T A A T T I N E N
R E S I D E N C Y
Taattinen Residency is a material-driven platform for exploring the possibilities of local Finnish clay. We strive to offer an inspiring space for artists, ceramicists, and designers to test the possibilities of this local material. We are all about pushing the boundaries of what is known of this material and seeking unexpected outcomes through making and experimenting.
We look for work proposals that focus on topics such as making ceramics more ecological and local, seeking new manufacturing possibilities for low-fire clay, and exploring the presence of this material in a conceptual context in our culture.
We offer one 30-day residency program yearly during Taattinen Farms’ summer season.
The residency facilitates a place for 3-5 artists. Scroll down for more info about the residency.Next open call in January 2026 Inquiries taattinenartistresidency@gmail.com
ARTISTS 2025
SIIRI OKSANEN
Siiri Oksanen is a Finnish visual artist and object designer working and living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Her work explores craft and materiality - its history, context, and cultural significance, in relation to themes of femininity and the role of gender in craft. With a tactile, practice-oriented approach, Siiri seeks to reveal new aspects of materiality by intervening in processes and challenging conventional material binaries. Through functional and non-functional objects and sculptures, she reimagines domestic environments, crafting new narratives that question and expand traditional perspectives on craft and design.
FRUITSUPER DESIGN STUDIO
Fruitsuper is a Seattle-based multidisciplinary design studio founded in 2008 by Sallyann Corn and Joe Kent. Partners in business and life, their collaboration spans product design, physical environments, art curation, design education, and community experiences. Centered on playful simplicity, fruitsuper designs for the enrichment of everyday life, using small moments to create big impacts.
KATI PELTOLA
Kati Peltola is a glass artist working with flameworking techniques in her studio in Vallila, Helsinki. In flameworking, glass is locally heated to over 1000 degrees Celsius using an oxygen-gas flame. Only a few artisans in Finland master this traditional technique, despite the growing interest in glass art. Through her work, Peltola aims to raise awareness of the technique and finds the most joy in rewarding collaborations with other artists. Her practice focuses primarily on jewelry and sculpture that often play with the aesthetics of functional objects. Peltola holds a Master of Arts degree from the Contemporary Design program at Aalto University, graduating in 2020.
Image by Liina Aalto-Setälä
Vide, Image by Ananya Tanttu
La morale élastique, Image by Aino Huhtaniemi
STUDIO & WORKSHOP
The artist studios are located in a industrial building at Taatisten Tila Estate. The newly renovated ceramic workshop is fully equipped with a kiln, a potter’s wheel, a slab roller and clay extruder and essential ceramic hand tools. In addition, the artists have access to a 300m2 studio space.
ACCOMODATION
The residency offers a 30-day stay in the Taattinen B&B in a private guest room with a shared bathroom. The rooms are located in the farm’s historic courtyard.
BASIC INFO
Dates:
Residency running between
1-29.6.2025
About the residency:
The residency consists of self-led work with a new project produced during the residency. The works or the work in progress displays will be exhibited in the farm’s gallery space after the residency between 30.6. – 24.8.2025. We ask the artists in residence to run one 2-5h art workshop during the Taattinen Art Retreat running between 13-15.6.
The residency offers: 24-hour access to the farm’s ceramics studio and other maker spaces, a private room with a shared bathroom and materials.
Self-funded: Travel and food.
Materials available:
Clay: The residency offers two different clay bodies. 1. Finnish wild clay from Kultela, Somero (earthenware terracotta that fires up to 1050c.) 2. Wild clay from the Taattinen Farm (earthenware terracotta that fires up to 1050c.) Glaze: Transparent.
Workshop
The workshop has a kiln, a potter’s wheel, an extruder, a slab roller, and basic hand tools for clay working. The workshop is in an industrial building where the farm's machinery was previously kept. It has been renovated and now consists of a ceramics workshop and a big open workspace that facilitates working with bigger-scale artwork.
Accommodation:
Each artist will have their own private room in the farm’s B&B. You will have a shared shower room (with washing machine) and shared toilet with the three other residency rooms. The shared kitchen for the residency is located in the studio building. The nearest grocery store is about 3km from the farm, accessible by car, bus, or bike that you can borrow from the farm. 1 km away, you can find a farm produce shop where you can buy fresh veggies, smoked salmon, strawberries, and eggs from nearby farms. Nearby cities are Naantali and Turku, with access by bus or by car.
Getting here:
If arriving from abroad, we recommend flying to Helsinki, the Finnish capital. The farm is best accessible by car. If arriving with public transport we recommed taking a bus to Turku. From Turku, there is a bus to the city of Naantali and from Naantali, a local bus to Merimasku.
