Galleria Pihatto

About

Galleria Pihatto is a gallery space owned by the city of Lappeenranta, located in the city centre, in a beautiful natural setting in the historic Lappee old vicarage. Pihatto is located at Valtakatu 80, 53130 Lappeenranta.

Gallery Pihatto is in use as a gallery space, and small events such as concerts, performances or workshops can also be organised in the space.

Opening hours

Tue - Fri 11:00-18:00

Sat - Sun and weekday public holidays 11:00-15:00

Any exceptions will always be informed.

Free entry to all exhibitions

Upcoming exhibitions

10.2.-21.2. Sara Valta & Saara Korhonen: Kätketty

Welcome to the exhibition opening at Galleria Pihatto on February 11th, from 6 to 8 PM. Free admission!

The joint exhibition by Sara Valta and Saara Korhonen explores emotions and thoughts that we hide from one another, and sometimes even from ourselves. Uncertainty, incompleteness, anger, fear, and grief, as well as letting go of them, are given space and time in the form of oil paintings. Through their works, the artists reflect on the mental and physical walls we build to protect ourselves.

While the artists have their own individual approaches to the subject, their practices are united by an exploration of dark color palettes and symbolism. Korhonen approaches the theme primarily through self-portraits and delicate still lifes. In Valta’s works, death and its imagery form a central theme, serving as a means to confront difficult emotions and the process of letting go.

Valta graduated as a visual artist in spring 2025 from LAB University of Applied Sciences, where Korhonen is currently completing the final year of her studies. A shared interest in painting and phenomena of popular culture has brought the artists’ practices together.

24.2.-7.3. Maiju-Alina Hannula: ...kuin mielikuvitus

10.3.-18.4. LAB kuvataiteen koulutusohjelman opinnäytteet

21.4.-2.5. Tiina Irene Kauppinen & Marjo Timoria: elämä on vahva ja hauras

5.5.-17.5. Joutsenon opisto: Kevätkattaus

19.5.-31.5. Etelä-Karjalan taiteilijaseuran residenssitaiteilijan näyttely

Call for exhibitions at Galleria Pihatto

The application round for the year 2026 is over, the next open-call for the exhibitions will be organized in the autumn 2026.

The selection criteria include the description of the content, the conditions for organising the exhibition, existing references and the professionalism of the organiser. Preference will be given to professional artists.

The selected exhibitions will be organised by the applicant. The city will conclude a lease agreement with the operator for the space of the Gallery Pihatto for the duration of the exhibition in question. The space is rent-free to the organiser, but the organiser is responsible for the supervision of the space during the opening hours of Galleria Pihatto, as well as for the marketing and communication of the exhibition and other contractual obligations of the tenant. The City of Lappeenranta is the tenant of the space and has no role in the organisation of the exhibition itself.

Galleria Pihatto – space and equipment

The address of Galleria Pihato is Valtakatu 80, 53130 Lappeenranta.

The large exhibition space is about 13 meters wide and 9 meters deep. The room height is about 3.2 meters. The walls of the room are surrounded by hanging rails. It is also possible to hang works on hooks in the middle of the ceiling.

The space has windowsills which can be used to display the works. The windowsills measure approximately 100 cm x 100 cm x 140 cm. The windows can be covered with blinds.

The space is equipped with an LED adjustable lighting system, two video projectors, 7,2 m x 1,7 m
m projection screen and sound system: a Yamaha MG10X mixer, speakers and 3 wired
microphones and 3 microphone stands.

More information about the practices of Galleria Pihatto

Galleria Pihatto's practices:

Nelly Hakkarainen, Culture Coordinator, tel. 040 6314 276, nelly.hakkarainen@lappeenranta.fi

Anu Talka, Cultural Director, tel. 040 350 8111, anu.talka@lappeenranta.fi

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