Haihatus Art 25y Jubilee Camp, 25.5.-17.6.
Host organization
Haihatus Art Center and Residency is an inspiring, relaxed, and international art center and residence, that hosts different kinds of cultural events. Haihatus is a communal place where art, in all of its forms, is the driving force. The art center and residence is a non-profit organization that is run by volunteers’ and artists’ help.
This year Haihatus is celebrating its 25-year journey with a special exhibition focusing on conversations brought forward from spaces traditionally left on the margins in contemporary art's national and international contexts, which the volunteers’ tasks will revolve around.
Volunteers' tasks
The volunteers' practical tasks will be helping with the construction and setting up of the summer exhibition, cleaning, restoration of outdoor sculptures, as well as landscaping and gardening. It would be nice if some applicants have Interest towards photography/video documenting or cooking for big groups. Volunteers are also encouraged to explore their creative side together while in this inspiring environment!
Accommodation
The accommodation will be in shared rooms, for the first week in an old school building 10 km from the working place and for the second week in a local hostel in the city center. The volunteers are expected to be ready for communal living in basic conditions.
Food will be cooked either in the accommodation locations or the workplace by the volunteers, the food will be plant-based and it's cooked in small teams by the group.
Description of the area
Joutsa is a municipality with a population of roughly 4 300 people in Central Finland, the area is also nicknamed “Lake-Finland” due to the high amount of lakes. The area of Joutsa includes a total of 192 lakes! Despite being a rather small municipality, there is a number of nature attractions, ample possibilities for exercise, saunas and beaches for swimming, a movie theater, small thrift shop, local history museum and other establishments to visit on free time. The closest bigger cities are Jyväskylä and Mikkeli, 65-80 km away.
Connections
Joutsa is located 200km from Helsinki and travelling takes about 2,5 hours by bus. Nearest bustop is 1,5km away from Haihatus (Joutsa Valtatie 4). Some of the buses comes straight from Helsinki airport to Joutsa.
Additional remarks
May in Finland might still be a bit chilly, so pack clothes and shoes accordingly as a lot of the work will be outside. Be sure to bring a swimsuit as well! Snacks from your country, musical instruments etc are also very appreciated. During the freetime it's possible to for example go swimming and sauna, sing karaoke, go hiking, play tennis, go rowing a boat or doing arts.
Project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps and open for 18-30 year old citizens and permanent residents of EU countries and Ukraine.
No special skills are required, but we wish that the volunteers are interested in or have some experience from some of the following: gardening, arts and crafts, building things, documenting, art exhibitions, using audiovisual technology, and being in a group setting.
Participation is free of charge, as well as board and lodging. Volunteers need to stay the full duration of the project in order to get pocket money (5 euros per day) and travel cost reimbursed (20-530 euros depending on the distance).
We are looking for 15 volunteers who will be chosen based on the application below, so please describe your motivation in detail. Fill in the form in English language. Applications that use AI will be discarded.
Application deadline is passed.