Ratamo Printmaking and Photography Centre
Jyväskylä
Website
www.jyvaskyla.fi/ratamo ↗ (opens in a new tab)Disciplines
Visual arts
Founded
1996
Contact information
Ratamo Printmaking and Photography Centre, Veturitallinkatu 6, FIN-40100 Jyväskylä
Tel. +358-14-266 43 89
jukka.partanen(at)jkl.fi
Address
Veturitallinkatu 6, FIN-40100 Jyväskylä
Accommodation and organization
Ratamo Printmaking and Photography Centre has a long history. The first print workshop was established already in 1978. The centre is situated almost in the centre of the city. It includes an art gallery, facilities for working with printmaking and photography and a guest apartment. The printmaking activities are organized by the Jyväskylä Art Museum and the photography activities by the Centre for Creative Photography Association.
Residency
Ratamo Printmaking and Photography Centre welcomes PRINTMAKERS to apply for a yearly one month residence in October. The deadline for applications is the end of May. More information about the residence can be found in our English website.
Ratamo’s residency program offers
-free accommodation at the guest room
-free working at the printshop (except plates, papers and special materials)
-a grant of 400 € for living and material costs
Besides the artist-in-residence program, all printmakers are welcome to stay and work at the center at a reasonable price. For more information, please visit our English website and contact us by email.