Tuulensuu Art Centre is situated near the village of Pasala, 29 kilometres north-east of Viitasaari, on the shore of the beautiful Lake Kolima. There is no regular public transport service to the Centre.

The Tuulensuu visitors’ studio is a two-storey timber building, completed in 1988. The house offers artists the opportunity to work in the peace and beauty of the Finnish countryside and to get to know the nature, landscape and way of life of this northern part of Central Finland.

The visitors’ studio, totalling 175m² in area, was designed by the Oulu architect, Kimmo Kuismanen. The 75m² studio is 7 metres high, with a gallery running round. It has north-facing windows and additional light comes in through windows in the roof. The studio was designed primarily for painters.

The living area consists of a kitchen, living-room, bedroom, washroom, sauna and WC. The kitchen is equipped with an electric fridge and an electric cooker and there are two fireplaces in the house. Bedding and kitchen equipment are provided by the foundation, but visitors must bring their own bed linen. There is a separate smoke sauna by the lake. It is possible to swim in the lake, and it is generally an excellent location for outdoor activities, including fishing.

The Tuulensuu studio can be rented for periods of one month at a time during the spring, summer and autumn. Payment is in the form of works of art, of exhibition standard, by the artist who rents the studio. The Tuulensuu facilities are available to all professional artists. The house is included in the directory of the Artists' Association of Finland.

Postal address:
Taidetalo Tuulensuu, Järkiniementie 75, 44610 Kärnä, Finland.

Applications

Written applications to stay in Tuulensuu visitors’ studio must reach the foundation by 31st March of the year in question, and successful applicants will be informed in April. Applicants are free to present their application in the form they consider best, but they must include a brief statement of the reasons why they wish to work in Tuulensuu. Applicants should also include an up-to-date curriculum vitae and illustrations of their most recent work.

Payment is in the form of works of art of exhibition standard, about which preliminary agreement will be reached before the artist’s stay in Tuulensuu. The works will later become part of the Tuulensuu art collection.

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