Events in autumn 2025

Taking place in Taideniitty 2025

Artists' House in Taideniitty, events with partners in 2025 - Stay tuned!

LET’S CREATE TOGETHER

Multicultural Youth Art Workshops

Painting Weekend
25–26 October, 10:00–15:00

Printmaking Weekend
15–16 November, 10:00–15:00

Location: Taiteilijatalo Taideniitty
Kissakoskenkatu 6, 78300 Varkaus

Target group: Multicultural youth aged 12–18
Free participation – includes lunch
Max 12 participants per weekend

Registration: taideniitty@gmail.com by 20 October
More information: +358 44 579 6850 / Kati Paananen
Website: www.taideniitty.fi

Spend a creative weekend! Paint or make prints, meet new friends from different cultural backgrounds and have fun.
No skills needed – curiosity and a creative mind are enough!

Exhibition: 23–29 November 2025 Galleria Taideniitty
The artworks created in the workshops will be showcased in a youth exhibition.

LUODAAN YHDESSÄ

Monikulttuuriset nuorten taidetyöpajat
Taidemaalaus-viikonloppu
25.–26.10. klo 10–15
Grafiikka-viikonloppu
15.–16.11. klo 10–15
Paikka: Taiteilijatalo Taideniitty
Kissakoskenkatu 6, 78300 Varkaus
Kohderyhmä: 12–18-vuotiaat monikulttuuriset nuoret
Ilmainen osallistuminen – sisältää lounaan
Max 12 osallistujaa per viikonloppu
Ilmoittautuminen: taideniitty@gmail.com 20.10. mennessä
Lisätiedot: p. 044 579 6850 / Kati Paananen
Verkkosivut: www.taideniitty.fi
Vietä luova viikonloppu!
Maalaa tai tee grafiikkaa, tutustu uusiin ystäviin eri kulttuuritaustoista ja pidä hauskaa.
Ei tarvitse osata – riittää uteliaisuus ja luova mieli!
Näyttely: 23.–29.11.2025 Galleria Taideniitty
Työpajojen teokset ovat esillä nuorten omassa näyttelyssä.

Events in summer 2025

Cosmic Village Invitation – Night of the Arts at the Artists' House in Taideniitty

In Old Varkaus on Friday, August 8, 2025

Come and spend a relaxing evening in the creative environment of Taideniitty!

The program includes a graphic arts workshop, live music, a meet-the-artists event, yoga, and sound journeys—all open, relaxed, and free of charge.

4pm – 6pm

Art graphics workshop: Relief printing technique

Come and create your own work of art!

Instructor: visual artist Kaarin Oresmaa

Organizer: Soisalo College / Art School

Free admission, non-stop workshop

5–6 p.m.

Artist meeting: Timo Tolonen

Meet August's artist-in-residence, graphic artist Timo Tolonen

In the shared studio or outdoors, weather permitting

Free discussion and introduction to the artist's work

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

A taste of Kundalini yoga – Taideniitty's outdoor stage

Instructor: Mia Maljojoki

Free admission, suitable for everyone

6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Drum relaxation and soundscape – Taideniitty's outdoor stage

A relaxing audio journey accompanied by drums

Organizer: Taikalaakso / ShamanDrumsFinland

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Taideniitty's August artists-in-residence on stage!

- Gary De Michele (USA): Jazz on an August evening, Gary is a multi-instrumentalist and film music composer

- Suvadeep Das (India), Sculptor Suva's musical performance art piece.

Services during the event

Gallery and summer exhibition: Our Shared World II exhibition open to the public for the last day!

Waffle café Fifty-Fifty open all evening

Bar and serving area open to the public in the Taideniitty courtyard

All programs are free of charge.

Varkaus Pride

On Saturday, August 16, the streets will once again be filled with color as we celebrate our fourth local Pride event!

This time, the parade will start at 2 p.m. from the courtyard of the Kotiseutukeskus Tyyskä (Wredenkatu 4) and end at the courtyard of the Taiteilijatalo Taideniitty, where another Pride event will be held.

(Kissakoskenkatu 6).

23.5.2025

Opening of the summer season

The opening event on 23 May, part of Mental Health Art Week and a kick-off to the 2025 summer season, the theme for 2025 is The Call of the Cosmic Village. The opening event will also launch the summer season of the Fifty-Fifty summer café.

The Sudenkorento band, a folk/indie band made up of four Savo musicians, will perform. The members of the band are Arttu Turunen, Juha Rantala, Petri Veteli and Kaisa Kielovirta from Leppävirta.

7.6.2025 from 15 to 22

Warkaus Rock - event

Warkaus Rock roars for the fourth time. The whole family music event at Taideniitty offers everything from melodic pop to heavy rock. Free entry!

We are participating the Vekara Varkaus week 9. - 11.6