Marja Rastas
Lecturer
Lecturer
A806 Department of Art and Media
Marja Rastas works as a Lecturer of Art education in Aalto University, Department of Art. Her major academic interests include transformative, arts-based pedagogical practices, embodied knowledge building strategies and issues of visual arts curriculum in the context of contemporary art. Her background as art educator is in non-formal adult education. She has strong networks in Finnish field of art education and has had several positions of trust in the national field of teacher education and curriculum development inititations.
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Email
marja.rastas@aalto.fi
Phone number
+358505672018
Honors and awards
Honorary Mention for the Teacher of the Year award
Teacher Award by Student Union TOKYO ry<br/>Aalto-yliopiston taiteiden ja suunnittelun ylioppilaat<br/>Aalto-universitetets studerandeförening för konst och design<br/>Aalto University Student Association of the School of ARTS<br/>
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Art and Media
Jan 2024
Teacher of the Year
Aalto ARTS Teacher Award 2024
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Art and Media
Mar 2024
Publications
Marja Rastas, Minna Suoniemi
2025
Research in Arts and Education
Minna Suoniemi, Marja Rastas
2024
Applied non-didactics
Riikka Haapalainen, Tiina Pusa, Marja Rastas, Helena Sederholm, Tomi Slotte Dufva, Minna Suoniemi, Taneli Tuovinen, Henrika Ylirisku
2021
Marja Rastas
2021
Marja Rastas, Sirke Pekkilä, Elina Laakso
2021
Marja Rastas, Henrika Ylirisku
2021
Mahdolliset maailmat
Marja Rastas
2021
Stylus
Tiina Pusa, Marja Rastas, Mikko Sallinen, Heikka Valja, Henrika Ylirisku
2017
Synnyt
Marja Rastas
2017
Stylus
Henrika Ylirisku, Marja Rastas, Mikko Sallinen
2017