2025

RaumArs A-i-R will be moving to a new space from the beginning of 2025. Rauma city is renovating on old wooden house, which dates to 1925, for the residency artists and exhibitions. The Art House is located next to the city library and in the immediate vicinity of the theatre and the new school, cultural and sports centre. The property has a large garden that artists can use.

There will be two bedrooms (one for a couple or a working couple and the other for one artist) with private bathrooms, a small work space (not for painting) and a shared kitchen. The rest of the house will have an office and three rooms for exhibitions, workshops or meetings.

As the house is undergoing major renovation (including water, electricity and heating), we unfortunately do not have any photos yet. Over the years we have held exhibitions in the building, so you can see old photos from exhibitions held in the building in 2015 at www.sepantalo.fi > kuvia. The white-walled rooms (numbers 1 and 2) will house the bedrooms of the residence. Please note that the floor plan is indicative and the new residence rooms will be separate and have their own bathrooms. Bedrooms and a small studio (No 3) and kitchen will be used by the artists in residence, while rooms No 4 to 6 will be used for exhibitions and multi-purpose spaces.

Residency priceswill remain the same as in 2024. Exhibition rent will be about 500—750 €/month depending on the space: 400—600€ for the two rooms on the north side (which are only rented together) and 100—150€ for the room on the south side, which can also be used as a study (floor plan No. 6 on the website of Seppä's house) The room on the south side will not be rented as the only exhibition space without the other two rooms.

The www.raumars.org website will be updated for the house of art and information with the prices for 2025 will be refined later in 2024.

2024

The current apartment of 82 sqm consists of 3 rooms, a kitchen, a toilet and a shower/toilet in a wooden detached house in Old Rauma, just opposite to the Old Church Ruins. The apartment has steep stairs, so it is not suitable for people with mobility impaired. The house yard consists of 9 lodgings and is owned by a private owner. You can be living alone, with your mate/partner or with other artists. Artist will take care of the cleanliness so that it stays in a good condition while living there and for the next artist to make herself/himself at home. The artists clean it before they leave. A cash deposit of €120 can be left with the professional cleaner. Rauma Art Museum and artists' studios locate close by. 

• Downstairs: small entrance, small toilet, shared kitchen and room with two beds.
• Upstairs: a lobby, shared toilet/shower with a washing machine and a room with two beds.
• Fully equipped kitchen, printer/scanner, wifi, tripod and some basic tools. There are also all needed bed linen, towels, few bathrobes and hairdryers.
• Four bicycles available to the artists to use.
• Pets are not allowed.

Studio

No separate workspace in addition to the common lobby space upstairs. Community art projects / participatory projects often take place in schools or other partner facilities. The artist has the opportunity to ask for rental premises from our various partners, for example a wood workshop or looms.

Fee for the one bedroom

• 1 month €350 
• 2 months €600
• 3 months €750 and the following months +€250
• accompanying partner 100 €/month (children 50 €)
• community artists are entitled to one bedroom free of charge.

Fee for the whole house

• 1 month €700 
• 2 months €1200
• 3 months €1500 and the following months +€500
• a group of 3–4 people can also apply with a community art project, in which case the apartment is free of charge.

• guests €25 /night

Kindly note that RaumArs A-i-R supports all artists by covering the actual costs of the apartment, which is more than one month's rent for the entire house. The confirmation fee of €150/room is paid immediately after acceptance into the residency. The first month's rent must be paid before arriving at the residence. A deposit of €120 for the room is charged three months before arrival and is returned at the end of the residency, when the required forms have been filled out and the apartment has been cleaned.