The Arvo Pärt Centre (APC) is located in Laulasmaa, 35 kilometres from Tallinn, on a beautiful natural peninsula between the sea and a pine forest.The peace, the light and the silence at the creative spaces of the Arvo Pärt Centre are welcoming artists from all over the world here to work, create and find inspiration. Our spacious residency studios with views opening to the surrounding pine forest are open for composers, musicians and other professional artists working in music.
Saara Laurik, head of the residency programme, answers LOORE's four questions.
1. What is it like to run a residency?
It's a good and exciting feeling. A residency is a great opportunity for a cultural organization to establish new contacts and discover exciting creative individuals while also introducing themselves and their activities. Although the focus is on creating good opportunities for creative individuals to develop their artistic practices, it also serves as a very effective cultural exchange program. Since creative individuals from various fields come to our residency, the center has had the chance to meet very different types of creators. Many contacts with residents have been maintained after the residency, and collaborations have continued to grow.
2. What is the most important thing to know about the APC Residency programme?
Although the APC residency provides a great opportunity to get to know Arvo Pärt and his work more closely, we welcome all professionals from the cultural field who are looking for a good and peaceful place to work and focus. The work of a creative person staying in the APC residency does not have to be in any way related to Arvo Pärt or his creations.
3. Why are you members of LOORE?
LOORE is a very valuable network through which to exchange experiences and knowledge with other leaders of creative residencies. The interactions within the network have given us a lot of valuable information, broadened our horizons, and led to many new contacts, even outside of Estonia. Last year's joint creative residency project for Ukrainian artists clearly showed that the impact of working together is often greater than working alone. Any kind of cooperation between cultural institutions in Estonia has generally been beneficial for those involved, and there could be even more of it.
4. What will the APC Residency programme be like in 15 years?
In 15 years, the APC Residency will be a creative house offering diverse opportunities, where in addition to residencies, there will also be (creative) camps, winter and summer schools, and masterclasses. Each type of project will have its own specific target group and partner organizations. Since over the years the center has developed partnerships with both foreign and Estonian institutions, most creative individuals will attend the residency with the support of scholarships. APC will also facilitate the participation of Estonian creatives in foreign residencies, focusing primarily on music professionals, as a competence center for the field of music.
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