Annantalo Arts Centre – overall presentation and introduction to cultural curriculums in Helsinki Kaisa Kettunen, Director Eurocities Study Visit, March 15th, 2016

Program in Annantalo, March 15th 9:10-9:30 Kaisa Kettunen: Overall presentation of the Annantalo Arts Centre and brief introduction to the Culture Curriculum initiative and 5 x 2 art courses 9:30-9:50 Piia Rossi: Presentation of Kultus.fi 9:50-10:15 Q and A, discussion 10:15-10:45 Visit around Annantalo premises, following the 5 x 2 children´s art courses, coffee available by the auditorium 10:45-11:00 Cultural Director Stuba Nikula: Welcome words from Helsinki 11:00 Leaving for Kiasma, 15 min walk 28.1.2018 Etunimi Sukunimi

2nd floor: YOU ARE HERE 1st floor: THEATER SPACE WORK ON PROGRESS 5X2 CLASSES GOING ON RIGHT NOW: 2nd floor: Animation Music studio Film Theater YOU ARE HERE 1st floor: Architecture Textile Art THEATER SPACE WORK ON PROGRESS EXHIBITON SPACES:

Annantalo Arts Centre Art educational unit of Helsinki City Culture Office The building was originally a primary school designed in 1886. One century later, in 1987 it was converted by the City of Helsinki into an arts centre for children and youth. Annantalo is a multidisciplinary art centre which provides children, young people and families of Helsinki art education, exhibitions, festivals, performances and events through school programs and free time activities. Part of the Cultural Services department, one of the seven cultural centers in Helsinki, only one dedicated to children and youth

Programmes 5 x 2 art classes for schools (grades 1-6) Free time art classes (age 0-18 years) Culture courses for schools (grades 7-12) Exhibitions Events Children’s Book Café, exhibition and event programme Naperokino - movies for small children Art Clinic for families Youth Group Cultural Guerillas Projects

Annantalo in numbers 2016: 930 courses 11 000 art lessons (hours) 10000 students in art lessons 15 exhibitons, 30 000 visitors 120 performances (dance, music, thater), 6500 in audience

Staff Budget 14,5 permanent, full-time employees 8-10 temporary employees in projects about 50 hourly-paid artist teachers collaborators (artists, art institutions, city of Helsinki youth department and education department) Budget 2,3 million € Public funding: City of Helsinki and Ministry of Culture and Education some projects supported by other institutions 28.1.2018 Kaisa Kettunen

5x2 Art Courses in Annantalo ateliers School groups work together with an artist five times two hours during the school day = 10 hours Teachers professional artists and art educators Small groups, each group concentrating on one discipline Professionally equipped studios, professional materials and tools Free of charge to the schools Every child in Helsinki has a chance to participate once during the primary school time (4800 students annually)

CULTURAL CURRICULUM Roadmap and guidebook for schools to make their cultural curriculum plans 2011.

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