Residency artists and researchers Other Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Masterclass Students of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts The Masterclass project is the product of Kuvataideakatemian Ystävät ry., an association dedicated to supporting the work of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. The Masterclass achieves this end by offering a selected group of students the opportunity for an intensive study period under the leadership of internationally renowned artists. The Masterclass held at the Saari Residence in June 2012 was the second of its kind. Students of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Samppa Törmälehto, Riku Mäkinen, Diana Sorna Hernandez, Antti Nyyssölä, Karl Ceder, Emma Ainala and Johannes Heikkilä attended this first Masterclass, which was directed by one of Sweden’s most influential artist Ernst Billgren (born in 1957 in Stockholm).