Applying for membership

APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP

Ars-Häme ry accepts new members once a year. The application deadline is the end of September.

The application includes an artist statement and / or a brief description of him/ herself as an artist, motivation letter. In addition, 10-15 images of the artworks with the information about them, and a CV.

All professional artists can apply for the membership. The association works mainly in the Häme region. The autumn meeting of the association chooses new members by a 2/3 majority of votes.

You can send a membership application either by post or by e-mail. We hope that the electronic application will be a single pdf file (incl. motivation letter, artist statement, CV, artwork images with work information).

Membership application to Ars-Häme ry is submitted on 30.09. to:

Ars-Häme ry
Hallituskatu 14
13100 Hämeenlinna

electronic applications:
taidehallihame@gmail.com

As a member of Ars-Häme ry
– you get a Taidehalli Häme exhibition space rental discount
– your artworks will be distributed through the Artotheque
– your artist profile and a link to your website will be presented on the Artotheque’s webpage
– you will receive membership newsletters on current issues, events, grants
– you can use the serigraphy space at Taidekasarmi in collaboration with other artists
– you can rent a space for the temporary project located at Taidekasarmi for 75 € / week
– you will join a professional community of artists
– between Ars-Häme ry and Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, Germany
through residency cooperation, a member can apply for a residency exchange in Germany.
-You can rent video projectors and media players from the association. Read more…

“As a member, I am involved in the ever-mundane and mythical dimensions of our artists’ organization.

The possibilities for artists to collaborate are still almost unexplored.”

Ars-Häme ry
30th Anniversary Magazine:
Honorary member
Ilkka-Juhani Takalo-Eskola