The latest information on courses available at the Art Room can be found here. Inquiries: liekki@helsinki.fi
You can attend the student courses only if you have registered as an attending student or postgraduate student for the same term. You need your student number to register.
You can only participate in one student course at a time (either Mon or Tue). You can queue for both, but if you get a place in both, you have to choose which course you attend.
Mondays 18 September – 4 December, 4–7 p. m., for University of Helsinki students and doctoral students (free of charge).
Registration begins on Wednesday 13 September 2023 at 9 a.m.: https://www.lyyti.in/Perinteinen_ja_soveltava_piirustus_I_2240/en. The course is full, sign up for the queue!
During the course, we will explore traditional and experimental methods of observational drawing, from classical plaster cast drawing to croquis. The course can accommodate 20 students and it's equally suitable for beginners and more experienced students.
The course is not organized in weeks 42 and 43 (16.10. and 23.10.)
NB! Participation in the first course session on 18 September is mandatory. If you cannot attend the first session, inform the teacher beforehand so you don’t lose your place in the course.
Please note that the guided tours during excursions may be held in Finnish. Drawing exercises and individual teaching are given also in English.
If the course fills up, it’s worth to register for the waiting list. You can register for places in the queue until the last week of the course.
You can attend the student courses only if you have registered as an attending student or postgraduate student for the same term. You need your student number to register.
You can only participate in one student course at a time (either Mon or Tue). You can queue for both, but if you get a place in both, you have to choose which course you attend.
Tuesdays 19 September – 5 December, 4–7 p. m., for University of Helsinki students and doctoral students (free of charge).
Registration begins on Wednesday 13 September 2023 at 9 a.m.:https://www.lyyti.in/Perinteinen_ja_soveltava_piirustus_II_5476/en. The course is full, sign up for the queue!
The course can accommodate 20 students and it's intended for people with some drawing experience or those who have completed the first course.
The course is not organized in weeks 42 and 43 (17.10. and 24.10.)
NB! Participation in the first course session on 19 September is mandatory. If you cannot attend the first session, inform the teacher beforehand so you don’t lose your place in the course.
Please note that the guided tours during excursions may be held in Finnish. Drawing exercises and individual teaching are given also in English.
If the course fills up, it’s worth to register for the waiting list. You can register for places in the queue until the last week of the course.
Intensive course Tuesday–Thursday 24.–26. October 2023 at 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Registration begins on Wednesday 13 September 2023 at midnight, immediately as the day chances.
REGISTRATION LINK: Fully booked!
For questions about the University’s online store, support requests: accounting@helsinki.fi.
The intensive courses are open to everyone and feature atelier work and excursions to various venues of the University of Helsinki, fascinating from the artist’s perspective.
What kind of ancient myths are linked with Mediterranean plants and the plaster cast collection of the University of Helsinki? The expert guests of Art Room Classics course at the fall 2023 are Ph.D., Art Historian Ville Hakanen, and Ph.D., University Lecturer in Greek Language and Literature, Marke Ahonen. On the drawing tours, we head to the main building of the University of Helsinki and the Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden. At other times, we work on a large-scale charcoal drawing in the Art Room Atelier. The Art Room Classics Courses are suitable for both beginners and more experienced artists.
The price €45 / €22.50 (discount price only for students and postgraduate students of the University of Helsinki) includes teaching, excursions, drawing supplies for atelier work and paper. For excursions, you need your own drawing pad or sketchbook, and your own drawing tools.
Before the course, the participants will receive an email with additional instructions. Please check that your email is entered correctly on the registration form. Registration is binding.
Please note that the guided tours during excursions may be held in Finnish. Drawing exercises and individual teaching are given also in English.
The intensive course can accommodate 20 participants.
Note: For Art Room Classics, the reduced price is only for students and doctoral students registered as attending students for current term in the University of Helsinki.
Open to everyone. Wednesdays 20 September – 13 December at 5–7:30 p.m.
The price for one night 12€ / 8€.
The course will not be organized in weeks 42 and 43 (18.10. and 25.10.) and on Independence Day of Finland 6.12.2023.
Registration begins on Wednesday 13 September 2023 at midnight, immediately as the day chances.
The open Drawing Nights at the Art Room welcome both beginners and more experienced artists. Each evening course can accommodate 20 participants. No previous experience in life drawing is necessary. Life drawing and croquis evenings will be held on alternating weeks. Places for the Drawing Nights are sold individually.
The price for one night is 12€ / 8€. Registration is binding. The participation fee will not be reimbursed, but if you fall ill, you can request that your participation be transferred to another Wednesday session. The reduced price is for students, pensioners, unemployed, members of the Helsinki Alumni community, individuals doing their military or non-military service, and professional artists.
Croquis is a full-body sketch of a model drawn in a short amount of time. The Croquis Nights at the Art Room provide a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of croquis drawing. Croquis, like all forms of life drawing, becomes even more rewarding with practice! For the croquis evenings, you need your own drawing pad or sketchbook, preferably size A4–A3, and your own drawing tools.
Life drawing at the Art Room focuses on classical drawing of a live model. The model does not change positions as in a croquis session. Instead, we will be drawing one pose over several 20-minute periods. The basics of charcoal drawing technics and observational drawing will be covered during the life drawing evenings. Life drawing is a fascinating, suitably challenging way for artists of all skill levels to practice their hand-eye coordination! In the Life Drawing Nights, a large sheet of paper will be provided. You can borrow drawing supplies from the Art Room or bring your own.
NOTE: 15.11. and 22.11. has the same, full-body tattooed model and the same position for: if you book a place for both, you can continue the same drawing for two nights if you wish. You can also participate in either of the evenings individually.
Note! Last-minute cancellation places can be inquired from the drawing master at vappu.rossi@helsinki.fi or directly in the Art Room at the start of the drawing night at 5 pm. Upon arrival at the last-minute cancellation place, the course fee will be paid in cash directly at the Art Room.
If you have symptoms of flu or other illness, we ask you to skip the course: in case of illness, the course place can be moved to another time at no cost, if you tell us about situation in advance.
Registration begins on Wednesday 13 September 2023 at midnight, immediately as the day chances.
For questions about the University’s online store, support requests: accounting@helsinki.fi.
20.9.2023 Croquis: Fully booked!
27.9.2022 Life Drawing: Fully booked!
4.10.2023 Croquis: Fully booked!
11.10.2023 Life Drawing: Fully booked!
(weeks 42 ja 43 Autumn Break, Drawing Nights are not organized)
1.11.2023 Life Drawing: Fully booked!
8.11.2023 Croquis: Fully booked!
15.11.2023 Life Drawing (model with full body tattoo, same position as 22.11.): Fully booked!
22.11.2023 Life Drawing (model with full body tattoo, same position as 15.11.): Fully booked!
29.11.2023 Croquis: Fully booked!
(6.12. The Independence Day of Finland, no Drawing Night)
13.12.2023 Croquis and movement croquis (the professional dancer Ingrid André as the model, the model is partly dressed, not a traditional nude model): Fully booked!