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

2. 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
Etunimi Sukunimi

3. 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:

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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
Kaisa Kettunen

8. 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)

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

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Etunimi Sukunimi