Open call

Frame Contemporary Art Finland invites proposals for the Pavilion of Finland at the 61st International Venice Biennale in 2026.

Frame Contemporary Art Finland is seeking compelling project proposals for the Aalto Pavilion of Finland, located in the Giardini venue at the Venice Biennale. We are looking forward to a wide range of concise exhibition proposals that take into consideration the scale of the Pavilion space and the timeline: the project will be presented as an exhibition at the Pavilion of Finland from April to November 2026.

The team submitting the proposal has to include at least one artist and one curator. The proposal must include one or more artists who are Finnish or based in Finland.

The open call process is two-phased. The proposals can be submitted between June 4 and August 18, 2024. After assessment, the jury will invite a maximum of 5 applicants to develop their proposals further. The selected project for the Pavilion of Finland at the Venice Biennale 2026 will be published in early 2025.

The jury members
Charles Esche, Director, Van Abbemuseum, The Netherlands
Asrin Haidari, Curator of Swedish and Nordic Art, Moderna Museet, Sweden
Anna-Riikka Hirvonen, Director, Oulu Art Museum, Finland
Outi Pieski, Artist
Chaired by Juha Huuskonen, Director (August 1, 2024–), Frame Contemporary Art Finland

The exhibition in the Pavilion of Finland is commissioned and produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Commissioning and producing the exhibition for the Aalto Pavilion of Finland, designed by architect Alvar Aalto in 1956, is Frame’s most extensive international project.

The upcoming exhibition in 2026 is a collaboration with the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture, and it will be presented also in the city of Oulu, Finland as part of the Oulu2026 programme.

See application guidelines and more information on Frame’s website.

More information
Raija Koli, Commissioner, Director, Frame Contemporary Art Finland: raija.koli@frame-finland.fi
Ellinor Zetterberg, Project Manager, Frame Contemporary Art Finland: ellinor.zetterberg@frame-finland.fi