Application for Vakka-Suomi municipal exhibition spaces for the year 2026 is open from 8.9. to 28.9.2025

(The image features artworks by Karoliina Arvilommi, Marjaana Rotko, and Pirjo Nylander.)

A free application process has opened for all artists, art hobbyists, working groups, and visual arts organizations to exhibit in the municipal exhibition spaces of Uusikaupunki, Laitila, Vehmaa, Taivassalo, and Mynämäki. The call covers up to eight different exhibition venues, allowing for a wide range of exhibitions of various sizes and types to be selected. The joint exhibition call by the municipalities aims to strengthen cooperation among cultural operators and enhance the mobility of artists within the Vakka-Suomi region.

Available exhibition spaces include:

• Uusikaupunki Cultural Center Cruselli
• Kustaa Hiekka Reading Room in Laitila
• Library exhibition spaces in Uusikaupunki (city center and Kalanti), Laitila, Vehmaa, Taivassalo, and Mynämäki

The exhibition period is approximately one month and can be scheduled anytime between January and December 2026.

How to Apply

First, review the exhibition application guidelines (available only in Finnish; you can contact municipal cultural workers for assistance with translation). Then send your application by email to joni.pietilainen@uusikaupunki.fi by Sunday, September 28, 2025.
Use the subject line: "Näyttelyhaku 2026" (Exhibition Application 2026).

The application is informal (free-form), but must include at least the following information:

• Applicant's contact details
• A brief artist biography
• A written description of the exhibition
• Image samples of the artworks
• Information on any previous exhibition history (if applicable)
• Preferred exhibition space(s) and time period(s)

You may apply to multiple exhibition spaces with a single application.

Applicants will be informed of the decisions no later than Friday, October 17, 2025.
For more information about the exhibition spaces, you may contact the representatives of the respective municipal exhibition venues.