SAVON-RADAN ryhmä
  • Savon Radan ryhmä organizes activities along the historical Savo line

PROMOTION - POSTCARD and BANNERS

Children at the schools in Haukivuori and Hiirola have painted about the Savo-rail. Their paintings are beautiful and interesting. They show how children experience the railway in their imagination and reality.

AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry is a small non-profit organization with a challenging art program for children and rural communities.
The budget of the association is based on private contribution, (business) sponsorship and grants by local, regional and national cultural organizations and governments.
In cooperation with SAVON-RADAN ryhmä, AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry is planning to produce series of postcards, banners and flyers to be able to execute their art and cultural programs.
Through the purchase of our postcards you contribute to the art program of AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry.

The proceeds from the sale will be used for:
- the events during the SAVON-RATA 125 year celebration
- to continue the art program at the schools
- to create a budget for the planned publication TÄMÄ ON MINUN TAKAPIHANI - THIS IS MY BACKYARD

Every 100 sales covers the budget of an art activity during the SAVON-RATA 125 year or  series of art workshops in the schools in 2014-2015.

Series I - the railway  - 21x8.5 cm - 1€ per postcard
postcard SAVON-RATA 125 Nuppu 3rd class Hiirola postcard SAVON-RATA 125 Vili 1st class Hiirola

painting Nuppu 3rd class Hiirola school

painting Vili 1st class Hiirola school
postcard matti postcard lyydia

painting Matti1st class Haukivuori school

painting Lyydia 1st class Haukivuori school

The railway has been an important phenomenon in the region of Mikkeli. In 1889 it was possible to travel between the isolated rural regions to the economic and commercial central areas of the South. Through the Savo-line this part of the country got an economic impulse.
The line has had over 30 stops between Kouvola and Pieksämäki. In 2014 only 3 are left and also these are planned to be reduced to increase the speed of the line with a few minutes.
The future of the region is important for children, they have to build their live and career and need facilities to be connected with other parts of the country.

On Saturday May 3rd Marja de Jong presented during the demonstration at Haukivuori railway station Green Party EU-parliament member Tarja Cronberg the first copies of the postcards the SAVO-RAIL concerning.

Green Party EU-parliament member Tarja Cronberg and Marja de Jong about the art works of children the railway concerning Green Party EU-parliament member Tarja Cronberg and Marja de Jong about the art works of children the railway concerning

Series of banners are planned to be part of the promotion at the different railway stations:
Haukivuori
Kalvitsa
Hiirola
Otava
The banners below are selected and after funding SAVON-RADAN ryhmä will let them print and hang at the selected buildings.

child art Savo-rata children Haukivuori school child art Savo-rata children Haukivuori school child art Savo-rata children Haukivuori school child art Savo-rata children Haukivuori school James Dean at the railway station of Haukivuori - after a song in the 90-ties      
child art of the 1st class Haukivuori school
Matti 1st class  Haukivuori
Lyydia 1st class Haukivuori
James Dean at the railway station of Haukivuori
after a song by Solistiyhtye Suomi in the 90-ties
 
    
child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school            
child art 0, 1 and 2 class Hiirola
Saara 3rd class Hiirola
            
child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school    
child art 3 and 4 class Hiirola
Sofia 1 class Hiirola
Maria 0 class Hiirola
Jaakko 4 class Hiirola
Aapo 0 class Hiirola
Väinö 0 class Hiirola
    
child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school child art Savo-rata children Hiirola school          
child art 3 and 4 class Hiirola
Kerttu 0 class Hiirola
Renne 0 class Hiirola
          

The first banner is placed at the railway station of Haukivuori. The song is by Solistiyhtye Suomi in the 90-ties. Until the SAVON-RADAN Päivä this banner will be on the wall.

James Dean at the Haukivuori station after a song by Solistiyhtye Suomi banners at the railway station in Haukivuori
James Dean banner at Haukivuori station
Two banners with child art art the wall of Haukivuori station
banner at the railway station of Kalvitsa banner at the railway station of Kalvitsa
banners at the railway station in Kalvitsa
  
banner at the south wall of Hiirola station banner at the east wall of Hiirola station
banners at the railway station in Hiirola
  
  banners at the wall of Otava station
 
Two banners with child art art the wall of Otava station

 

Info about the postcards

series I - the railway
size 21x8.5 cm
full color
1€ a piece

series II - the train wagon inside
size 15x12 cm
full color
1€ a piece

ordering by email info@arefs.org

Hiirola railway station
Hiirolantie 21-23, 51520 Hiirola

Studio Wäkewä
Kasarminkatu 3, 50100 Mikkeli

Mikkeli Museum of Contemporary Art
Ristimäenkatu 5, 50100 Mikkeli

The event is supported by different organisations

Etelä-Savon Taidetoimikunta Haukivuoren Aluejohtokunta
Hiirolan Kylätoimikunta
Kalvitsan Kýläyhteistö


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