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)

Open courses are starting again!

Open courses for everyone are starting again in autumn! Warmly welcome to Maa!

The course list will be completed during autumn. The courses do not require previous experience.

New 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 is reinstating study support for all Maa students! Read more here (updated 10.6.2024).

Maa's students have independently written a public statement for the support of Maa. Read the students statement (11.4.2024) here.

Art School Maa students and staff visited Kitchen Lab Tarvo for a reading aloud session. 📻 Listen to the recording (4.4.2024) here.

Maa's board wants to inform you about the situation at Maa and more broadly in arts education. Read the board's full statement (6.3.2024) here.

Respond to our alumni survey!

Would you like your name to be mentioned in the alumni list on our new website? Would you like to share with us information about your experiences of how Maa's studies impacted your professional development? Answer the survey during June 💙