Art Fair Foto Tallinn will continue to take place during the off-years of the Tallinn Photomonth biennial. The 11th edition of the fair will be arranged in collaboration between the Estonian Union of Photography Artists (FOKU) and the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC) at Kai Art Center in the Fall of 2024.

The 7th edition of Tallinn Photomonth international biennial of contemporary art will take place from 6th October until 26rd November 2023. Featuring work across all disciplines, the biennial looks at developments in art and society in a world increasingly mediated by cameras, screens and images.

Find out more at: fotokuu.ee

Art fair Foto Tallinn 2021 took place at Kai Art Center from September 2nd to 5th, introducing artists, galleries and project spaces based in Belgium, Côte D’Ivoire, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, The Netherlands and South Africa. The fair featured 27 displays introducing the works by 37 artists.

The 10th edition of Foto Tallinn was visited by close to 900 people with more than 300 visitors taking part in the events of the fair’s public programme – book presentations, panel discussions tours etc. 33 artworks by 13 local and international artists were sold at the fair.

Partners of Foto Tallinn 2021 were Luminor, Sunly and Artproof. Luminor bank acquired three artworks by Paul Kuimet from his series Crystal Grid (2020) from the fair selection and the artworks will be gifted to Luminor’s customers during the autumn. In addition to the acquisition, Luminor organised a webinar on art investments as part of the fair programme. The renewable energy company and clean-tech investor Sunly selected three artworks from Foto Tallinn to be included in the company’s art collection. Sunly’s selection was Feeling With the Water Jelly (2020) and Seeing Sea, Foam, Salt and Other Layers (2021) by Kristina Õllek and It seems so long time ago, but it’s not (2020) by Vytautas Kumža. Artproof in collaboration with True Vue Inc. sponsored a 3,000-euro production grant for one participating artist to present a new project at the fair. The recipient of the grant was Irish-Dutch artist Phelim Hoey who introduced his project La Machine at Foto Tallinn.

Foto Tallinn 2021 was organised collaboratively by the Estonian Union of Photography Artists and the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center. The fair is one of the main events of the 6th Tallinn Photomonth contemporary art biennial.

Foto Tallinn would like to thank all of the participants, visitors, supporters and partners.

Foto Tallinn 2021. Photo by Rait Tuulas

Art fair Foto Tallinn 2021 takes place from September 2nd to 5th at Kai Art Center. The fair is  dedicated to introducing a wide range of contemporary photography, and its 10th edition will feature the latest works by 37 Estonian and international participants. The fair welcomes artists and galleries from 12 different countries across the world.

As the opening event of the 6th Tallinn Photomonth Biennial, Foto Tallinn offers exhibiting artists, galleries and project spaces an opportunity to introduce their works to a diverse audience and grow their network of professional contacts.

Foto Tallinn 2021 curator Isabella van Marle: “At Foto Tallinn 2021 we will present work by galleries and many emerging artists with different backgrounds, and practices. Participating artists are adopting multidisciplinary approaches, experimenting with the materiality of the medium and work amongst others with computer vision photogrammetry, installation and sound. Furthermore, I wanted to showcase work by artists who reflect upon global social issues such as the pandemic and climate change. The works on show bridge many different themes and perspectives, such as the vulnerable relationship between humans and nature, art as a form of remedy, post colonialism, family, belonging and identity. I look forward to showcasing an impression of the dynamic landscape of contemporary photography and welcome local and international participants from amongst others Hongkong, Finland and Cote d’Ivoire.”

Visiting Foto Tallinn is a great way to discover contemporary photography and meet artists and gallerists who will be present during the fair days. The fair also offers an opportunity to learn more about collecting (photographic) art. The Foto Tallinn team will be available to advise visitors in their selection.

Foto Tallinn’s diverse programme includes book launches, artist talks, panel discussions, webinars, and curated tours of the fair. The program can be found here. The list of artists, gallerists and project spaces taking part in the fair can be found here.

Foto Tallinn is open Thursday to Saturday from 11am to 8pm and Sunday from 11am to 6pm. The fair tickets are available on-site or can be bought in advance here.

Between September 2nd and 5th, 2021 you can visit Fotografiska Tallinn at a discounted price with the Foto Tallinn wristband. A Fotografiska Tallinn ticket bought during the same period will grant you discounted access to art fair Foto Tallinn.

Foto Tallinn 2021 is organized by the Estonian Union of Photography Artists and the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center.

Partners of Foto Tallinn 2021 are Sunly, Artproof and Luminor. The fair is kindly supported by the European Regional Development Fund, Estonian Centre of Folk Culture, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, DSV, Tallinn Education Department and Tallinn Culture & Sport Department.

Special thanks to AkzoNobel, Kaif bar, restaurant Kampai, Kingivabrik, Lore bistro, Põhjala brewery and Reklaamistuudio.

A selection of press images can be found here.

We kindly ask all visitors of Foto Tallinn 2021 over the age of 18 to present a COVID-19 certificate (proof of vaccination, proof of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 180 days, or proof of a recent negative test) and your ID to participate in the event. There is no rapid testing on-site. Please note that if you do not present a COVID-19 certificate, you will not be allowed to participate in the event and your ticket will not be reimbursed.

Jenni Toivonen Are We There #7 (2021), Liv Liberg britt (mime face) #1 (2021), Cloe Jancis Mutant (2021)

Art fair Foto Tallinn 2021, taking place from September 2nd to 5th at Kai Art Center, will present the latest works by 37 Estonian and international artists. Foto Tallinn is dedicated to introducing a wide range of the newest contemporary photography. As one of the main events of the 6th Tallinn Photomonth Biennial, the fair offers exhibiting artists, galleries and project spaces an opportunity to introduce their works to a diverse audience and grow their network of professional contacts.

Foto Tallinn 2021 will present artists, galleries and project spaces based in Belgium, Côte D’Ivoire, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, The Netherlands and South Africa.

List of the artists, galleries and project spaces along with the images can be found here.

The artists presented at Foto Tallinn 2021 are:  Alexei Gordin (RU/EE | Kogo Gallery), Anaïs Lopez (NL), Bettina Pittalgua (UY/FR | GALERIE NUMBER 8), Celine S Diaz (PT/FI), Cloe Jancis (EE), Dénes Farkas (HU/EE | Temnikova & Kasela Gallery), DeStudio ( EE | Fotografiska Tallinn), Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee (SG/GB), Emile Gostelie (NL), Gabriele Beveridge (HK/GB), Giovanna Petrocchi (IT/GB | A Corner With), Hanane El Ouardani (NL), Hayleigh Longman (GB | A Corner With), Iveta Gabaliņa (LV), Jenni Toivonen (FI), Justin Keene (GB/ZA | GALERIE NUMBER 8), Kader Diaby (CI | GALERIE NUMBER 8), Krista Mölder (EE | Temnikova & Kasela Gallery), Kristina Õllek (EE), Liv Liberg (NL), Maija Annikki Savolainen (FI | SOFT images), Martin Salundi (EE | Art & Tonic Gallery), Olga de la Iglesia (ES | GALERIE NUMBER 8), Olgaç Bozalp (TR/GB), Paul Kuimet (EE), Paul Railton (GB), Peeter Laurits (EE | Vaal Gallery), Peeter Tooming (EE | Art & Tonic Gallery), Phelim Hoey (IE/NL), Sanni Saarinen (FI), Sarah van Rij (NL | A Corner With), Sheung Yiu (HK/FI | SOFT images), Sigrid Viir (EE | Temnikova & Kasela Gallery), Sofia Okkonen (FI | SOFT images), Sten Eltermaa (EE), Tomoko Kawai (JP/DE), Vytautas Kumža (LT/NL | The Rooster Gallery).

Galleries and project spaces taking part in the fair are A Corner With (NO), Art & Tonic Gallery (EE), Fotografiska Tallinn (EE), GALERIE NUMBER 8 (BE), Kogo Gallery (EE), SOFT images (FI), Temnikova & Kasela Gallery (EE), The Rooster Gallery (LT) and Vaal Gallery (EE).

Fair participants were selected by an international jury comprising Shoair Mavlian (GB | Photoworks), Sawako Fukai (JP | SW_), Karin Laansoo (EE | Kai Art Center/Estonian Contemporary Art Center) and the curator of this years’ fair Isabella van Marle (NL).

In addition to introducing fair participants, Foto Tallinn is proud to announce its partnership with Luminor. Luminor will acquire sustainability-themed artworks for a value of approximately 3000 euro from the fair selection and will organise a webinar on art investments during the fair days. Along with Luminor, Foto Tallinn 2021 partners are Sunly and Artproof.

Foto Tallinn 2021, organised collaboratively by the Estonian Union of Photography Artists and the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, is one of the main events of the 6th Tallinn Photomonth contemporary art biennial taking place between September 1 and October 17, 2021.

Foto Tallinn is kindly supported by the European Regional Development Fund, Estonian Centre of Folk Culture, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Tallinn Education Department and Tallinn Culture & Sport Department.

Foto Tallinn 2021 is proud to announce our partnership with Luminor. The third-largest provider of financial services in the Baltics will acquire sustainability-themed artworks for a value of at least 3000 euro from the display selection and will organise a webinar on art investments for both Foto Tallinn visitors and Luminor customers. 

Through acquiring the artworks, Luminor wishes to recognise artists working on topics of sustainability and promote an open discussion on these relevant issues. Sustainability and environmental conservation is a key feature of Luminor’s ESG policy both in internal conduct, but increasingly when working with partners and clientele. 

The purpose of the webinar is to introduce the wider opportunities art offers as an investment. Panelists will discuss art as an investment, give the audience an insight into the latest market trends, and introduce key takeaways from the Estonian Art Index, a project launched 3 years ago. The seminar panelists and event schedule will be announced on our webpage in August.

Artproof will sponsor a 3,000-euro production grant for one participating artist at Foto Tallinn 2021. All artists can apply for the grant and it is meant for the production of a new series to be presented at the fair. The funds may be used for printing, framing, and if necessary scanning of works, and similar expenditures, including custom solutions. 

The presentation of the series and the public announcement of the grant recipient will take place at the opening event on 1 September 2021.

Artproof Grant 2021 is organised with the generous in-kind support of TruLife Acrylic provided by Tru Vue, Inc. This marks a continuation of a successful collaboration between Artproof, Tru Vue, Inc and Foto Tallinn, which started at the 2019 fair. The recepient of the Artproof Grant at Foto Tallinn 2019 was Kristina Õllek, who introduced her project Filter feeders, double binds and other silicones (2019) at the fair. See Kirstina Õllek’s presentation at this years’ fair here.

Art Fair Foto Tallinn is now accepting applications. We invite both Estonian and international artists, collectives, galleries and project spaces to participate in Foto Tallinn, which is taking place from September 2nd through 5th, 2021 at Kai Art Center.

More info and application forms can be found here:
https://www.fototallinn.ee/en/open-call/

The deadline for submission of applications is June 3, 2021.

Foto Tallinn is dedicated to presenting a wide range of contemporary photography. The fair offers national and international galleries, artists working with the medium of photography and project spaces a platform for collaboration, meetings and discussions. At the fair, exhibiting artists, collectives, galleries and project spaces can introduce selected works to a diverse audience and grow their network of professional contacts.

Fair participants will be selected by an international jury, led by Foto Tallinn 2021 curator Isabella van Marle: “I am thrilled to be appointed as curator of the 10th edition of Foto Tallinn. After a long pause for art fairs, biennials and exhibitions around the world — with many cultural platforms forced to postpone their activities — the opportunity to curate the Foto Tallinn fair comes at a particularly special time. I look forward to welcoming artists and galleries from across the globe, as well as to presenting an impression of the diverse landscape of contemporary photography to our audiences in Tallinn.”

Partners of Foto Tallinn 2021 are Sunly and Artproof. Renewable energy company and clean-tech investor Sunly will acquire artworks from the Foto Tallinn art fair which will be included in the company’s art collection. With this purchase, Sunly wishes to support artists, and it aims to encourage companies and organizations to develop their contemporary art collections. Artproof will sponsor a production grant for one participating artist at Foto Tallinn to create a new project for the fair.

Foto Tallinn 2021, organised collaboratively by the Estonian Union of Photography Artists and the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, is one of the main events of the 6th Tallinn Photomonth contemporary art biennial taking place between September 1 and October 17, 2021. The fair takes place during the opening week of the biennial, and it is set to bring a variety of international and professional audiences to Tallinn.

Foto Tallinn is kindly supported by the European Regional Development Fund, Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Tallinn Culture & Sport Department.

Photo: Foto Tallinn 2019 by Aurelia Minev

Art fair Foto Tallinn 2019 took place at Kai Art Center from September 27th to 29th, introducing artists, galleries and project spaces based in Estonia, Georgia, The Netherlands, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Singapore, Finland and Great Britain. In addition to 35 artists exhibited in the main display, the fair included 3 artists as part of its special projects pop-up programme.

Foto Tallinn, being to date the only contemporary art fair in Estonia, was held for the 9th time. Close to 1,000 people visited the three-day fair, which took place as part of the Tallinn Photomonth contemporary art biennial. More than 200 people participated in the events of the fair’s public programme – roundtables,  guided tours, and an artist talk. 17 artworks by both local and international artists were sold at the fair, totalling to more than 17,500 euros.

Partners of Foto Tallinn 2019 were Artproof and Outset Estonia. Artproof sponsored a 5,000-euro production grant for one participating artist to present a new project at the fair. The recipient of the grant is Kristina Õllek who introduced her project Filter feeders, double binds and other silicones (2019) at Foto Tallinn.

Outset Estonia, the largest private funding initiative supporting art in Estonia, invited an international jury to Tallinn to select works by Estonian artist from the fair, which will be gifted to international public art collections. The jury, comprising Melanie Bühler (Frans Hals Museum), Roos Gortzak (Vleeshal), and Karin Laansoo (Outset Estonia/Kai Art Center) selected the video work Fish That Swallows the Earth/ Particles That Dance in the Sunrays (2018) by Mari-Leen Kiipli and a photo by Cloe Jancis from her series Waiting for eternity (2019).

Foto Tallinn 2019 was organized by the Estonian Union of Photography Artists (Foku).

Foto Tallinn would like to thank all of the participants, supporters and partners.

Art fair Foto Tallinn 2019 is taking place from September 27th to 29th as part of the Kai Art Center’s opening events. The fair will present the latest works by 35 Estonian and international artists, including photographs, video art, and spatial installations.

Foto Tallinn is dedicated to promoting and introducing contemporary photographic art. Being the only art fair in Estonia, Foto Tallinn offers artists a possibility to present their recent works, reach new audiences and form professional relationships. The fair also functions as a platform for facilitating and initiating international collaboration.

For our visitors, Foto Tallinn offers a great opportunity to see the latest contemporary photographic art. We invite everyone to take part in the fair’s diverse programme, which includes artist talks, panel discussions, performances, book launches and curated tours of the fair. Tours are held in Estonian, English and Russian. In addition to 35 artists exhibited in the main display, the fair includes 3 artists as part of its special projects pop-up programme.

Those interested in buying or collecting contemporary (photographic) art are welcome to take part in our special events for perspective collectors and/or ask for personal recommendations provided by our team.

List of the participating artists, galleries and project spaces can be found here.

Partners of Foto Tallinn 2019 are Artproof and Outset Estonia. Artproof sponsored a 5,000-euro production grant for one participating artist at Foto Tallinn who will present a new project at the fair. Outset Estonia will support purchases of 1–3 works by Estonian artists from the Foto Tallinn art fair.

Thank you: AkzoNobel, Art Museum of Estonia, Artproof,  Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, Kampai, Lindermann, Birnbaum & Kasela, Outset Estonia, Prokontor, Tallinna Lauluväljak

Foto Tallinn is organized by Estonian Union of Photography Artists and it is part of the main programme of the Tallinn Photomonth contemporary art biennial.