The Åland Archipelago Guest Artist Residence in Kökar was created in 1977, first for an international artist exchange project with Ireland and Catalonia in1997.

The center offers artists who want to find inspiration from nature a great opportunity to develop their work. The basic idea behind the creation of this center is to experience a new surrounding for creative work. The center also wishes to improve artist’s ability to pay attention to constructed natural environment and, eventually, to find new ways for interaction between artists, society and environment.