The idea for the exhibition was born in meetings held by a small group of artists from Southern Savonia during a couple of years. The idea was to awaken co-operation between artists of various fields and create contacts between two countries. Iceland as a country and the artists there interest the artists in our area and thus we have invited Icelandic artists to participate in our exhibition.

The exhibition is open to visual artists and designers from Southern Savonia and Iceland. The exhibition is arranged by the Arts Council of Southern Savonia and the Regional Museum of Savonlinna. Co-operation partner for the exhibition is Savonlinna Vocational Institute’s Culture, Arts, Crafts and Design Sector Artemia.

The calendar day as the theme reveals the reality of being an artist and living in the moment and the space in reality which an artist participating in the exhibition wishes to use. A calendar day can be used as the starting point for an idea, as a qualifier of time or as the physical duration of a piece of work. The artists are in charge of choosing their approach.

The curators for the exhibition 24 H are artist and chairperson of the Visual Arts Council Ilkka-Juhani Takalo-Eskola and for design, a member of the Arts Council of Southern Savonia, designer Marja Putus.

Accommodation free of charge in Savonlinna has been arranged for the artists participating in the exhibition for the time it takes for them to construct their pieces and for the duration of the opening of the exhibition. In addition, the artists will be able to use working spaces and equipment of the Savonlinna Vocational Institute’s Culture, Arts, Crafts and Design Sector Artemia. The artists will be personally in charge of their travelling costs.

The exhibition will be arranged in Savonlinna Regional Museum in Riihisaari island. There are ca. 400 square metres of indoor space reserved for the exhibition. The space is divided into a room with a low ceiling and a room with a high ceiling. In addition, the entire outdoor space of the museum with its rocky areas and water areas is available for the pieces included in the exhibition. You can find the layout of the exhibition and photos of the outdoor spaces on the exhibition’s web pages at www.taideverkossa.net/vuorokausi.

The exhibition will be arranged at the same time with the international Savonlinna Opera Festival. At this time, the town of Savonlinna will be full of friends of music from all around the world. The arena of the Opera Festival, castle Olavinlinna, is located opposite to the Riihisaari island exhibition area.

Required information:

1. Name
2. Address
3. Telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address
4. Curriculum vitae
5. Specifications of pieces of art being enrolled in exhibition 24 H (dimensions of the piece, year of manufacture, technique used)

7. When necessary, a schedule and a plan for realising a piece of art in Riihisaari

Please include a clear photo or a sketch of your piece.

The artists will be responsible for transportation of their pieces and for equipment rentals or materials costs needed for their pieces. The pieces will be insured for the duration of the exhibition.

Please enrol by post by 15 April 2005 to:

Exhibition 24 H, Riihisaari, Regional Museum of Savonlinna, FIN-57130 Savonlinna, Finland

Building of outdoor pieces can be started in the end of May. The exhibition will be built in the room with the high ceiling on 15 May – 16 June and in the room with the lower ceiling on 8 June – 16 June 2005.

The exhibition will be open:

17 June – 28 August: Tue - Sun 11 am – 5 pm,

1 July – 7 August: every day 11 am – 6 pm

With the consent of each artist, pieces included in the exhibition 24 H can be reserved via the Regional Museum of Savonlinna. The artists will be responsible for the sales of their pieces after the exhibition has ended.

A 24-hour event for post and fax art will also be realised during the exhibition 24 H.

For additional information about the exhibition, please visit:

www.taideverkossa.net/vuorokausi

or contact

Visual Provincial Artist / producer

Karoliina Leisti, Arts Council of Southern Savonia

karoliina.leisti@taideverkossa.net