Generation
Generation 2026 group exhibition opens at Amos Rex in May 2026, and we’re looking for the creators of the future, diamonds in the rough who’ve already been doing their own thing for a long time or have just found a way to express themselves. Whether you use a pen, camera, computer or a wrench, we’re interested! The art of the future is being born now – help us to find it.
Artwork submissions are now welcome for Generation 2026, a group exhibition opening at Amos Rex in May 2026. Generation is a triennial exhibition at Amos Rex that presents works by artists and creators aged 15–23. Now in its fourth edition in 2026, the Generation exhibition will be an intervention of young people in the art world.
Everyone born between 2001 and 2009 and working in Finland can apply for the exhibition. Around 40 artists will be selected. We invite a wide range of submissions from different artistic disciplines!
The application period is now open until 31 October 2024! It closes at 11 pm sharp.
You can apply to the exhibition by submitting artwork proposals. A total of three (3) works or series of works may be proposed for the exhibition. Your work can be anything you are passionate about, whether it is a painting, game, performance, video, photograph, textile work, comic strip or even an audio work. It can also be event-based and temporary or for example participatory. The work does not have to be finished at the application stage, as long as it has a clear work plan. You can apply individually or in a group. If you apply as a team, each member of the team must be named in the application. The selection of works for the exhibition will be made by a jury, chaired by Harold Hejazi, game designer and art educator.
Selected artists will be paid a fee and they can also apply to the Föreningen Konstsamfundet for a grant for the exhibition project.
Instructions for applying:
- You may apply for the exhibition alone or as a group. Each applicant and each group member must be born between 2001 and 2009 and be based in Finland.
- You may propose 1–3 works, series of works or plans for a work for the exhibition. A work with several parts, like a series works, is equivalent to one work and the information is only submitted once.
- If the work is not yet completed or you are applying with an idea for a work, please note that a free-form written plan for completion of the work, indicating at least a preliminary budget and timetable, must be included in the application.
- Each work proposal must include at least one picture. This may be a screenshot, sketch or any other illustrative image, and there may be several of them (1–5 pictures/proposal, maximum file size 20 MB). A link is recommended for moving images.
- Applications are made electronically via the ArtCurator platform. Platform link is published on 1 October 2024.
The application period is now open until 31 October 2024, it closes at 11 pm.
For general questions about the application, please contact Amos Rex’’s Head of Curation Itha O’Neill in English, Finnish or Swedish by email (itha.oneill@amosrex.fi) or by phone (+358 50 576 2237) on 16, 30 September, and 11, 24 October at 9–10 am.
You can only participate in the Generation exhibition series once. We are limiting participation as a way of giving as many artists and makers as possible the opportunity to participate.
Application clinics and open house at Amos Rex
If you would like more guidance or information on how to apply for Generation 2026 and what the exhibition’s process entails, sign up for our application workshops or the Amos Rex Open Doors! The workshops will be held remotely on Teams in English, Swedish and Finnish. At the open house, Generation 2026 applicants get to visit the museum on site and hear about the application process there.
Application clinics on Wednesday 2 October 2024
5–6 PM in Finnish and Swedish
6:15–19:15 PM in English
A Teams-link will be sent separately by e-mail to those who have registered.
Open house at Amos Rex on Saturday 19 October 2024
2–6 PM
Detailed arrival instructions will be sent separately by e-mail.
Jury
Generation 2026 Jury
The Generation 2026 jury is chaired by Canadian artist, game designer, and educator Harold Hejazi. Working extensively in participatory performing arts, game design, and community engagement, Hejazi, who is based in Helsinki, has in recent years explored the use of video games in theatre, addressing themes such as race, marginalisation, and contemporary multiculturalism.
Representing Amos Rex on the jury are museum director Kieran Long, assistant curator Krista Mamia, curator of public programmes Laura Porola, and curator Terhi Tuomi. The Generation 2023 artists are represented by Yoonsik Kim and Aino Kontinen. Aino Kontinen works with writing, performing arts, and lens-based art, while Yoonsik Kim operates at the intersection of fashion and art.