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 Biennale 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
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 | 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.
Miia Kettunen KKAiC 5/2020
Residency artist of May, Rovaniemi-based artist Miia Kettunen will work on her Landshapes –project in collaboration with the students of the Valtari School.
Peculiar Flowers by Paula Suominen
The newest public artwork commissioned by the municipality of Ii, Peculiar Flowers by Paula Suominen will be revealed to the public as part of the opening of the Art Ii Biennial 2020.
Spring residencies of KulttuuriKauppila have been postponed
The spring residencies of KulttuuriKauppila have been postponed to a later date due to the current situation, but the planning for Art Ii Biennial and the rest of the year continue!
Annika Ryhänen starts as the new cultural producer of Art Ii Biennial
Annika Ryhänen M.A. is an art educator and Master of Arts from Oulu.
Victoria Veedell KKAiR 3/2020
In her work American visual artist Victoria Veedell explores how colour and light affect space and the physical sense of place.
Outi Koivisto: Olhava as seen from the map of Volkhov | 28.2.–7.3.2020
The exhibition by residency artist Outi Koivisto examines the similarities, interaction and history of the language and names in regions.
Outi Koivisto KKAiR 2/2020
The works of Finnish visual artists Outi Koivisto focus on themes of landscape, perception and language.
Call for entries: Art Ii Biennial 2020
The 7th Biennial is held in Ii 10th–14th of June 2020. The call for entries is open until 29th of February.
ASTEROIDEA: In Silence | 24 January – 30 January 2020 Ii, 27 January – 2 February, Oulu
At the end of their stay, Lia Schell and Anton Kraftsky will hold an exhibition at KulttuuriKauppila and the Ränni gallery in Oulu. The two-part exhibition will showcase previous works as well as pieces produced in Ii during the residency period and is the first exhibition of the Asteroidea project.
Lia Schell & Anton Kraftsky KKAiR 1/2020
During their residency period in Ii, the Moscow-based Russian artists Lia Schell and Anton Kraftsky continue the development of their shared project Asteroidea.
Jetta Huttunen starts as the new Executive Manager of KulttuuriKauppila
Jetta Huttunen (M.A.) has started as the new Executive Manager of Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila at the beginning of the year.
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.