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TÄMÄ ON MINUN TAKAPIHANI - THIS IS MY BACKYARD

A new art and art education program initiated by AREFS.
TÄMÄ ON MINUN TAKAPIHANI - THIS IS MY BACKYARD is a challenging art and poetry program for children to explore and express, in collaboration with parents, their nature, landscape and environment. Through art and poetry children explore new forms of expression. They experience interaction between art and nature and develop their creative and language skills in a challenging ambiance.
The project is awarded by Etelä-Savon kulttuurirahasto and will start in summer 2013.

NEW ART PROGRAMS FOR ARTISTS

AREFS is developing new and challenging art programs for artists from Finland and abroad. The expertise and network built up in art centre Saksala ArtRadius is the base of the new strategy in AREFS art and culture center. The cooperation with international art organizations and local/regional communities creates new forms of communication and exchange.

MEMBER OF AREFS

AREFS invites you to participate in their program.
It will be a great pleasure to get you in our circle as a contributor to our art and art education programs.
As a reward for your commitment the book TÄMÄ ON MEIDÄN LUONTOMME - THIS IS OUR NATURE will be for you for free.
More about this special action, see our webpage about special actions.
 

TÄMÄ ON MEIDÄN LUONTOMME - THIS IS OUR NATURE

AREFS has published the book TÄMÄ ON MEIDÄN LUONTOMME - THIS IS OUR NATURE.
ISBN 978-952-93-1278-8

Finnish landscape through the eye of young children, youth and international artists.

AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry is developing the artist-in-residence in Hiirola, is executing the art education project THIS IS OUR NATURE in the schools in Haukivuori and Hiirola and is developing the international cooperation project A LOVELY PLACE.

The BLURB version on the internet is available:

TÄMÄ ON MEIDÄN LUONTOMME THIS IS OUR NATURE by Marja de Jong

The printed version is ready, this can be ordered by info@arefs.org

On November 10 the book is introduced in Suomalainen Kirjakauppa, Stella shopping mall, Mikkeli.
From November 14 until December 1 2012 art works are exhibited in the main library of Mikkeli.
On December 1 the book is presented on the Christmas Fair in Haukihalli Haukivuori.

AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry (art and culture association) has been started in autumn 2008 and is located in the old railway station in Hiirola.
It is a non-profit association which has a Board. The association organizes and supports art and culture projects, events and activities whereby for each project an appropriate organizational form is determined.
The audiences AREFS is focused on are local society, artists, education, visitors.

The not for profit association is an important contributor to the cultural development of the rural region of Etelä-Savo. Their initiatives are future oriented culture, art and education programs which activate the spirit of the society. These programs contribute to the self awareness of  the local rural community. 

After the reorganization AREFS will start a new artist-in-residence programs. The association already carried out art education programs in local schools, art events and festivals with the local communities. The association cooperates with the Dutch Foundation AllaprimA and different other (international) organizations.

The association does not own real property. If necessary, space and facilities required by the association can be acquired or rented.

AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry elävöittää ja aktivoi Haukivuoren ja lähialueen asukkaiden kulttuuriharrastusta.

Yhdistyksen tarkoituksena on edistää ja kehittää paikallisesti taiteen ja kulttuurin harrastusta ja taidekasvatusta Mikkelin alueella luoden myös kansainvälisiä yhteyksiä.

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