monica Nyman

Performing arts

Jennie Storbacka

Performing arts

Pekka Strang

Performing arts

Maisa Majakka

Portfolio Residency programme

Sixten Sandra Österberg

Portfolio Residency programme