The Academy of Fine Arts’ international mentoring programme offers a teaching model that involves internationally successful artists, curators and art executives, with the aim of supporting MFA students and deepening their understanding of what it means to practice in an internationally networked art world.
Pilvi Takala
Photo: Ugo Carmeni
The mentoring programme for Master of Fine Arts students enriches the Academy of Fine Arts’ diverse education programme. Enabled by Saastamoinen Foundation, the two-year programme supports students’ learning and artistic activities to get the most from their educational experience. Individual advice is given in teaching sessions, studio visits and discussions, all of which are tailored to individual and group needs. International research trips provide the students with unique tools to examine their own art and to learn about the art world outside of Finland.
Sessions may cover aspects of working methods, career experience, professional networking, technical expertise, time management, or writing and reading development. By building up a personal and a professional relationship, mentoring provides emotional and moral encouragement and fosters a range of artistic skills and creative thinking.
Mentoring artists in 2021-2023 were Angela Rosenberg and Hans Rosenström.
Mentoring artists in 2017-2019 and 2019-2021 were: Angela Rosenberg and Pilvi Takala.
Mentoring artists in 2015-2017 were: Ahmet Öğüt and Pilvi Takala.