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 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 open call for residency periods in 2023 is now open!
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre has opened the call for residency periods for the year of 2023. The call is open until 23rd of November 2022. The applicants will be contacted personally by 7th of December 2022.
Mammoth-masktheatre performance in Lähde! -park in August
Mammoths are taking over the Lähde! -park in Ii in August, when the new masktheatre takes over!
Iida Kotila is working as communications intern at the Art Ii Biennial 2022
Iida Kotila will soon graduate as a Bachelor of Culture and Arts. She is in charge of communications and visual appearance of Art Ii Biennial.
Heli Paaso-Rantala has started as a cultural producer at the Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila
FM Heli Paaso-Rantala will be working in the production of the Art Ii Biennial.
Open studio & Artist talk: Zeynep Kaynar | 17 March 2022
The open studio and artist talk with residency artist of March, Zeynep Kaynar will be held at the KulttuuriKauppila artist residency on Thursday, 17th of March between 2 – 3 PM.
Zeynep Kaynar KKAiR 3/22
Our residency artist of March, Zeynep Kaynar is a multidisciplinary artist working with photography, painting, drawings, and installations.
Ladies | 25 February 2022
Ladies - Concert by Yunjia Liu in Ii on Friday 25th of February.
Yunjia Liu KKAiR 2/22
Our residency artist of February is Chinese artist and musician Yunjia Liu.
Call for entries for Art Ii Biennial open until 31 January 2022!
The 8th Art Ii Biennial will focus on imagining and sensing air and all its associated elements. The call for entries is open for two more weeks!
An evening with other people | 14 October 2021
Residency artists of October Mirte Bogaert and Menzo Kircz invite you to an open studio evening on Thursday 14th of October.
Mirte Bogaert & Menzo Kircz KKAiR 10/21
In Ii, the residency artists of October, Mirte Bogaert and Menzo Kircz will continue their shared project Other People.
moï moï collective: Some local | 29 September 2021
On Wednesday 29th moï moï collective will share a series of performances around Ii.
moï moï collective KKAiR 9/2021
Residency artists of September are Finnish dancers Ella Holappa, Ella Posti and Alina Sakko.
Tony Sjöman: Night
The newest public artwork of the municipality of Ii, a mural by Manhattan-based artist Tony Sjöman was unveiled in August.
Sallamari Rantala KKAiR 8/2021
Sallamari Rantala is a Finnish visual artist working in North Finland and Lithuania.
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.