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The Free Art School, originally named Fria Målarskolan, was founded 90 years ago on January 15, 1935, at Eteläranta in Helsinki. The school’s first director was its founder, Maire Gullichsen, and the first teachers were Erkki Kulovesi, William Lönnberg, and Carl Wargh. In 2025, the Free Art School i...
The 2025 Aïda Alliman Grant has been awarded to painter Raana Lehtinen. Lehtinen graduated from the Free Art School in 2019. Raana Lehtinen shares thoughts on her current work and the grant.What are you currently working on in painting? I recently completed my postgraduate studies at the Academy o...
The Free Art School’s annual graduation exhibition opened on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Puristamo, Cable Factory. This year, twelve painters graduated from the school. Warm thanks to everyone who joined us for the opening! We would like to thank Olvi and Vindirekti for providing the refreshments, and e...
The Anita Snellman Foundation, which supports art education, appreciation, and engagement, has awarded grants to graduating painters from the Free Art School. This year, €2,000 grants were awarded to Pinja Kanon, Marika Maijala, Eevi Oittinen, and Maria Rasinkangas, all of whom graduated from the Fr...
The Free Art School’s open art courses will start again this autumn. This season, a total of three creative courses will be offered. The Free Art School is a private institution founded in 1935, specializing in painting and located at the Cable Factory in Helsinki. In addition to our painting degree...
The EU-funded project created a model for close collaboration between two painting schools and launched the development of a network for European painting schools. The two-year pilot project included teacher exchanges between Finland and Iceland, study trips from Helsinki to Reykjavík and vice versa...
18.5.2025 sulkeutunut lopputyönäyttely on nyt nähtävillä 3D-tallenteena verkkosivuillamme. Vapaa '25 -näyttelyn virtuaaliversioon voi tutustua verkossa: Vapaa '25. Jatkossa linkki tallenteeseen löytyy näyttelyn verkkosivulta. Näyttelyssä on esillä 12 taidemaalariksi valmistuneen lopputyö. Kiitämme...
The Free Art School celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, a commemorative book is being published in collaboration with HAM Helsinki Art Museum and publishing house Parvs. The richly illustrated volume highlights the school’s diverse history and its unique pedagogical app...
Opiskelijat valitsivat kevätlukukauden 2025 viimeisessä Kuukauden maalaus -äänestyksessä voittajaksi Enna Saaren teoksen. Saari opiskelee ensimmäistä lukuvuotta. TaiteilijaEnna Saari, 2004Kotipaikkakunta Heinola...
Vapaa '25 lopputyönäyttelyssä kuullaan Kaapelitehtaan Puristamossa kaksi musiikkiesitystä Eevi Oittisen maalauksien inspiroimina. Lisäksi perjantaina Myymälä 2:ssa jatkuu teossarja Fragments. Tiistaina 6.5. Klo 18 Harmonikkataiteilija Laura Mehmeti tulkitsee Eevi Oittisen maalauksen "Notations". Ke...
Press Release, March 2025 This May, twelve painters will graduate from the Free Art School, Finland’s only institution solely dedicated to painting. Their graduation works will be showcased in the Vapaa '25 exhibition at Puristamo, Cable Factory in Helsinki, from May 3 to May 18, 2025. The opening r...
Milla Tarpion näyttely Punaisen auringon alla Galleria Vaagassa. Näyttelyn avajaisia vietetään ti 29.4. klo 17-19 ja näyttely on auki 29.4.-18.5. Tarpio opiskelee kolmatta vuosikurssia. Laaksossa tapahtuu jotain outoa. Varjot ovat muuttuneet smaragdinvihreiksi. Sudenkorennot kymmenkertaistuneet koo...
