Open Call

The open call for art exhibitions in Porvoo Art Hall and Gallery Vanha Kappalaisentalo for autumn 2025 and spring 2026 is open for solo and group exhibitions between 2 – 30th April 2024. Both spaces are suitable for the presentation of art in many forms. You can also apply separately for an exhibition at Kulma Gallery, which operates in connection with Porvoo Art Hall. The City of Porvoo Cultural Services are responsible for the exhibition activities.

Exhibition activities supporting cultural well-being in service houses and homes will continue next year. Artists interested in the activity are invited to submit their applications. The premises used in the service houses are suitable for exhibitions of small-scale works that can be hung on the wall. The exhibition period is three months. The artist is paid a fee of 250 euros for the exhibition.

Applications must be sent by 30 April by email: taidehalli@porvoo.fi.

The application is made with a separate form. Save the form first on your computer and fill in your information afterwards.

The application must include:

• An exhibition plan showing the use of the space, a possible theme of the exhibition and the works to be displayed. If the works are not ready, a work plan is enough.
• Curricula Vitae of the artist or group of artists.
• Portfolio or pictures / prints, max 5 pcs.

Please merge all the files in to a single pdf file before sending. You will find instructions here how to combine the files in to a single document. Only applications sent as a single PDF file will be handled.

The selections are made by the exhibition committee on the basis of applications. The committee consists of three contemporary art professionals and representatives of Cultural Services. You cannot appeal the choice.

The exhibition space of 164 m2 is located on the second floor of the Art Factory. Also operating on the premises are art loan company Konsta , Yrjö A. Jäntti’s art collection and media art exhibition space Fikka. The exhibition period is six weeks (including building week). Rent is not charged. The supervision of the exhibition is included. Art Hall does not charge a sales commission.

Gallery Kulma is located in the upper lobby of the Art Factory outside Porvoo Art Hall. The space has three displaying surfaces. Artists can also utilize 1 m of floor space from the wall. The exhibition period is six weeks. Rent is not charged. The gallery does not charge a sales commission.

Kappalaisentalo is located in central Old Porvoo, on the edge of Town Hall Square. The gallery covers an area of 100 m2 and is divided into four bright rooms. The exhibition period is six weeks (including building week). Rent is not charged. The supervision of the exhibition is included. The gallery does not charge a sales commission.

Art exhibitions are arranged in 4 service houses and homes and in one service centre around Porvoo. The facilities are located in different parts of the city: Palomäki service house, Johanna-koti, Päskypelto service home, Toukovuori service home and Omenamäki service centre. The exhibition spaces are located in the halls of the houses and the target group is elderly people living in service houses, their close friends and staff. The exhibition period is three months and the artist is paid a fee of 250 euros. There is no sales commission for the exhibition.