Pro Artibus Foundation is an expert organisation for contemporary art. We manage an art collection and run two exhibition spaces: Gallery Elverket in Ekenäs and Sinne in Helsinki. We support Finnish-Swedish artistic practice, and work with and for a wide audience.
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Current exhibitions
Upcoming
Online talk: Weaving Theory – Feminine Craft to Mode of Design
–In conjuction with the exhibition Greta Skogster-Lehtinen:
Join this online talk with T’ai Smith, Canadian art historian and author of Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design, in conversation with Leena Svinhufvud, Head of Learning at Design Museum Helsinki.
The Pro Artibus Foundation’s collection consists of more than 1300 artworks
The majority of the works are modern and contemporary art by Finnish-Swedish artists. The oldest works date back to the start of the 20th century, as the collection is based on the art that the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland began acquiring in 1957. The collection is constantly being augmented with contemporary art.
Residency programmes
Pro Artibus Foundation’s programme of short and long-term residencies exists to support artistic activity. In Tammisaari the Foundation has the Snäcksund artist’s residence with two separate programmes – The Villa and The Croft. In Vaasa the Foundation has the Solsidan residence and an art-education collaboration with the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University – Vasa.