Observation photo: Innovarch

The Koski school center's art competition has opened

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2.5.2019 13:45
The competition is aimed at artists with some connection to Imatra.

Koski School Center receives art according to percentage principles. Similar art acquisitions are coming to all three new school centers.

The tender for Koske's art acquisition is now being launched. The competition time is 2.5. - 2.9.2019 September XNUMX.

 Three alternative locations have been chosen for the future art. They are the central lobby of the new property interior space the roof, the facade of the north end or the school yard.

Competitors can present his draft to no more than two of the previous places. Whether there will be art in one or two places at the school is to be decided, when artists' plans and cost estimates are available.

Competition entries are expected to have a strong visual and substantive vision.

─ Proposals should take into account the identity of the region and the visibility of the school's pedagogical emphasis, i.e. languages ​​and internationality. The competition calls for implementable, permanent and place-related works, urban development director, chairman of the environment working group Topiantti Ääks says.

The competition is aimed at artists who have an Imatra connection through living, studying or working.

─ The proposals will be evaluated by the environment working group. An architect is invited to the group Tuula Tuononen and representatives of the Koske school staff and student union. The environment group makes its own presentation service network project for the steering group that decides the winner, the project manager Mari Routti says.

The aim is to announce the winner in October 2019.

 

The competition has been continued on 11.10.2019 October XNUMX. New competition invitation and program at: https://www.imatra.fi/uutinen/2019-10-11_kosken-koulukeskuksen-taidekilpailuaikaa-jatkettiin

 

 

Art competition accompanying material 1 (plans)

Art competition accompanying material (observation photos)

 

For more information:

Chairman of the Environment Working Group, Urban Development Director Topiantti Äikäs, topiantti.earlyatimatra.fi, tel. 020 617 2204

Service network reform project manager Mari Routti, mari.routtiatimatra.fi, tel. 040 837 2646

 

Percentage art

  • The percentage principle is a national funding model for art acquisitions, where part of the construction project's allocation is used for art.
  • In the 2000s, the principle has started to be implemented in Finland in many ways: as a principle decision in the municipality's public construction, as a condition for the donation of land, with the help of an art program and with a fund model.
  • At Imatra, percentage art is coming to all school centers. Vuoksenniska's work will be completed by summer. It does Jarkko Liutu. Mansikkala school center's art procurement is ordered A chip from Hynnise ja From Vesa-Ville Saarinen.