KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre works to improve the position of visual artists in northern Finland and creates international connections in the field of art.
KulttuuriKauppila runs an international artist residency, produces the Art Ii Biennial and Valto Pernu Photo Marathon and provides studios for local artists. The centre aims to improve artists’ skills, belongs to international art networks and produces an international art–education programme for schools of Ii. KulttuuriKauppila participates in cultural policy on a practical level and believes that creativity is a key to wellbeing on both the individual and collective levels.
News
The Environmental Art Park of Ii is open to the public first time during the winter!
An ice skating route built to the park allows visitors to see the artworks first time in the snowy surroundings.
The first artist selections of 2021 announced!
Due to the global situation the call for residency periods of 2021 is open throughout the year without specific deadlines.
Artist Talk: Chenipe
Executive Manager of KulttuuriKauppila Jetta Huttunen will chat with residency artist Chenipe about his work in an online discussion on Monday 8th of February.
Open Call for KulttuuriKauppila Residency Programmes 2021!
Due to the global situation the call is open throughout the year without specific deadlines. You are welcome to apply from December 10th 2020 onwards.
Chenipe KKAiR 12/2020
Residency artist of December is Serbian visual artist Andreja Krstić alias Chenipe.
Jaap Klevering & Merja Pennanen KKAiC 11/2020
Residency artists of November Jaap Klevering and Merja Pennanen worked together on a communal art project for the local light festival.
Kai Latvalehto Appointed as Project Manager at KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre
Ph.D. Kai Latvalehto has started as project manager for KRIPA – a project for international innovation network of artist residencies.
Marianne Lukkarinen KKAiR 8/2020
Residency guest of August, Marianne Lukkarinen is an Oulu-based artist and art teacher, who draws inspiration from nature and the life stories of people.
Rita Dahl KKAiR 8-9/2020
Residency artist of August and September is Finnish journalist, poet and author Rita Dahl.
Innovation from artist residencies in Northern Finland - Project manager wanted
The aim of the project is to establish an arctic gateway for artists and creative businesses to enter the global market.
Theorist, critic and curator Mike Watson working in the KulttuuriKauppila residency in July
Watson is especially interested in how art can be accessible to everybody and how anyone can participate in cultural production equally.
Encounters in the Hallway – Summer exhibition by studio artists of KulttuuriKauppila
The exhibition presents the works of the past and present studio artists Helena Kaikkonen, Sanna Koivisto, Antti J. Leinonen & Antti Ylönen.
Encounters in the Hallway – Summer exhibition by studio artists of KulttuuriKauppila | 8 July – 2 August 2020
Encounters in the Hallway is a summer exhibition by the past and present studio artists of KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
Johanna Ruotsalainen & Simi Susanna Ruotsalainen: I Am a Living Being // Anne Yoncha: Re:Peat III | 11.6.–4.7.2020
Video installation I Am a Living Being by Johanna Ruotsalainen & Simi Susanna Ruotsalainen and Re:Peat III by Anne Yoncha at Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila until 4 July as part of Art Ii Biennial 2020.
Lähde! Inclusion through art is starting!
Lähde! Inclusion through Art -project (2020–2023) provides disadvantaged individuals opportunities for social inclusion and cultural wellbeing.
International residency
KulttuuriKauppila artists' residencies make international art available for the Ii village community. The residency program offers to artists not only networks but also space and peace to carry out their creative work.
Environmental Art Park
Come and acquaint yourself with Ii Environmental Art Park – a recreational area popular among locals and travellers alike, located in the heart of the village on a scenic river bank.