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Artranta

Artranta

Luonnollista muotoilua

  • Residenssi
  • Design goes Karstula
  • Yhteystiedot
  • Briefly in English
Artranta
Artranta
Luonnollista muotoilua
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General information

Artranta Association was founded in 2012 by a group of design enthusiasts in a small town called Karstula in Central Finland. Artranta has worked with a team of top Finnish designers: Aki Choklat, Jonas Hakaniemi and Harri Koskinen, who was born in Karstula.

We offer designers and other artists the possibility to stay in Karstula for 1-3 months. 

Photos of residence.

Artist residence in Karstula

Applying

You can start applying to the residence program right away. Send your application with a CV, an approximated work schedule and a short description of your project or piece of design work to Artranta ry, info@artranta.fi

Disciplines

  • Industrial design
  • Architecture
  • Jewelry design
  • Fashion, textile and leather design
  • Writing

Residence conditions

Duration of residencies: 1–3 months; 390 EUR/month

Number of designers at a time: 1–3

Expenses paid by Artranta Association:

  • Guidance and excursions to local companies
  • Study space and atelier
  • Possible presentation of the designer’s work in the exhibition area in Galleria Himmeli, Karstula or Public Library, Karstula

What is expected of you

  • Give lecture or run workshop for students or entrepreneurs
  • Presenting a plan of the stay in the residence with a work schedule included

Expenses paid by designer: Travels, food & own work materials

Description of residence

Apartment & Study in Kruukkila (old farm house). 

  • Wireless internet connection
  • Kitchen wit good equipment

How to get to Karstula

By train or by plane from Helsinki to Jyväskylä. The train from Helsinki to Jyväskylä takes about 4 hours. The flight to Jyväskylä takes 35 minutes. The bus from Jyväskylä to Karstula takes around 90 minutes.

By car

The main highways number 4 to Jyväskylä and number 13 to Karstula. The distance from Helsinki is approximately 370 kilometres.

Artranta Karstula ry
Y-tunnus 2582486-6
43500 Karstula

Ota yhteyttä:

info@artranta.fi

  • Residenssi
  • Design goes Karstula
  • Yhteystiedot
  • Briefly in English