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City of Jyväskylä's grants and subsidies to cultural, sports and exercise, youth, and civic activities can be applied in January. Application peri
In the video, in addition to the mayor, greetings to the people of Jyväskylä are sent by representatives of entrepreneurs, top athletes, veterans'
Tickets that have already been redeemed for cancelled shows can be exchanged for upcoming performances by contacting the ticket office.
Suojala introduces new alternatives and ecological solutions to the challenges of the clothing industry with the NOLLAko? collection. The NOLLAko?
Humans love beauty around them, and they strive to enhance their habitat with beautiful things, no matter what their living conditions are.
In her art, Illukka often creates a series of stories that focus on the individual and the individual’s relationship with the society.
The project identifies best practices in the provision of sports and well-being services and exchanges experiences, especially from the perspective
The City of Light mobile app is now available! You can find it in the Play Store by its name “Valon kaupunki”.
The central theme for the exhibition year is sustainable development, which is examined from many perspectives through crafts and design.
The City Sport Services, Jyväskylä and Tietoykkönen Oy carried out a survey on Physical Activity Barometer in the autumn of 2020.
During this week, there have already been 37 positive test results in the Jyväskylä health services (the situation on 24 September). The incidence
Jyväskylä City Library has set up a new telephone service to guide customers in their use of E-materials.
Jyväskylä City Library has set up a new telephone service to guide customers in their use of E-materials.
The closure also includes self-service libraries, library busses and self-service returns.
No delay fees are given during the closure.
The libraries in Palokka and Vaajakoski will operate extended opening hours from Monday, 3 February 2020.
The document will set out a number of alternative scenarios for re-thinking the way the city’s cultural services are run and proposes an action pla
The Jyväskylä City Library and the Finnish Schools on the Move initiative have together created a themed collection on the 2nd floor of the Main Li
• The application period is January, ending on the last weekday of January at 3 pm.
• If any grant funds are left after the grant decisions made in the boards in March, the second application period for project grants will end on the last weekday of August at 3 pm.
• Project grants for cultural, youth and civil society activities may be applied for by registered associations domiciled in Jyväskylä as well as communities and informal work and activity groups operating in Jyväskylä.
- The application period is January, ending on the last day of January 2021 at 3 pm.
- Registered associations domiciled in Jyväskylä may apply for the subsidy to fund the ongoing operations of the association.
- The subsidy is intended for expenses incurred in activities outlined in the association’s plan of operation, enclosed with the application.
- The application must be accompanied by a plan of operation and a budget for the operating year.
- A newly founded association may apply for an operating grant only after operating as a registered association at lea
These grants are intended to create opportunities for cultural, sports and exercise, youth, and civic activities in Jyväskylä and to encourage citizens to partake in communal activity to improve their welfare and quality of life.
Grants decided by the cultural and sports committee and by the education committee
Following grants to cultural, sports and exercise, and civic activities are made by the cultural and sports committee and grants to youth activities by the education committee of the City of Jyväskylä:
The Design with Nature exhibition showcases the newest works of Miia Suojala Design. Miia Suojala who is a clothes designer and a Bachelor of Fashion and Clothing, started her company in Jyväskylä in 2006 and now the 15-year-old company is celebrating the milestone with their celebratory collection: NOLLAko?
The Treasures of the Bazars exhibition in the Craft Museum of Finland showcases traditional textiles and jewellery from Morocco to Tibet from the collections of collector Tuomas Sopanen. Nomadism and traditions appear clearly in these consumer textiles and decorations.
The Come and Go installation consists of portrait slippers by visual artist Leena Illukka. She has applied hand embroidery in a new way and breaks the traditional way of presenting portraits in her personal and caricature portraits. In her art, Illukka often creates a series of stories that focus on the individual and the individual’s relationship with the society.
The exhibition by an internationally known designer, Ilona Rista, showcases new kind of Finnish wood culture. The wood artist’s playful approach to digital materials has produced a fun, yet serious collection of material and immaterial works that combine wood art with technology. The exhibition will be held at the Craft Museum of Finland’s Lobby Gallery 12 September–5 December 2020.
What does the past of handicrafts look like in the eyes of modern designers, and what kind of inspiration can be drawn from the collection at the museum? The designers invited to the In Good Hands exhibition have had the chance to explore the extensive archives, founded in 1879, of the Friends of Finnish Handicraft at the Design Museum. After this they have created their works in dialogue with the archive materials.
