Borderland Poetics: Rewilding Tongues announces an open call for the production assistant position at Aine Art Museum in Northern Finland. The internship is an opportunity for emerging cultural professionals based in Estonia, Iceland or Wales to gain first-hand international work experience and contribute to preparing and producing a major art event. This is a paid opportunity that promotes cooperation between Wales and the Nordic-Baltic region.
The applicant must be willing to work for one month in Tornio, Northern Finland from October to November 2026. The assistant will work together with the team of the Aine Art Museum on event production, exhibition installation, and management.
Grant details
The programme offers a scholarship of 3000€ for the entire internship period and additionally covers travel expenses (and visa expenses if necessary) for the participant. Accommodation must be organized and paid by the participant, but the host institution will help with finding the accommodation if necessary. The host institution can also help with applying for additional internship support from Erasmus+ or KUNO if applicable.
Application process
The deadline for applications is 7 July 2026 (extended).
Please send your application to aine.taidemuseo@tornio.fi stating the country where you are based. A jury consisting of representatives of the Aine Art Museum will shortlist the applicants for an interview, from which one participant will be selected for the internship.
Documents to be submitted before the deadline (in English):
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Recommendation letter (optional). We encourage an academic reference or a letter from a previous colleague or superior stating the applicant’s skills and experiences within the field of contemporary art
Requirements:
- Higher education (at least BA level) in the field of arts;
- Fluent English speaker;
- Must be based in or from Estonia, Iceland or Wales;
- Job experience in the visual arts will be regarded as an advantage.
About the host institution
Aine Art Museum
Aine Art Museum is a contemporary and modern art museum founded in 1986 and is located exactly on the border between Finland and Sweden. In northern Finland, the substantial art collection of Tornio art collectors Eila and Veli Aine proved to be an invaluable gift to the country’s northern region. Aine Art Museum will be honoring this heritage throughout the museum’s 40th anniversary year of 2026. The Everyone’s Birthdays event programme will celebrate the museum’s 40-year history by bringing art, culture and their creators to both the museum and locations throughout the twin cities of Tornio and Haparanda. Everyone’s Birthdays invites everyone to celebrate the museum’s anniversary year and Oulu2026 – the city of Oulu’s year as a European Capital of Culture – together.
Website: https://www.tornio.fi/en/culture-and-leisure/the-aine-art-museum/
About the programme
The internship programme is part of the project Borderland Poetics: Rewilding Tongues, a 3-year-long cooperation project between the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art (Tallinn, Estonia), Aine Art Museum (Tornio, Finland), Icelandic Art Center (Reykjavik, Iceland) and Mostyn (Llandudno, Wales). The aim of the project is to connect cultural professionals based in Wales and in the Baltic-Nordic region and create paid internship opportunities for emerging cultural professionals. Previous internships have taken place in collaboration with the Tallinn Print Triennial in Estonia and the Sequences Art Festival in Iceland.
The title of the project is a reference to an exhibition, “Border Poetics”, curated by the Estonian curator Eha Komissarov in 2018.
The project is supported by the Nordic Culture Point.
Additional information
Amanda Hakoköngäs
Curator, Aine Art Museum
amanda.hakokongas@tornio.fi