Art Realm

Hämeenlinna Art Museum and Tampere Art Museum have joined forces with the Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva to launch Art Realm, a brand-new series of biennial exhibitions, which will rotate between venues in Kanta-Häme, Pirkanmaa and Päijät-Häme.

The first biennial was held at Hämeenlinna Art Museum and in the Kanta-Häme region 14.6.–8.9.2024. The next biennial will be organised in Tampere and Pirkanmaa area 12.6.–16.8.2026.

In the summer of 2028, the biennial will be held in Malva and in the Päijät-Häme region.

The artist and artwork open call for the ʼ28 biennial is open from 9 March to 2 August 2026

You can find the application instructions on the Taidevaltakunta.fi/en website under the “For Artists” section.
The application is submitted in the ArtCurator system. Register in ArtCurator and create your own user account. After that, you will be able to fill in the form.

Information event in Lahti on April 22  

An information event for artists will be held in Lahti on Wednesday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The day will begin with a visit to Malva, including a tour of its galleries. After a lunch break (at the participants’ own expense), the programme continues at Lahti City Hall (Harjukatu 31). The afternoon includes an application information session, participatory programme and coffee. 

The application information session will also be streamed from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. Please note that the session will be held in Finnish only. 

Please register for the onsite event or the streaming session by Tuesday, April 14