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ASSOCIATIONS & UNIONS
Association Of Finnish Sculptors (Suomen kuvanveistäjäliitto)
Finnish Painter’s Union (Taidemaalariliitto)
The Artists’ Association of Finland
Catalysti Association of Transcultural Artists in Finland
HIAA Helsinki International Artists’ Association
Finland’s Visual Artists associations by region (in Finnish)
The promotion centre for audiovisual culture
The Finnish Society for Curators – SKY Suomen Kuraattorien Yhdistys
Association of Photographic Artists
The Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation
Jyväskylä Artists’ Association
Lahti Artists’ Association (in Finnish)
Vantaa Artists’ Association (in Finnish)
The Finnish Association of Art Schools for Children and Young People
UNIONS AND LEGAL ADVICE
TAKU (Art and culture Trade Union)
Kuvasto Copyright Society for Artists
Union of Finnish Art Associations
GRANTS & FUNDING
Frame Contemporary Art Finland
Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taiteen edistämiskeskus) TAIKE
KONE Foundation (Koneen säätiö)
Suomen kulttuurirahasto (Finnish Cultural Foundation)
Alands Kuultusrtiftelse (in Swedish)
Niilo Helander (in Finnish)
MUSEUMS
CAFES/RESTAURANTS FOR EXHIBITING
GALLERIES (Free for exhibiting)
Myymälä2 (process wall) (Helsinki)
Oksasenkatu Gallery (Helsinki)
Third Space (Helsinki)
Galleria Myötätuuli (Raahe)
Galleria Titanik (Turku)
B-Galleria (Turku)
Sorbus (Helsinki)
Yö Galleria (Helsinki)
Kammio (Helsinki)
FESTIVALS
Wasteland Festival (in Finnish)
Upea Festival (in Finnish)
Helsinki Festival / Helsingin Juhlaviikot
Festival of Political Photography / PVF
Seven of Seven (Performance and Live Art Week)
WHERE TO STUDY
Nordic Visual Studies and Art Education – NoVA
CuMMA – Studies in Curating, Managing and Mediating Art
Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts (KUVA Akatemia)
Free Art School (in Finnish)
LAB University of Applied Sciences
Novia University of Applied Sciences
TAMK, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (school of art)
University of Turku, Nordic Cultural And Social Resilience
RESIDENCIES IN FINLAND:
HIAP Helsinki International Artist Program Residency
Artist Residencies in Finnish Archipielago
Artists’ residences in Finland (list)
RESIDENCIES ABROAD:
Artkommunalka / Russia
Arenys de Mar / Spain
Tartu Residence / Estonia
Mecklenburg Inspiriert / Germany (in German)
Triangle Arts Association /New York
Artists communities (search engine)
Res Artis (search engine)
GENERAL
- Cultural centres index
- The Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution Mela handles the statutory earnings-related pension and occupational accident insurance of Finnish farmers, and of those receiving a grant or a scholarship from Finland. Recipients of scientific or artistic grants and scholarships became Mela’s customers as of the beginning of 2009.
- Taiko is an art webshop for original Finnish art. It is the natural meeting place for the professional artist and buyers in all of Finland.
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