Nordic Analog Network – Artist residency
Pilot Darkroom exchange: Helsinki/Oslo
The two community darkrooms of Helsinki/Finland and Oslo/Norway join together in an artist exchange opening up for one member from each darkroom to travel to and work in the other darkroom.

The artist residency will be 2-3 weeks during March-April 2022, and the exact dates will be agreed upon between the artist and the darkroom.
Travel and accommodation is covered but the artist need to pay for their own living costs and any materials they want to use.
There will be help given for the artist to apply for further funding for the residency to cover the remaining costs.
During their stay the invited photographers are free to work with whatever project they want. They are asked to leave a print with the host darkroom. The guest photographer is encouraged to do some form of presentation of their work at the darkroom they are visiting and can ask for help to organize other activities if they want to hold a workshop, do a small show, meet other artists or galleries and the like. We hope the photographer also will share their experience and what they have learned, after returning to their home darkroom.

Any member of the two darkrooms can apply for this Artist Residency and it is free to apply.
Based on the applications each darkroom will decide who they want to invite for the guest stay and work out the details of dates and program with the invited artist directly.

Application deadline: 10th January
Application should be sent as a single PDF document and include 5-10 images, short description of planned work, CV and bio. Please use the application form as a template.
Invitations to selected artists sent out: 20th January

Any questions can be sent to: cyan@cyanstudio.no

Nordic Analog Network
This collaboration between the two darkrooms is set up as a pilot to test how a Nordic collaboration between the darkrooms in different countries can work.
The project is supported by The Nordic Culture Fund.
Having this artist exchange will hopefully be the start of an ongoing exchange between community darkrooms in the Nordic countries.

The Helsinki “Mörk” Darkroom is a community darkroom with 96 members.
Mörk is a fully equipped, professional black and white darkroom built and maintained by the Finnish Darkroom Association. It is located in The Finnish Artists' Studio Foundation's Vallila Studio Centre in Helsinki with easy access by bus or tram from the centre. Mörk comprises about 70 square meters and includes, in addition to the darkroom, a lit room with a small kitchen, table spaces and shelves for storage, as well as drying racks for prints, a fume hood and a photo press. The darkroom has comprehensive equipment for even the most demanding printing needs with sizes of enlarges from 35mm to 8”x10”. Two of the enlargers (both up to 4×5 “) are in separate booths where the processing of more demanding  negatives can be done in peace. 
use of basic chemicals and access to a storage of old and expired photo papers. They also have a selection of analog photo equipment that the artist can use.
The Period for the artist residency will be 2-3 weeks during 5th-26th of April 2022.
Accomodation for the invited artist will be at the Villa Eläintarha – an artist residency in a wooden villa in the centre of Helsinki, next to Töölönlahti bay.


The Oslo “CYAN” Darkroom is a community darkroom with 30 members.
CYAN darkroom is a shopfront workspace near the botanical gardens in Oslo with easy access by bus or tram from the centre. The space includes an open darkroom space with a handful of enlargers. It is set up as a black and white darkroom and they have a selection of enlarges from 35mm to 8”x10” with several 4”x5” machines. Outside the darkroom is a lightroom with workspace with a hot press, paper cutter and matt cutter. Being in a street level shopfront space they also have a small area set up as a showroom to exhibit member´s works. Cyan can offer the visiting artist free use of a fully working darkroom and lightroom, including use of basic chemicals and access to a storage of old and expired photo papers.
CYAN also has a photostudio that can be used as a space for meetups, artist talks and presentations as well as a small show or exhibition. CYAN has a network that reaches out to the rest of the photography community in Oslo and Norway. We will offer our invited artist to take part in an instagram takeover and the opportunity to do a public presentation, final show or other activity.    
The period for the artist residency will be 2-3 weeks during March-April of 2022.
Accomodation for the invited artist will be at the guest apartment of the Norwegian Association of Art Photographers, next to the Photographers gallery in the centre of town.