Detail from Tor Arne’s (1934–2025) work Painting, 2013–2015, oil on canvas, 55 × 160 cm
Detail from Tor Arne’s (1934–2025) work Painting, 2013–2015, oil on canvas, 55 × 160 cm
Detail from Tor Arne’s (1934–2025) work Painting, 2013–2015, oil on canvas, 55 × 160 cm

The Free Art School is a private institution founded in 1935, specializing in painting. It is located at the Cable Factory in Helsinki. The school offers a full-time, four-year study programme leading to a professional career in painting.

The school is maintained by the Free Art School Support Association, which also organizes public drawing courses and lectures, curates exhibitions, and publishes art-related materials.

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