ITE videos

ITE related projects have produced a lot video material on ITE artists, their works and their art environments. Here are selected videos and play lists from our YouTube channel.

Finnish ITE Art environments, video by Veli Granö

The video Finnish ITE art environments by Veli Granö brings us to the visit to the sculpture park by Veijo Rönkkönen in Parikkala, artist home by Enni Id inPadasjoki, artist home by Väinö Ylén in Kodisjoki, Rauma, art environment by Ensio Tuppurainen in Vekaranjärvi, Kouvola and Alpo Koivumäki’s Alpo’s savanna in Kauhajoki. – Association by Rural Culture and Education, ITE Hämeessä -project (2021).

Erkki Pirtola’s ITE-videos

This play list has been compiled from videos on Erkki Pirtola’s YouTube channel. Erkki Pirtola was a Finnish curator, artist, art critic and documentarist who worked for ITE survey projects and shot thousands of hours of videos on Finnish contemporary folk artists.
R.I.P. Erkki Pirtola (1950–2016)

Artist Erkki Pekkarinen, video by Mike Inglis

The Scottish artist Mike Inglis made this documentary video, where Raija Kallioinen is interviewing Erkki Pekkarinen, a self-taught artist, using birch park in his creative work.

ITE art in Satakunta county

Play list ITE Satakunnassa has been compiled from videos by Veli Granö on self taught artists in Satakunta county.

ITE art in Pirkanmaa county

The play list ITE Pirkanmaalla has been compiled from videos on self taught artists in Pirkanmaa county.

ITE art in Saimaa region

The play list ITE Saimaalla has been compiled from videos on self taught artists in Saimaa region.

Bear Festival

The play list Karhufestivaali is compiled from videos presenting self-taught wood sculptors in their annual Bear Festival in Ilomantsi, Eastern Finland.