Vapaa ’26 Graduation Exhibition
Applications for the Free Art School’s Four-Year Painter Training Programme 2026 Are Now Open
Applications for the Free Art School’s painter training programme are now open. Register for the week-long entrance course by 17 May 2026 at the latest. The entrance course will take place 18–22 May 2026. The Free Art School educates professional painters and supports and strengthens the role of pai...Study Period in Perugia, Italy Launched the Continuation of the Free Art School’s Erasmus+ Programme
The study period for graduating painter students of the Free Art School took place in Italy during the second week of December. The programme included workshops at a local art academy, visits to museums and churches, and day trips to Assisi and Spoleto. Fourth-year painter students spent a week-long...Student Stories
Mikko Haiko:
"Painting always leads the way."
Painting, 2022–2024 137 × 113 cm, mixed media on canvas
Free Art School strengthens ties with Sweden – anniversary book widely distributed to Swedish art institutions
The Free Art School will distribute its trilingual 90th anniversary book, published this spring, to a wide range of Swedish art museums, galleries, educational institutions, libraries, and professional organisations. The books will be sent to recipients free of charge, and alongside the distribution...Student Stories
Alumni Story: Silja Uuttula
— “Right now I’m in that restless, nervous mood before an exhibition.”
SIlja Uuttula. Photo: Maria Sorjonen
Lauri Tuomiranta: Stratum Exhibition at Gallery Vaaga from July 16 onwards
My exhibition Stratum consists of works I created between 2022 and 2025 while studying at the Free Art School. The works reflect a range of stylistic and material explorations from this period. In the exhibition, the pieces encounter one another, forming a dialogue not only among themselves but also...Hämärä II – Group Exhibition by Students of the Free Art School
Exhibiting artists: Emma Grönqvist, Taina Hakala, Minna Harri, Aino Kalliosaari, Eero Koistinen, Tuomas Korhonen, Maria Kuisma, Eleonoora Lehvonen, Dante Linsén, Milka Mansikka, Tanja Pohjola, Sanna Pöysä, Elina Rajala, and Milla Tarpio. Open 12–17 August, daily from 9 AM to 8 PM, and on Sunday 17 A...Student Stories
Minna Salomaa:
“I’m fascinated by the idea of a deliberate mistake.”
Minna Salomaa, Will-o’-the-Wisps, 2024, 60 x 70 cm, oil on canvas