Taarasti Art Center

Taarasti Art Center or Taidekeskus Taarasti is an art center located in Nastola, Lahti, Finland.[1][2] The center is located by the lake Pikku-Kukkanen and near the Pajulahti Sports Institute.[1]

Taarasti Art Center
Taidekeskus Taarasti
Established1981 (1981), art hall in 1990
LocationTaarastintie 6, Nastola, Lahti, Finland
Coordinates60.950277°N 25.929290°E / 60.950277; 25.929290
TypeArts centre
ArchitectErkki Aarti
WebsiteTaidekeskus Taarasti

Taarasti hosts changing art exhibitions but also concerts and summer theater plays.[1] The premises are also rented and used for private events.

The art hall building in Taarasti was completed in 1990.[1][2] It was designed by architect Erkki Aarti.[1] Taarasti is owned and operated by the local art association called Nastolan Taideyhdistys ry.[2] The association started its operations on the plot already in 1981 when the plot was originally rented by the association.[3] The father of the art hall project in the 80's was Esko Koskinen, a local entrepreneur.[2][3]

Taarasti Art Center was the recipient of Aukusti Award for the year 2017.[4] It was awarded by a local newspaper called Etelä-Suomen Sanomat for the important cultural work done in Taarasti previous year in organizing art exhibitions.[4]

References
  1. "Taidekeskus Taarasti". Visitlahti.fi. Lahti Region. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "Tietoa Taarastista". Taidekeskustaarasti.fi. Nastolan Taideyhdistys ry. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. "Esko Koskinen on mies Taarastin takana" (PDF). Unknown. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. Kuosmanen, Ilkka (5 January 2017). "Aukusti-palkittu Nastolan taidekeskus porskuttaa, vaikka kunta lakkasi olemasta". Ess.fi. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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