INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS OF KONSTRUNDAN
Welcome to Konstrundan! On this page, you will find relevant information about the application, the event, and marketing materials.
Konstrundan 2024 takes place
7-8.9.2024
KONSTRUNDAN 2024 - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Konstrundan is an established event, organised annually in Finland since 2008. Konstrundan is open to professional artists, craftspeople and designers. This year, Konstrundan will again take place in the beginning of September, Sat-Sun 7-8 September 2024, when participants open the door to their studios and workspaces from 11-17.
Konstrundan aims to increase understanding of Finnish contemporary art, handicrafts and design and to promote creative work by creating encounters between the public and creative operators.
Konstrundan supports the participants' professional practice and provides them with new sales opportunities and a network they can use in their future work.
The event is organised by Kultuföreningen Grand rf and therefore Konstrundan's office is located in Porvoo.
INFO MEETINGS IN JUNE – DISTRIBUTION OF THE MATERIAL
Since the beginning of the summer, we have organised info meetings in different regions. This year, we will hold them in the second and third week of June. At the info meetings we will be handing out this year's marketing material. If you can't make it to one of the events, your regional contact will arrange with you when and how you can get the material!
NORTHERN FINLAND
13.6 16-18 Muotoilukeskus Proto, Pikisaarentie 19, Oulu
OSTROBOTHNIA
11.6 15.30-17 Novia University of Applied Sciences, Kauppiaankatu 10, Pietarsaari
12.6 15.30-17 Venny, Kirjastonkatu 13, Vaasa
SOUTHWEST FINLAND
14.6 16-18 Bokens Hus, Nunnankatu 4, Turku
ÅLAND ISLANDS
17.6 18-19 NipÅ, Storagatan 9, Maarianhamina
WESTERN Uusimaa
11.6 14-16 Luckan Kyrkslätt, Saloviusvägen 3, Kirkkonummi
13.6 14-16 Knipnäs Ekenäs, Fågelsången 1, Ekenäs
HELSINKI AND THE CAPITAL REGION
18.6 16-18 Luckan Helsinki, Yrjönkatu 27, Helsinki SWEDISH
19.6 16-18 Luckan Helsinki, Yrjönkatu 27, Helsinki FINNISH
EASTERN UUSIMAA
18.6 17-19 Kulttuuritalo Grand, Piispankatu 28, Porvoo
EASTERN UUSIMAA
12.6 13-16 Täky Galleria, Satamatie 10, Lappeenranta
DIGITAL INFOMEETINGS
Monday 10th June
- Kl: 15.00
- Kl: 16.00
- Kl: 17.00
Link to the meeting: https://meet.google.com/frk-hskc-jxf
BEFORE THE EVENT, JUNE-AUGUST:
Marketing
It is important that all participants spread the word about Konstrunda. Distribute the marketing material in your hometown. Materials will be handed out at the information sessions in June.
Konstrundan magazine is the most important marketing channel for the event. As a participant you will receive a bundle of magazines and we hope that you will hand them out in your local area and to your network before Konstrundan. The magazine has a total circulation of around 115 000 copies. The magazine will be published in June and then handed out to tourist offices, libraries, etc. The magazine will also be delivered with the Finnish-Swedish newspapers at the end of August.
This year, the posters will be printed in A4, A3 and A2 sizes. The larger posters will have space for you to write your own text - for example, your address or information about the program you will be offering during the Konstrundan. The smaller posters will contain general information about Konstrundan. You can take all these to supermarkets, libraries, cafés, etc.
For the third year in a row, we are printing outdoor signs. If you received your signs last year, you can use them again this year. The material is suitable for outdoor use and the design is simple but clear. Be creative and find a suitable way to attach the signs!
WE EXPECT ALL PARTICIPANTS TO RECEIVE
- A4 poster 6 pieces
- A3 poster 4 pieces
- A2 poster 2 pieces
- 20 postcards
- 10 newspapers
- outdoor signs previous participants 0 pcs,
- new participants 2 signs
Press and media
Konstrundan sends out a few press releases each year. Journalists can contact individual participants, but you can also forward press releases to local newspapers and your network.
Social media
Follow, like and share Konstrundan's posts on Facebook and Instagram.
Tell people you are participating in Konstrundan and link to:
www.konstrundan.fi @konstrundan #konstrundan
You are welcome to create your own FB events in the regions and update local event calendars. Materials such as banners for FB and pictures will soon be uploaded to the material bank on the Konstrundan website.
Please let konstrundan.intern@gmail.com know if you have an opening or other event coming up. We are happy to share the information through the Konstrundans channels.
DURING THE EVENT, 7-8 SEPTEMBER 2024
- Be present in your office/room Sat-Sun 11-17
- Count the number of visitors and report it immediately on Sunday to konstrundan.info@gmail.com.
- Tell visitors about yourself and your work
- Make a visible price list in advance if you want to promote your sales
- If you do not accept card payments, be prepared with cash or other payment options.
- Take the opportunity to promote your upcoming exhibitions and projects
- Tell about other places to visit in your neighbourhood.
THE Art raffle
During the Konstrundan, there will be an art raffle with works and products made by Konstrundan participants. The selected participants will buy these products. The organiser will select 8 winners from across the country. The winners will be drawn in early October.
Keep your raffle tickets on display and encourage visitors to enter the raffle!
The art raffle is free of charge for visitors and will be filled in digitally.
ART FRIDAY 1.11.2024
This year we will organise Art Friday on the first weekend of November. In the autumn, we will publish a video introducing the artist, followed by an art education assignment for the children. The video will be sent to all primary schools in Finland and will be made in Finnish, but also dubbed in Swedish and English. The assignment will be published on Facebook and konstrundan.fi in the autumn.
Spread the word about Art Friday in your communities - especially if you have contacts with primary school teachers!
We encourage teachers and parents will share the results on social media using the hashtags below:
#artfriday #taiteenperjantai #artfriday #konstrundan2024.
Konstrundan is now in its seventeenth year.
Let's make Konstrunda 2024 a inspiring and memorable event!
Application 2024
The application is a presentation of you and your work, with basic information about you, your studio, your artwork, what you want to offer visitors during Konstrundan, and pictures of your art. If you have all the material at hand, it won't take long to fill in!
The application is read by the jury, but the information you filled in will also be added to your profile on the Konstrundan website, as well as appear in the Konstrundan magazine, so make sure everything is correct!
We will upload a sample application and sample profile to this page closer to the application deadline.
In the application form, you are also asked to pay the participation fee which in 2024 is 20€.
Who can apply
All professional artists, craftsmen, and designers in Finland. A professional here means an active and working actor who has adequate education and/or work experience. You can read the selection criteria here.
As of 2024, artist residencies can also apply as separate entities.
Do I have to have a workspace to participate?
Konstrundan aims to create encounters between the creative actor and the visitor and to give a picture of how the actor works. The meeting can take place in a workspace, in your home, or a completely different space, such as a public space.
This page will be updated along the way, so check back in. Meanwhile, for answers to any questions at this stage, check out our FAQ for participants and visitors, About Konstrundan or you can contact us directly!
GUIDE FOR PARTICIPATING 2023
In the participants guide you will find important information about participating in Konstrundan 2023. Please find the downloadable file here [PDF]
Contens in the guide
- ABOUT KONSTRUNDAN
- KONSTRUNDAN 2023 – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
- PARTICIPANT PROFILES
- BEFORE THE EVENT
- Marketing
- Info meetings in June
- DURING THE EVENT, Sat–Sun 2–3.9.2023
- ART RAFFLE
- ART FRIDAY 1.9.2023
- Visits by pre-booked groups
- THE KONSTRUNDAN TEAM
- Konstrundan’s regional contacts
Information letters
1.6.2023 - Konstrundan information [PDF]
23.3.2023 - Press Release [PDF]
17.1.2023 - Konstrundan info and application [PDF]
MaterialS
This space will be updated with the digital and physical material available to you as a participant in Konstrundan 2024.
Digital materials include:
- Konstrundan logo
- This year's illustration by Amanda Valkonen and associated PNG vignettes
- Facebook banners
- Instagram posts
As a Konstrundan participant, you will also receive marketing material to distribute in your neighbourhood.
This includes:
- Poster A4 5pcs
- Poster A3 4pcs
- Poster A2 2pcs
- Lottery poster 1
- Postcards 15
- Konstrundan magazines 10
- Outdoor signs (2 for new participants)
- Canvas tote bag 1
These are distributed at information meetings nationwide in June or can be picked up during the summer months.
illustrations for social media
KR IllustratioN 2024
KR FB EVENT BANNER
KR-LOGO
Konstrundan’s logo black: Print [PDF], Web [JPG]
faq
Is participation free?
All applicants pay an application fee of EUR 20. With the fee a part of the administative costs is covered.
When can I apply?
The application period is in January-February, approximately 20 Jan. - 20 Feb. Dates may change a bit from year to year.
Who is entitled to take part in Konstrundan?
Any professional artist, craftsperson or designer within Finland. By professional, we mean an active practitioner who has either adequate education or / and the working experience to call themselves a professional. You can read the application criteras here.
Do I need a studio to take part?
The goal of Konstrundan is to enable encounters between the creative practitioner and the visitor to portray the working environment of the practitioner. This encounter can take place in an atelier, in the practitioner's home or somewhere completely else, such as in the public space.
When does the next Konstrundan take place?
In 2023, Konstrundan will be organised over the first weekend of September, 2-3 Sept., 2023.
From whom does Konstrundan receive funding?
As of today, Konstrundan has relied mostly on support from finnish-swedish foundations. In the future, we are looking to involve also finnish foundations. Further we also hope to sell more advertisments, gain sponsors and we are looking into the possibility of founding an own supporting organisation for Konstrundan.
Who is in the jury?
The jury, consisting of representatives in respective fields of arts, crafts and design, processes each application and evaluates it in the context of the application criterias. In order for the jury to function independently, it remains anonymous.
Where do the lottery prizes come from?
Konstrundan chooses the prizes from different regions of the country.
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