Kulttuurikauppila

Dream, silence and creativity

KulttuuriKauppila is a dream of three artists, a dream of a new kind of an art home. When the 170 year old school of Kauppila had burnt, this dream according to which the history of Kauppila as the centre of culture and civilization life could be carried over into the new generations, was decided to make come true - together.

This regional Art Centre, where the internationality and tradition converge into a new kind of culture was built by the municipality of Ii and the European Union year 2006 to the idyllic tradition environment by the riverbank of Ii. KulttuuriKauppila comprises of two buildings. The atelier and exhibition house is the art home of the local artists Sanna Koivisto, Helena Kaikkonen and Antti Ylönen. The old school building functions as the artist residence, where the accommodation space and the studio for the guest artists are, as well as the community centre for educations and events and the office. In the community centre the children of Ii Art School are taught so the space has its original function: Kauppila has got back its children. Hence in the activities of KulttuuriKauppila the child-artist interaction is given a remarkable value. The residence artists have an impact on the art field of Ii, so through the international activity new kind of possibilities to creativity are produced.

Together internationality and tradition create innovations that are supported with a big heart in KulttuuriKauppila. Welcome!