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
65+1 artworks from Ii
An Extraordinary exhibition that showcases artworks from and about Ii. Works from sculptures to photographs and from skulls to fish skins.
Residency Exchange- Artist has been chosen!
Kati Leinonen has been chosen to the residency exchange happening between Kons i Halland and the KulttuuriKauppila Art Center.
Welcome to singing or a swimming with artist Elina Bry!
For more info:
Cultural producer Katri Haapakoski,
KulttuuriKauppila Art Center:
p. 0408698601 - katri.haapakoski@ii.fi
Movie night: "Is the Earth Chronically Ill?"
Mon 26th of May from 5.30 pm to 6.45 pm
50min
Place: Nättepori Auditorium (Puistotie 1, Ii)
director: Elina Bry
Free Dance course 12th and 13th of April 2025
COMMON DANCES RE-ENCHANTED
12th and 13th of April from 1 pm to 3.30 pm at Ojakylän koulu, Härmänkuja 21, 91100 Ii.
Sign up before 10th of April here: https://uusi.opistopalvelut.fi/ii/fi/course/5652/
Course will be held both in English and Finnish.
Exhibition Cancelled
Due to the damage that has occurred, the event space is closed and the exhibition "Metsätähti" cannot be organized. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the cancellation.
Open Call WILD BITS
deadline: 24th of March 2025. We are seeking proposals for installations, interventions or processes to be installed in landscapes spread out around Maajaam that explore the human condition in a contemporary technological society.
You Are an Artist! -Submit your work for the exhibition
We are looking for Art works made by the people of Ii or depicting Ii to be part of the KulttuuriKauppilas Summer exhibition 65+1 Art from Ii.
Open Call for artists to join the E75 Art Bus - a journey through Europe!
Application deadline January 6th 2025
Jubilee of light, Ii November 18th to 24th
LIGHT ART, WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY ART!
Municipality of Ii gets national recognition for its art program
The municipality of Ii is nominated for "Culture Cradle of the Year" at the Culture Gala, which Yle will broadcast live on November 24, 2023.
Primavera by Arja Kärkkäinen published in Ii
Artist Arja Kärkkäinen's Primavera is a sitting wall, i.e. a low sittable sculpture which surface imitates the melting of ice in the Ii river.
KulttuuriKauppila's continuous call for residency periods for 2024-2025 is now open
We are looking for artists for residency programs for 2024 and 2025.
Kaisa Kerätär as the curator of the Environmental Residency program
The newly launched artist-in-environment –program introduces artists with a focus on landscape and changes in our environment. The projects deal with the concept of solastalgia, ie. the emotional or existential distress caused by environmental change and land-rights issues.
Evenings of Art & Culture
For the first time in Ii, we will celebrate arts and culture in a unique festival.
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.