Solstice Festival invites visual artists to contribute to reflect on shifting states of being during the stillness of midsummer. Held in a landscape where light stretches without interruption, the festival turns its attention this year to “Transformation”.
Solstice Festival is seeking works that consider how time moves: how it gathers, disperses, slows, or holds us in place. In a world where images surge past us, some remain—asking to be returned to, repeated, and carried forward. It is within this tension of motion and pause that we invite artistic responses.
Works may engage with these ideas in ways that feel intimate, expansive, or quietly reflective. Submissions are welcome from artists working in large scale art works. Interactive visual mediums are especially welcome.
Please take in account in the submission the challenging terrain of the festival site.
How To Apply
Eligibility
• Open to all artists, collectives, and creative units from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
• Submissions accepted in Finnish and English.
Submission Requirements
• Proposals due by February 3th 2026, 11:59 pm EET.
• Email to art@solsticefestival.fi with a single PDF file (max 10 MB).
Support and Compensation
• A €1,000 stipend for selected artists.
• Travel costs, lodging and artwork transportation
• Material, installation and other basic costs covered from the production budget.
• 3-Day Festival Ticket
The selection will be made by a jury consisting of esteemed Finnish art figures, basing their decision on engagement, originality, interpretation of the theme, creative use of sustainable materials, and the installation’s feasibility within the environment of Rukatunturi.
We wish everyone applying to have an equal opportunity to be chosen. As a small festival, Solstice cannot guarantee a budget to organize flights and artwork transport from countries further away than listed above. All nationalities are eligible to apply, yet the country of residence must be one of the mentioned.
For further inquiries, reach out to art@solsticefestival.fi