Frame’s new grant peer reviewers have been selected

The peer reviewers for Frame grants for the 2026–2027 term are Artists Reija Meriläinen and Rauha Mäkilä, Artist and Curator Antti Tenetz, Curators Ksenia Kaverina and Mirjami Schuppert, and Museum Director Hanna Mamia-Walther.

The Frame Foundation’s Board of Directors has appointed six members as peer reviewers for the 2026–2027 term: Artists Reija Meriläinen and Rauha Mäkilä, Artist and Curator Antti Tenetz, Curators Ksenia Kaverina and Mirjami Schuppert, and Museum Director Hanna Mamia-Walther. The peer reviewers were selected through an open call, resulting in 64 applications.

The peer reviewers evaluate grant applications submitted by artists, art professionals, and organisations seeking support from Frame for international presentations of Finnish contemporary art. Each grant application will be evaluated by two reviewers. 

“We are delighted that the new peer reviewers represent a broad range of expertise in various fields of contemporary art and international exhibition activities. Their expertise will play a key role in identifying how Frame’s grants can be used to effectively and strategically promote the international visibility of Finnish contemporary art, networks, and career opportunities for artists,” says Juha Huuskonen, CEO of Frame.

Each year, Frame distributes funds from the Ministry of Culture and Education to promote Finnish contemporary arts internationally. Frame’s grants support the presentation and production of artworks abroad, participation in art fairs and other professional events, and art publications intended for international distribution.

Grants are awarded through open calls in three categories: mobility grants, which can be applied for three times a year; production grants, which can be applied for twice a year; and publication grants, which can be applied for once a year. The next Frame grant application period is open from March 1 to 31, during which grants can be applied for in all three categories.

Peer reviewers for Frame grants in 2026–2027:

Ksenia Kaverina is a curator and cultural professional with over ten years of experience in contemporary art, design, and visual culture, working across museum, university, and independent contexts in Finland. Her practice spans curating and producing art and design exhibitions, project management and research. Ksenia holds an MA in Visual Culture and Contemporary Art (Curating, Managing, and Mediating Art) from Aalto University and has also worked as a translator and writer for various media. She recently co-edited Falling In: Movement and Becoming in Curatorial Research (Frame and Mousse Publishing, 2024).

Hanna Mamia-Walther is the Director of the Finnish Glass Museum, with extensive, multifaceted and international experience in the fields of contemporary art and design from both curatorial and production perspectives. She has previously worked as Head of Exhibitions at Kunsthalle Helsinki, as an Exhibition Curator at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, as a gallerist, and has held various positions of trust within museum and cultural institutions.

Reija Meriläinen is a Helsinki-based artist working with video, sculpture, and installation, combining soft, bodily forms with technology and digital imagery. Pop culture, video game realms, and internet phenomena often find their way into their work. Meriläinen received an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki, in 2018. Meriläinen’s work has been shown in several solo and group exhibitions in Finland and abroad, including ARS17 at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki and Robot Love in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In 2019, they were awarded the AVEK media arts prize.

Rauha Mäkilä is a Helsinki based visual artist working primarily with painting. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2007 and has also studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt. Mäkilä’s works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Finland and internationally, including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Munch Gallery in New York, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Aboa Vetus Ars Nova Museum in Turku, the Landskrona Museum in Sweden, Backslash Gallery in Paris, and Galleri Thomassen in Gothenburg.

Mirjami Schuppert is a curator and programme director at the Finnland-Institut in Berlin. She has worked independently and with various organisations in Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Estonia and Northern Ireland. Her curatorial projects include exhibitions, publications and event-based projects. Schuppert studied cultural history (BA, MA) at the University of Turku and completed a practice-based PhD in curation at Ulster University, Belfast. She is former director of the Titanik Gallery and the Arte Artists’ Association in Turku, and has been active in various curatorial, educational and editorial roles. She is the initiator of Wi Di Mimba Wi :: The AKB & SAVVY Contemporary Commission Prize.

Antti Tenetz is a visual artist and curator based in Oulu, Finland. His work moves at the intersection of art, ecology, and emerging technologies — often in collaboration with scientific institutions and within extreme environments. Tenetz has held numerous national expert and evaluative roles, including Bioart Regional Artist, art acquisitions and visual arts representative for the Finnish Cultural Foundation, and participant in the Pohjavirta project under the North Ostrobothnia management board. He has initiated, curated, and led international projects such as More-than-Planet, Adaptation ECOC2026, and Exploration into Possible Futures. His works have been presented at venues including the Venice Biennale, Ars Electronica, and as part of Tate Modern’s Exchange programme.