The Finnish Artists'
Studio Foundation
Contact Information
Residential Studios and Ateliers
Workshops
Studio Spaces Abroad
Tapiola guest
studio
International
Studio Database
he purpose of the Finnish Artists' Studio Foundation is to
secure and rent at reasonable rates work facilities and studio apartments for
visual artists and to take part otherwise in enhancing their working conditions.
The Foundation also supports the policies of the Association. It is a
not-for-profit organisation.
The Foundation was established in 1990 to carry on the maintenance of real
estate previously owned by the Artists' Association. Its objective, once upkeep
and administrative expenses have been taken into account, is to minimise as much
as possible the rents and other costs of the studio spaces and residences. In
the beginning of year 2000 the Foundation will establish a office in the new
Vallila Artists Building: address Lemuntie 6, FIN-00510 Helsinki, telephone
+358-9-7268 0470, telefax +358-9-7268 0472, e-mail studio@artists.fi.
The central activities of the Foundation are:
- 32 residential studios in
Finland (on permanet or 5-10 years lease contracts)
- work and recreation
centre in summertime
- two workshops for sculpture
- studio facilities
abroad (on monthly rent contracts)
- internetional studio development
projects (information,
artists exchange projects)
The Foundation is a member of International Association of Residential Arts Centres (Res Artis).
The Foundation is administered by a governing board, four of whose members are selected by the Artists' Association and one by the Ministry of Education. The director prepares the groundwork on general issues and the selection of occupants, and is responsible for overall Foundation activities. Superintendence of the real estate owned by the Foundation is the responsibility of an realty services agency.
The Foundation owns two studio apartment buildings in the Helsinki area and one in Kuopio. The Foundation will purchase an industrial building in Helsinki to be removed as studio building at the end of year 1999. In Sammatti in the countryside and in Jerisjärvi, Lapland, there are studios and cottages for work and recreation.. The leasing period for residential studios is ten years and for ateliers five years. Artists' Association members are informed of vacant work facilities and residential studios, and the governing board of the Foundation selects occupants on the basis of applications.
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A single-storey row-house type wood building comprises six 100-square-meter live-in studios and four work spaces, each 83 square meters (residency possible), one of which is reserved for international exchange programmes. The total area of the building is 932 square metersThe Tapiola Studio Building is located about ten kilometres from Helsinki. Public transport provides good connections. The building, completed in 1955, was designed by Professor Aulis Blomstedt. .
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Henrik Sohlbergintie 19-25 |
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The group of four two-storey studio buildings comprise a total of sixteen studio apartments in sizes ranging from 88 to 118.5 square meters, and one work space. The building is a total of 1822 square meters in area.
The Oulunkylä Studio Building is located along good public transport routes seven kilometres from central Helsinki. The buildings were designed by architect and Artist Professor Kirmo Mikkola and Professor Esko Lehti.Aapatie 3
70780 Kuopio
Finland
The group of four studio residences, completed in 1980 for the Kuopio Housing Fair, came under the administration of the Foundation as a separate housing association in 1995. Each single-family dwelling is 119 square meters in area.
Lemuntie 4 and 6
00510 Helsinki
Finland
The Foundation will buy space in two industrial buildings in
Helsinki at the end of year 1999 and some 40-50 visual artists will get new
studios. There will also begin a colour laboratory for artist photographers on a
cooperative basis. The total area of the Vallila Artist Building is some 3.500
sqm.
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Oravaniemi is attractively situated on the shores of Lohjanjärvi lake about 80 kilometres from Helsinki. Its facilities are largely intended for summer use. The area includes five cabins and a studio building containing two spacious studios and living spaces. A lakeside sauna and boat are also available. The facilities are leased for a year at a time.
Merimiehenkatu 23
00150 Helsinki
Finland
The work space, rented by the Foundation from the city of Helsinki, is 84 square meters in area.
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Owned by the Foundation, the foundry building is rented to Herttoniemen Taidevalimo Oy (Herttoniemi Art Foundry Inc.) It employs two professional smiths to cast works to order in bronze. Works of large dimensions may be produced here, and a number of Finland's most monumental works were cast at Herttoniemi.
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Tuulilasintie 15 |
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The Tattarisuo Stone works are rented to sculptors working in stone from Taidekivenveisto Ry (Art Stonework Co.). Member sculptors may use the facilities and equipment owned by the Association without charge. They are available for rent to others. A professional stonemason is employed to produce stonework to order for members and non-members. Courses open to the public are also arranged at the works.
The Foundation also owns two studio buildings abroad and rents them to artists by the month. Non-members may also rent the facilities. Written application for their use is made on forms available from the Foundation.
The Artists' Association of Finland and the Studio Foundation seeks to provide artists with information that will enhance opportunities for Finns to work abroad and for visitors to work in Finland. The Association and Foundation also make available to selected applicants information on other facilities maintained abroad by the Foundation.
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Via L. Lippi 3 |
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The Grassina Studio Building is located in an old edifice dating in part from the 16th century and renovated in 1988-89. It is located on a high hill in Tuscany, twelve kilometres from Florence. There are four studios in the building, each adjoined by a separate bedroom or sleeping area. They vary from 28 to 57 square meters in size. One workroom includes a printmaking press and a darkroom. There is a common kitchen, lounge, bathroom, and laundry room with a washing machine. The buildings are fully furnished.
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Calle San Francisco 1 |
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The Marbella Studio Building is located in the old centre of the Andalusian town of Marbella, some fifty kilometres west of Malaga. The building, its fabric dating from the 16th century, was completely renovated in 1991. A courtyard structure contains two studios of about 20 square meters, each supplied with the basic working requirements - easels, pedestals, water and excellent lighting. The building contains two bedrooms of 10 and 15 square meters. There is a communal kitchen and dining room, a spacious veranda and covered patio, a bathroom and separate toilet. The building is fully furnished.
The Foundation commenced international guest studio activities in 1997 with IAAB, a Swiss guest studio foundation in Basel and with Conseil des Arts et des Letters du Quebec in Canada.