2011

Board of the Union of Artist Photographers

Marja Helander
Ari Kakkinen (vice-chair)
Sandra Kantanen
Pekka Niittyvirta
Ari Saarto (chair)
Perttu Saksa
Sari Vennola
Sakari Viika

The Union has the following committees, supervised by the Board:

Exhibition Committee is responsible for the programme of Photographic Gallery Hippolyte and for the development of other exhibition activities:
Sandra Kantanen, Pekka Niittyvirta, Sari Vennola & Sakari Viika
Staff representatives: Petronella Grönroos, Mitro Kaurinkoski

Membership Committee processes membership applications and presents them to the Board and to the Annual Meeting: Marja Helander, Sari Vennola & Hanna Weselius

Art Fair Suomi Committee focuses on promoting the sales and marketing of photographic art. It is also responsible for marketing and PR for the Union's annual sales exhibition Art Fair Suomi:
Marja Helander, Sandra Kantanen, Pekka Niittyvirta, Perttu Saksa, Sakari Viika, Ari Kakkinen
Staff representatives: Petronella Grönroos & Mitro Kaurinkoski

Helsinki Photography Festival Committee plans the festival:
Ari Kakkinen, Harri Pälviranta, Ari Saarto, Kari Soinio, Hanna Weselius, Sakari Viika
Staff representatives: Mitro Kaurinkoski

Committee for Finding a New Space is actively looking for new premises for the Union and the gallery:
Pekka Niittyvirta, Ari Saarto, Perttu Saksa
Staff representatives: Mitro Kaurinkoski

The Board selects the committee members, whose term is two years.

Annual meetings and board meetings of the Union

The Union has two statutory meetings a year, a spring meeting, held before the end of April, and an autumn meeting in September-November. The Board meets c. 10 times a year.

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