Saastamoinen Foundation continues funding the Finnish Painters project
The Saastamoinen Foundation has granted 10,000 euros to the Finnish Painters project and will join the Finnish Ministry of Culture and Education as a project supporter in 2024. The Saastamoinen funding continues the grants awarded by the Foundation in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Heidi Lampenius, Black Rainbow II, acrylics and ink on canvas, 175 cm x 145 cm x 2,5 cm, 2021. Photo: Jussi Tiainen.
The Finnish Painters project has a three-year piloting period that ends in 2024. This fall, the project will continue to promote Finnish painters and develop operation models. We will also evaluate our operations and determine the iteration and scale of activities in the years to come.
The Finnish Painters project develops international activities and visibility for Finnish painters, open access to activities, support services for artists, and new contacts and operating models between artists and other actors in the field of visual arts. The project cooperates with both Finnish and foreign actors in the field of visual arts. The aim is a space where Finnish contemporary art and painting are internationally known and in demand.
The Finnish Painters project is part of the international operations of the Finnish Painters’ Union. Together they publish the finnishpainters.fi website, which highlights Finnish painters and the diversity of painting, and acts as a channel between international art professionals and Finnish contemporary painters. Its operation is non-commercial, and the service is free for all participants. The website represents 100 and some artists, curated from among the Painters’ Union members. It is the first English-language site to present Finnish painters extensively but in a curated way. The website was published in October 2021, and it launched a three-year pilot phase of the Finnish Painters project.
The Finnish Painters’ Union is a nationwide non-profit association of professional painters. It works to improve visual artists’ professional and social interests and promote the visual arts. One of the Union’s goals is to increase international recognition and demand for Finnish contemporary art and painting.
Saastamoinen Foundation is a Finnish cultural foundation that engages in purposeful collaboration with several partners in science, education, art, and culture. It promotes internationality and openness in all its activities. The Foundation believes in transparency, internationalisation, expertise, and continuity, and these values shape the support they offer to artists, researchers, art institutions, and ground-breaking scientific projects.
More information:
Producer Saija Koponen
Finnish Painters project
saija.koponen(a)painters.fi
+358 (0)44 722 0734
https://saastamoinenfoundation.fi
