Art Centre Itä is a gallery and art lending service in the centre of Lappeenranta, maintained by the Finnish Jewellery Art Association together with the South Karelia Artists’ Association.
Art Centre Itä hosts changing contemporary art exhibitions in its two gallery spaces, Roikka and Riutta.
Valtakatu 66
53100 Lappeenranta
+358 40 0313824
Art Centre Itä
Exhibition Applications
Exhibition periods can be applied for in either of Art Centre Itä’s galleries – Galleria Riutta or Galleria Roikka – or in both. Each exhibition period lasts four weeks and includes both installation and dismantling.
The exhibition fees are 585 € per gallery space, or 1080 € for both spaces. For members of the South Karelia Artists’ Association and the Finnish Jewellery Art Association, the fee is 420 € per space and 800 € for both. A 30% sales commission is applied. The fee also covers supervision, poster printing, distribution of digital invitations, and publicity.
Applications should be submitted in free form and include a plan, a CV, and 4–7 images. If you are applying for a specific space or time, please indicate this in your application. Applications must be sent as a single PDF file (maximum size 7 MB).
Exhibitions are selected by a working group consisting of representatives from both the South Karelia Artists’ Association and the Finnish Jewellery Art Association.