Art School Maa
Art School Maa, founded in 1986, offers versatile arts education in Suomenlinna.
In its teaching, Maa emphasises interdisciplinarity, thinking and new forms in contemporary arts. Alongside visual arts methods, Maa’s teaching includes e.g. performance, sound art and critical theory.
In addition to teaching, Maa maintains project space Maa-Tila located in Sörnäinen, and organises art activities in the Helsinki metropolitan region and internationally.
(photo of Vili Järvinen's work)
8.–26.1.2025: second years' exhibition at Maa-Tila
as if I wasn’t here, daily is an exhibition by Art School Maa’s second year students. The works explore themes of unlinearity, the dreamlike embedded in the daily, while trying to grasp the abstract: “ei voi olla totta”.
Vernissage on Wednesday, January 8th 18:00 – 21:00
The opening will include performances starting at 19:30
Maa-Tila project space, Pääskylänrinne 10, 00500 Helsinki
Statements on Art School Maa’s situation
The cuts to the school’s operating grants endanger the future of Art School Maa – support diversity in art education. Kela's planned discontinuation of the study support has been corrected. Kela reinstated study support for all Maa students! Read here (10.6.2024). Maa's students have independently written a public statement for the support of Maa. Read here (11.4.2024). Maa students and staff visited Kitchen Lab Tarvo for a reading aloud session. 📻 Listen to the recording (4.4.2024). Maa's board publicly informed about the situation at Maa and more broadly in arts education. Read here (6.3.2024).
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News
8.–26.1.2025: as if I wasn't here, daily – exhibition at Maa-Tila
14.12.2024: Screening & Performances & Café @Art School Maa
7.-8.12.2024: jouluMaa – Art School Maa Xmas Art Sales @ Tekstin talo, Bar tÿpo
Open position: Internship/work try-out at Maa-Tila project space
Open lectures
Artist talk with Laura Cemin
on "A body with more tongues is a mythical creature"
Artist talk with Inma Herrera
on “The Space Between: Body, Matter, and Spirit”
Artist talk with Sahar Ajami
on “Beyond Storytelling: Art as a Catalyst for Change”
