The Helsinki Artists' Association is an organisation advancing the interests of its over 900 professional visual artist members based in Helsinki. Founded in 1967, HAA's core activities include arranging exhibitions and art lending services, international operations, and the course and education services in visual arts provided by the Art School. HAA values sustainability, communality, professionalism, diversity, glocality combining locality and internationality, and it seeks to advance the availability and accessibility of the visual arts.
The Helsinki Artists' Association offers its members versatile member services and benefits. What is more, the members of HAA are also members of the Union of Finnish Art Associations and will thus be entitled to discounts of e.g. art museum entrance fees and art supply prices, and can apply for specific exhibition programmes.
Professional visual artists and art students living in Helsinki may apply for the membership of the Helsinki Artists' Association. The application can be submitted either in Finnish or English.
The current annual membership fee is €70, and the fee for the following year is always determined in the annual meeting in December.
The 2025 member application round of the Helsinki Artists' Association
- The electronic membership application round of the Helsinki Artists’ Association starts in autumn 2025. Further information will be published on this website.
- The application form in the previous years: In addition to the applicant’s personal information and curriculum vitae, a maximum of 5 photos of the works of art / a maximum of 5 video works to the application form have been requested. The number of works and the file size of the attached images have been limited to a maximum of 0.5 MB / image. The maximum size of downloadable PDF files has been 2048 KB.
- A fee for applying has been charged. The exact price will be announced together with the rest of the application instructions in the autumn.
- Please note that only electronic applications will be accepted.
The membership application link opens in autumn 2025
The new members are selected by the Helsinki Artists' Association Board according to the criteria set in the annual meeting. All applicants will receive information about the results by email.
Selection criteria
- Professional visual artists and art students living in Helsinki may apply for the membership of the Helsinki Artists' Association.
- Both the works of art and the CV of the applicants are assessed, the main focus being in the quality of the works of art.
- In your CV, please highlight your education, solo exhibitions, joint exhibitions, memberships in other artists' associations, collection purchases, public works, art projects / performances / other artistic activities, positions of trust, residencies, art teaching, etc.
- It is of utmost importance to attach good-quality and up-to-date photos of your works of art to the application form. Cohesion is key – please do not submit a retrospective compilation of works from the last ten years or a mixed set of different pieces, but rather a coherent selection from the last couple of years.
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