The experience with artistic intervention in Finland

Pavel Sochor, Lucie Hájková
Spring 2021




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kaarisilta ry — NEWS — Jennifer Lauren Gallery


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Here is the network for the support of non-professional artists with disabbilites in Finland.
Association for Rural Culture and Education
Kettuki is Finland’s nationwide studio network for artists from outside the mainstream art world;

Kaarisilta is Finland’s nationwide studio, art center, education center, social services ;
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland  is a national funding, expert and service agency for promoting
the arts;

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Aukusti-ehdokkaat 4/5: Kaarisillassa kaikki ovat tavallisen erityisiä - "Mennään muiden mukaan
yhteiskuntaan" | Päijät-Häme | Etelä-Suomen Sanomat

•ART AND ACTIVITY CENTER KAARISILTA
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•Kaarisilta r.y. is a private association, providing specialized social and educational services.
Close to the city of Lahti, it maintains an art and activity center for physically and/or mentally
disabled young people.
•The ideological principles of Kaarisilta are based on ethic and esthetic values, respect of life
and each person’s individuality .
•Their core activities are visual arts, crafts, music, drama, sports and all-round education.
Teaching is mainly organized in groups, always taking into account the preferences and eventual
limitations of each individual involved in the activities.
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•In 2003, vocational cultural education was included to the Kaarisilta activities. Their three year
study program has two line options, music and visual arts. Every other year Kaarisilta also take in
new students for one year prestudies to learn necessary skills to enter the vocational education
program.
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Kaarisilta Biennale 2015 - Kaarisilta ry toimintakeskus


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•Kettuki
•As the association was founded in 2002. The association consist of artists, art experts,
professionals and 23 organizations in the field of art, culture and social services.
•Outsider Art network Kettuki’s main goal is equality in art. Kettuki network aims to improve
opportunities for people with intellectual and learning disabilities to study and practice art in
both professional and recreational contexts.
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Kettuki luovutti erityistaidetoiminnan tuen hallitusohjelmatavoitteet eduskuntatalolla - Reska.fi


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Mukava sattuma Kuvakirja-näyttelyssä! Me ajateltiin tarkistaa onko taulut tallella ja
tavattiinkin outsider-taiteen läänintaiteilija Esa Vienamo. Hienoa! #nastolankesänäyttely
#kuvakirjakunnantalolla #veikkohalmetoja #kettuki

•The main concept of the activities of studies and centers can be described as follows by a series
of questions and answers:
•It is allowed to talk  about disability?
•Different support for different needs?
•Who decides?
•The importance for art.
•Publicity.
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https://www.kaarisilta.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/musastudio_blogi1.jpg


•In art speech, the artist‘s biographical experience and knowledge provides an important
background. Through that , the viewer of the art may identify with the artist and gets the
opportunity not only to perceive the artist´s life, but also to understand their art. Disability is
often a big part of  the identity of people with disabilities.
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•It may be that the person with disabilities requires  support in all activities, throu the whole
process of making art. Above all, support means aboving  barriers to inclusion. At every stage of
the work, It is good to thing.
•How one can make sure that the decision made are the artist´s own and not the instructor´s.
Decisions can mean everithing from choosing a subject to mixing colours, to the finishing of the
work.
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aleksiinaliina


•Who decides? Non of as can make a decision without knowing and understanding the options, this is
also known as informed consent.


Může jít o obrázek 3 people a people smiling



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kettuki hashtag on Twitter


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Kirjoittaminen on ollut yhtä kohinaa - Veikkaus


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Může jít o obrázek 3 lidé


•  … the content of the art activities in culture could be: • • Description is – what I see, hear,
smell (only observed facts); •• Interpretation is – what I think (about what I think I see); ••
Evaluation is– how I feel (about what I think – is it good or bad?);

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Není k dispozici žádný popis fotky.


•Works of art are often very personal. It is important to listen to what the artist wants and how
they meant their work to be displayed in exhibitions. The basic of building an exhibition is that
the works are presented with respect and as  art.
•If, for same reason,  there aren´t enough resources to do anything else but hang the work up in a
dark corridor with some blu tack , it is perhaps best to  leave the exibition for another time.
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•Sources:
•ITE art (online). 2021. From https://itenet.fi/en/
•KAARISILTA (online). 2021. From https://www.kaarisilta.fi/
•KETTUKI (online). 2021. From https://www.kettuki.fi/
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Thanks for Your attention