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• artist-in-residence• AllaprimA MuseuM • FOAM sculpture park• art projects• symposiums• forest-LABYRINTH• art education centre• children’s forest• art courses and workshops• virtual art gallery• gallery AbOVO

Saksala ArtRadius is a shrine to living artistsKaren Kerkhoven – art in motion - Australia

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location of the art centreFinland is the northernmost country of the European Union and has a long border

with Russia. The population is 5.500.000 and the size is 338.000 km² (3x Ohio)Finland is wellknown by its high technology, the excellent education system and is

one of the least corrupt countries of the world.Finland has an industrial economy based on abundant forest resources, capital

investments, and high technology. Traditionally, Finland has been a net importer of capital to finance industrial growth; in recent years it has become a net exporter of capital. Finland has one of the best performing economies in the EU and Europe. (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3238.htm)

The art centre is in the Eastern part of Finland about 200 km from the Russian border (400 km from St Petersburg and 250 km from Helsinki)

The so called ‘lake district’ has about 87.000 lakes and Haukivuori is situated near Lake Kyyvesi.

The village Haukivuori has 2.300 inhabitants and since January 1st 2007 it is part of the regional capital Mikkeli (40 km South)

The art centre is situated on Saksalanharju a ridge on top of the biggest monolith of Europe. The area is fruitful and already early in history people start to settle.

Saksala area was owned by the Russian officer Hjalmar Bondsdorff, he sold the area in 1913 to the municipal of Haukivuori

The main building is build in 1920 as a rural old people’s home.

In 2003 the Dutch artist Marja de Jong has started the art centre Saksala ArtRadius in the old buildings.

Around the art centre are fields, orchards, forests and the distance to lake is about 4 kilometres.

This rural area has no heavy industry. Agriculture and forestry are the main activities. Mikkeli is the governmental centre and there are universdities, Higher Vocational

Education and other education.

The cultural level is high and during summer there are many festivals in the field of music, opera, ballet, theater and art exhibitions.

The summer is warm and sunny with long days. The winter is cold and there is always snow.

Saksalanharju is together with the original village of Haukivuori = Haukivuori kirkonkyläan official protected nature heritage, because of the drumlin, the landscape and the historical value.

The area on the monolith and around is full of swamps and still peat cutting is important. The swamp fields are remarkable areas in the landscape. When the roots of old trees are put on piles it gives a mysterious feeling. In the swamps in Tuulimiemi are the anual volleyball games.

Agriculture and forestry are the main activities on Saksalanharhuju. The hill is one of most fruitfully of the area.

The ridge Saksalanharju is situted on the biggest monolith of Europe.

Rregistration number:MOR-Y06-049Types: drumlinHeight: 168 meterLength: 5 499 meterWidth: 1 600 meter

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ALLAPRIMA MUSEUMFOAM SCULPTURE PARKforest-LABYRINTH

ART RENT

VIA•ARS•NATURAthe way to art and nature

RURAL ART VILLAGE SAKSALANHARJU

LESS IS MORE AGAINHOMO ERECTUSLABYRINTH

FINNISH FOREST SOURCE OF ART

CHILDREN’S LABYRINTHARS•NATURAHK 62º LATITUDE

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PAINTING COURSESVOCAL WORKSHOPSCERAMIC ORKSHOPSART & DANCE FESTIVALPAINTING FESTIVALSSNOW SCULPTINGCHILDREN’S FOREST

FLY IN THE SKYOpeArtEdu

NATURALLY ART MASTER CLASSES AND RESIDENCIES ART AND

ART EDUCATIONCULTURAL EXCHANGE SCHOOLS

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCEstudent-in-residenceSOJOURN IN WHITECROSSROADS SAKSALANHARJU

TRIANGLE ROCK

TAIDEKIRPPUJEN YÖHAUKIVUORI MUISTOISAMME

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art centre• atelier

• building

• main room

• AllaprimA MuseuM

• symposiums

• residence

work spaces

atelier (attic)

work spaces (basement)

outside area

library room withwireles internet access

around the art centre

LABYRINTH SCULPTURE PARKin the front yard

SCULPTURE PARKin the fields

artists at work

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exhibition space

lucien den arend

jolanda schouten

sojourn in whiteilse van den berkbehrouz rae

jean-christophe piette roland de jong-orlando eva häkkinen

jaak hillen

kiril prashkov

marie-julie jacquetbehrouz rae -basement behrouz rae - attic

ilse van den berk

program & activities

meetings with local community and officials

meetings with experts

excursionsmeetings with regional artistsmeals together

winter eventsconcerts and recitals

artists meeting with Matti Karttunen director Mikkeli MuseumsKirsimaria Törrönen-Ripatti chairman regional Arts Councilproject SOJOURN IN WHITEartistsIlse ban den BerkBehrouz RaeClaire WatsonThis project is selected into TransCultural Exchange Conference in Boston 2009

shows of this project are in Finland, Australia, USA, the Netherlands and other countriesNew artists can be invited to participate

workshops in secondary school Haukivuoriartistcassie thornton-future unincorporated -

OpeArtEdu – school project art educationartist and art teacher Marja de Jongdifferent schools in Mikkeli

Saksala ArtRadius has started cooperation with Russian art and art education organizationsexhibition St. Petersburg Russiascale models Lucien den Arend

winter evenings with the neighbors of Saksala ArtRadius

art education symposiums in cooperation with regional Arts Council and international artists

art symposiums with international artistis

Environment as Inspirationprojects and programsartist-in-residence

symposiumsforest-LABYRINTH sojourn in white

crossroads SAKSALANHARJURURAL CROSSROADS

MASTER CLASSES AND RESIDENCIES ART AND ART EDUCATIONVIA.ARS.NATURA, the way to art and nature

ARS.NATURA - MikkelipuistoRURAL ART VILLAGE SAKSALANHARJU

OpeArtEdutaidekirppujen yöchildren’s forest

children’s LABYRINTH

artist’s reflection on rural environment

shona macpherson-ukpedro jaime riva - argentinatessa androutsopoulos - greece

melanie fitzmaurice – australiajean-christophe piette – france

tiina mielonen - finlandhanrie van heerden – south africamarijke bongers – the netherlands

claire watson – australia

ilse van den berk – the netherlands

symposiums

source of art 2008

behrouz raefereshte moosaviiran

varol topaçturkey

marijke bongersthe netherlands

homo erectus 2006

louche rumenia

yildiz guner turkey

rumen dimitrov bulgaria

veli blakçori kosovo

janina rudnicka poland

brigitte sasshofer austria

less is more 2005

kiril prashkov bulgaria

jaak hillen belgium

varol topaç turkey

ton kalle the netherlands

mari shields usa/nl

roland de jong-orlandothe netherlands

forest-LABYRINTH

a place for unexpected artistic experiences for artists, visitors and children

ulrika sparre sweden irene anton germany

irene anton germany

varol topaç turkey marijke bongers the netherlands behrouz rae iran

global project Here, There and Everywhere: Anticipating the Future of Art

sojourn in whiteinternational collaboration project

artist-in-residenceaccepted into TransCultural Exchange Boston USA

curator claire watson australia

artists behrouz rae iran

ilse van den berk the netherlandsshows1.-31.5.2008 AllaprimA MuseuM art centre Saksala ArtRadius Haukivuori - Finland1.11.-7.12.2008 Cowwarr Art Space Cowwarr – Victoria - Australia 13.12.2008 - 24.1.2009 Maffra Exhibition Space Maffra - Victoria – AustraliaApril 2009 Trans CulturalExchangeBoston USA

martti karttunendirector mikkeli museumskirsimaria törönen-ripatti

chairman regional arts council

artists at work

This project has been funded by Saksala ArtRadius, TransCultural Exchange USA, AllaprimA Foundation NL

crossroads SAKSALANHARJUcollaborative project for international artists

2009-2010project group:

ilse van den berk - the netherlandsmarja de jong - finlandtiina suhonen - norway

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- intense dialogue between arts professionals -verbally and visually communication. -during 4-6 weeks-art works, drawings, paintings, installations, side specific art, sculptures, video and a mixed media. -art created by minimum two artists-artists collaborate with each others-challenge and cross the own boundaries in their work and receive new influences.

As a part of the project the artists will also participate, keep and produce together with local and other interested culture workers. That will influence and improve the local craftsmanship and is valuable for the artistic exchange.

August 2009 –Tiina Suhonen – NorwayIlse van den Berk –Netherlands

February 2010Pål Jomås – NorwayAnna-Lea Kopperi – Finland

March 2010Tiina Mielonen – FinlandAlexander Nikitin – FinlandMarja de Jong – Finland

March 2010Matiass Jansons – LatviaSiard - Finlandimage ©2009 Ilse van den Berk

The collaboration project –crossroads SAKSALANHARJU–engages international multi-disciplinary dialogue between active arts professionals. Artists from Nordic countries exchange and collaborate with artists from Europe. The artists meet each other on the same crossroad. It is this crossing that identifies the impact of place on an artist’s practice

collaboration 3/2010 Tiina Mielonen,

Alexander Nikitin, Marja de Jong

This project is funded by Nordic Culture Fund, Nordic Culture Point, Arts Council Finland, Etelä-Savon Maakuntaliitto, AllaprimA Foundation NL

RURAL CROSSROADScollaborative project for international artists and residencies

MAIN OBJECTIVES -co-operation between art residency partners from different European countries at site specific, rural rock environs-European network to investigate and exchange, collaborate and produce international multidisciplinary dialogue-cultural knowledge and understanding of peripheral regions through new forms of art based on authentic landscape values and cultural diversity-cultural rural identity in a globalizing and urbanizing world-transnational collaboration and new forms of expression and communication-share, exchange and strengthen cultural identity of youth in these regions

TURKEY The environment of Cappadocia (Central Turkey) is part of the Silk Road and a unique shaped landscape with historical decorated rock churches and pigeon houses cut in volcanic tufa stone. Cappadocia is an UNESCO world heritage site with open-air museums like underground cities and authentic historical villages, where inhabitants still live the farmer life of hundreds of years ago.

SPAIN The natural environment of the high Catalan Pyrenees Mountains - defined by woods with both conifers and deciduous trees, hay fields, steep pastures and craggy rocks - combines with the authenticity of the cultural, architectural and social heritage. Farrera is the highest village in the Coma de Burg and the first of many written references to Farrera’s existence dates back over 1,000 years, but the original human settlement was undoubtedly founded well before then.

FINLAND The national heritage SAKSALANHARJU-KIRKONKYLÄ, located on the biggest monolith of Europe, is an ancient settlement site. Saksala is an old neighborhood with tranquil landscape, designed with fields, forests and lake. The authentic rural area has a pure and traditional culture, based on agriculture and forestry. The main village Haukivuori has now a days a multicultural mix of inhabitants. http://www.arefs.org/projects/triangle-rock-project.html

VIA.ARS.NATURA, the way to art and natureOBJECTIVES -develop new facilities and actions in the countryside-develop a network of people living near old (historic) routes in the hinterland of the main roads-co-operation with professional (international) artists- (international) visitors and travelers with cultural and ecological interests

VISION

-nationally and internationally significant artworks along old (historic) routes and paths in the countryside-art works grown or made from the ingredients/elements of, or specifically related to the landscape and geology of the area-use of different components, like forests, plants, peat, earth, rock(s) and water tovisualize the characteristics of nature and authentic roads in South-East Finland -improve bio-diversity and to create new habitats and utilize green and sustainable processes for procurement and methods of working -strategy to strengthen the cultural and natural image of the rural area- executed in different parts over a period of yearshttp://www.arefs.org/projects/via-ars-natura.html

lucien den arend - dordrecht - nl

This project will be part of the RURAL ART VILLAGE SAKSALANHARJU development

ARS•NATURA– pilot project MIKKELIPUISTO and SAKSALANHARJU -

Mikkelipuisto

Mikkelipuisto Park is an entity under construction right near the centre of Mikkeli, and the aim is to turn it into the leading centre for horticultural tourism in Eastern Finland. In the park join the area's varied nature, the recreation areas and the model gardens planned and built by companies. Together these will constitute a high-class visiting attraction for amateurs, professionals, and tourists. The total area of the park that will develop on the lands of the town amounts to 42 hectares.

Saksala ArtRadius Art centre Saksala ArtRadius has the expertise for organizing art symposiums, art commissions and art programs for professional artists. There is a growing international network of art organizations in which Saksala ArtRadius participates. The art centre is also a pioneer of innovative art and cultural tourism. The organization is developing a combination of programs, tenders, projects and events in the field of art and culture for a range of target groups of different cultures and ages. The location on Saksalanharju is becoming a unique cultural area and a meeting point for local and regional people and international visitors for involvement with art, artists, and art activities. The art centre is creating the tools for improving the cultural reputation of the whole region. http://www.arefs.org/projects/mikkelipuisto-saksalanharju.htmlThis project has started in 2009 and will continue in 2010

Kari Huhtamo

OpeArtEduinternational art education project in cooperation with Mikkeli schools

partners:Etelä-Savon Taidetoimikunta FIN

education department Mikkeli city FIN art centre Saksala ArtRadius FINCKV de KUNSTLINIE Almere NL

OpeArtEdu is a project to increase the professional artistic skills of teachers, educators and consultants and to develop the curriculum of art education.In the project are art education symposiums –NATURALLY ART-, a program with teachers of Mikkeli schools and a lecture and workshop program in cooperation with CKV de KUNSTLINIE ALMERE NL

artists in the artist-in-residence program can participate in the project

This project has been funded by Etelä-Savon Taidetoimikunta, the AllaprimA Foundation NL, Mikkeli Kaupunki (depeducation)

TAIDEKIRPPUJEN YÖannual art fair HAUKIVUORI

The TAIDEKIRPPUJEN YÖ is an annual art fair in Haukivuori.The program is based on a various offer of artistic presentations in the field of visual art, music, performances and theater for all ages.Artists in the artist-in-residence program can participate in the program.

MAMI WATALABYRINTH DISCOVERING

BLUE TRANE JAZZ BAND

ANCIENT BEAR CULT

This project has been supported by MikkelinKaupunki, Haukivuoren luejohtokunta, Etelä-Savon Taidetoimikunta

children’s forest

The children’s forest is a developing area in the yard of Saksala ArtRadius. On several places children can build their own constructions to play in it. The intention is to create a world where children of different cultures can exchange their experiences of building. The children’s forest will be a permanent area to play, to work, to change and to construct.Together with artists new ideas can develop.Artists in the artist-in-residence program can participate in the project.This project has been funded by Arts Council Finland,

CHILDREN’S -LABYRINTH

blue-grey part = location children’s labyrinth

david kochavi - israel mark walter - canada

nadia zubareva - russia workshops during the symposium rumen dimitrov - bulgaria

cooperation• tourism in cooperation with artists

• Etelä-Savo Arts Council in projects with art and art education

• the local school in cooperation with artists

• Mikkeli Municipal in cooperationwith art education, tourism, and sculpture park

• AllaprimA Foundation with art education

• Mikkeli Polytechniccooperation in the field of technology

• cooperation and exchange between -Russia and Finland

• MAAKUNTALIITTOsupport in the field of the development cultural tourism

• RurACT Cross-border rural interaction between South-East Finland and St.Petersburg region

• cooperation in the artist-in-residence project with the School for Higher Vocational Education

State Art and Design Academy St Petersburg

PUBLICATIONS.

Books published by art centre Saksala ArtRadius, and available by the web and in the art shop.

In production the catalog:CROSSROADS SAKSALANHARJU.

It is the intention to publish more books about projects which have taken place in the art center.

© 2010 art centre Saksala ArtRadius

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