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| Established | 1981, art hall in 1990 |
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| Location | Taarastintie 6, Nastola, Lahti, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°57′01″N 25°55′45″E / 60.950277°N 25.929290°E |
| Type | Arts centre |
| Architect | Erkki Aarti |
| Website | Taidekeskus Taarasti |
Taarasti Art Center or Taidekeskus Taarasti is an art center located in Nastola, Lahti, Finland.[1][2] The center is located by the lake Pikku-Kukkanen and near the Pajulahti Sports Institute.[1]
Taarasti hosts changing art exhibitions but also concerts and summer theater plays.[1] The premises are also rented and used for private events.
The art hall building in Taarasti was completed in 1990.[1][2] It was designed by architect Erkki Aarti.[1] Taarasti is owned and operated by the local art association called Nastolan Taideyhdistys ry.[2] The association started its operations on the plot already in 1981 when the plot was originally rented by the association.[3] The father of the art hall project in the 80's was Esko Koskinen, a local entrepreneur.[2][3]
Taarasti Art Center was the recipient of Aukusti Award for the year 2017.[4] It was awarded by a local newspaper called Etelä-Suomen Sanomat for the important cultural work done in Taarasti previous year in organizing art exhibitions.[4]