The Finnish State Art Commission is appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. It is charged with acquiring works of art for Government properties and buildings in Government use and to attend to the management of the State Art Deposit Collection. The State Art Commission is part of the Finnish National Gallery. Works are commissioned directly from artists and acquired through competitions and purchases. Acquisition decisions are made by a committee consisting of a chair, a vice chair and six members. Six of the members represent different disciplines of art, while one represents the Finnish National Gallery and one Senate Properties. The Finnish National Gallery is also in charge of the commission’s secretarial work. The term of office of the commission’s members is three years.
Composition of the State Art Commission 2020–2022
Chairperson
Special Advisor Henri Terho, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Members
Account Manager, architect Jari Auer, Senate Properties
Photographer, video artist and film-maker Marja Helander
Paper conservator Liisa Kantanen, Finnish National Gallery
Visual artist Paavo Paunu
Graphic artist Ari Pelkonen
Design Chief Kirsti Saarikorpi
Sculptor Nora Tapper, Vice Chair
Secretary
Senior Producer Eija Aarnio, Finnish National Gallery
State Art Commission 2020-2022
Ari Pelkonen, Henri Terho (chair), Jari Auer, Nora Tapper, Paavo Paunu, Liisa Kantanen, Marja Helander and Kirsti Saarikorpi at Fiskars 13 August 2020.
Photo: Marjo Sarjanen
Finnish State Art Commission Personnel
Eija Aarnio, Senior Producer
tel. 0400 271 477
Heli Ahmio, Curator
tel. 040 674 3563
Marjo Sarjanen, Collection Assistant
tel. 040 832 5480
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