The project was implemented in cooperation with local youth.
During the summer of 2021, as part of Liiver's Buustia goes Art themed project, a communal work of art that reflects youth was built in the yard of Nuorisotalo Wilhola. The artist Mikki Paajanen was hired for the production of the piece, who designed and built the final piece in collaboration with local youth.
The idea for a communal artwork was born when the Jalasjärvi MLL association started planning a new kind of activity, the goal of which was to activate young people as well. Although at the time of the creation of the artwork only ten young people could visit Wilhola at a time due to corona restrictions, enthusiastic artists were involved in the project and the young people of the Jalasjärvi Youth Workshop also participated in it.
The artwork has also aroused interest among the residents of the village. Many have visited the yard of the youth center to see the work, and the children have been excited to climb on the boards that belong to it.
- Yes, it has found its place and people have been interested. They have also stated that it is nice to have the area of the youth center revitalized, says the chairman of Jalasjärvi MLL Marika Pihlaja.
Jalasjärvi MLL chairman Marika Pihlaja says that people have been interested in the community artwork.
With the help of the Buustia goes ART themed project, the associations hired an artist or young person to develop the activity. In the theme project, a total of seven sub-projects were financed, which were implemented during the years 2020-2021:
- In Ilmajoki 4H ry, the young person developed day camp activities.
- Ilmajoki Rengonkyläseura ry youth improved the association's communication, collected development ideas from the villagers and organized a pilot event.
- Ilmajoki Yrittäjät ry hired three artists who, together with the children, realized storytelling and comfort in the playground to be built in the center of Ilmajoki.
- Two artists from the Kulttuuriyhdistys KoHo ry collected railway-related stories from the elderly in the area. The stories were used in a song play.
- Kyläyhdistys Kaanaa ry hired an artist to create a mural together with the villagers, especially children and young people.
- The three artists hired by the Lakeuden Elämysliikunta ry made environmental art for Joupilanvuori, the Children's Experience Path and Luontalo Käpälikö in connection with the association's Talkoo residents.
- The artists hired by MLL Jalasjärvi made communal art with children, families and young people in the areas of Wilhola and Lamminjärvi.