AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry
AREFS art and culture association



  • Savon Radan ryhmä organizes activities along the historical Savo line






HIIROLA - INDEX

Since 2012 the art and culture association AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry is developing an interesting program with art activities and events at the railway station of Hiirola.
The historic building and the yard around it have started a new life through this initiative.

The annual SAVON-RADAN päivä in cooperation with Hiirolan kylätoimikunta and SAVON-RADAN ryhmä on the first Saturday of October is a real community event with a great number of visitors from outside the region.

At the schools in the region AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry offers art programs for children.

The railway station is the place where the Dutch artist Marja de Jong has have her atelier.

The yard around the railway station has sculptures of different (international) artists.

around the railway station of Hiirola

around the railway station of Hiirola (2013)
 

Welcome in the railway station of Hiirola.
It is a pleasure to meet you in this lovely and authentic place.

You can look inside, drink a cup of coffee.

We are renovating a room into a small gallery with art works from different artists.
There is a lottery which supports the art activities in Hiirola Railway Station.

We have information about the art and culture association AREFS (AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry) which organizes the art programs as THIS IS OUR NATURE, THIS IS MY BACKYARD and the new AiR (artist-in-residence) program THE NEXT STATION.

 

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