CIRRUS is a Nordic-Baltic network of Art and Design higher education. There are 20 excellent art and design schools from the Nordics and the Baltics in the circle of this cooperation. The central activities of the partner institutions are art and design, including innovative activities, technical development and artistic practices.

CIRRUS Poster Design Summer School in Lahti, Finland, apply by 8.5.

 

Poster Design Summer School, 3 ECTS

9.–13.6.2025, Lahti, Finland, LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts

This intensive course is part of official programme of Lahti International Poster Triennial, exploring the theme ‘Freedom of Expression’.

Course is organised by the graphic design departments of LAB University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design and Fine Arts, Estonian Academy of Arts and Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Learning goals:
The student is able to
– understand poster design history and current contexts
– visualize societal issues in poster format
– design an impactful poster.

Schedule
Apply to join the course by .8.5.2025
An online lecture before intensive week
Live Workshop week at Lahti Campus: 9.–13.6.2025
Exhibition opening at campus gallery 13.6., and course closing party
Exhibitions in Lahti & Helsinki

Study places available: 5 students

CIRRUS network students would be eligible to receive a 330 EUR / 660 EUR (Iceland) Nordplus grant to contribute to their travel and subsistence expenses abroad. Weekly allowance is 250 EUR to everybody. Finnish students (from Aalto and University of Lapland) are not eligible for CIRRUS/Nordplus grant.
Apply to join the course by: 8.4.2025 by sending a letter of interest to marion.robinson@lab.fi

Course leader and contact person: Marion Robinson, Senior lecturer in graphic design and the president of the Lahti International Poster Triennial

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THE POSTER DESIGN SUMMER SCHOOL

Posters are an instant media but notoriously challenging to design. You will learn theoretical and practical methodologies (gestalt theory, image making and image research theories, and practical graphic design methods through design work). Poster professionals from partnering universities and the Lahti International Poster Triennial will mentor the course.

The course is suitable for both BA and MA levels.

The course is organized in collaboration with the Lahti International Poster Triennial and the Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva. The triennial celebrates its 50th anniversary and is held in Lahti in the summer of 2025. We will visit the exhibition and receive a guided tour.

The theme in this years’ summer school is Freedom of Expression, which is also the theme of the Lahti International Poster Triennial 2025. It provides a platform for investigating the complexities of freedom in modern society from multiple angles: taking into account human rights and societal, political, economic, and ecological aspects.

The posters will be exhibited at the end of the course in
Lahti, LUJA campus gallery from 26.6.–8.9.2025
Helsinki, Grafia Associations’ Luonnosikkuna gallery in the city centre from 26.6.–8.9.2025
https://grafia.fi/en/luonnos/ikkuna/

https://www.malvamuseo.fi/en/lahti-international-poster-triennial/

https://lab.fi/en

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