Weekend programme at Art Fair Suomi
The weekend is here and Art Fair Suomi offers a diverse set of events and exhibitions. Would you like to get creative at a frottage workshop or try screen printing and print your own Art Fair Suomi bag? Or perhaops you’d like to participate in a dance performance at Suomenlinna or join a guided tour with a queer view? All these and many more events can be experiences this weekend. See below the list of events. Click the gallery link, read more about the events and sign up. All events are free of charge.
Saturday 12.6.
Creative events and workshops:
- Screen Printing Workshop – Print your own AFS Bag!, from 11am–1pm. Vargas Print Studio. Places still available!
- Live action painting!, from 12–2pm, Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius. No pre-registration needed.
- Frottage workshop, from 1–3pm, Galleria G. No pre-registration needed.
Performances:
- Laura – The Light of All: Hemera -Aweking of Spring dance performance, 3pm. HAA GAllery. No pre-registration needed.
Artist meetings and talks:
- Kaj Franck Design Prize 2021 winner Johanna Gullichsen presents the exhibition and talks about her career. From 5–5:45pm. Galleria A2.
- Rita Vargas, Open doors, the Artist is Present and Arts for Sale. Vargas Print Studio. No registration needed.
Programme for children:
- Children’s independent tour, all day during the whole festival week. Galleria Halmetoja, Galleria Duetto and Galleria Pirkko-Liisa Topelius. No registration needed.
Guided tours:
- Maimu’s Art Marathon, 11 galleries will be toured in 3 hours. Starting at 12pm from Photographic Gallery Hippolyte. Two spots available! Sign up here.
- Escape into art! – guided tour to the exhibition of Fanny Tavastila and Marianne Huotari, 1pm, OHO Gallery. Places still available!
- Music intervention to the exhibition of Anna Rokka, 2pm, Galleria Sculptor. Places still available!
- Music intervention to the exhibition of Emmu Johansson, 3pm, tm•galleria. Places still available!
- Music intervention to the exhibition of Fanny Tavastila and Marianne Huotari at 4pm, OHO Gallery. Places still available!
- Queer view guided tour to the exhibition of Anna Salmi, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, Galleria Kuvitus. Places still available!
- Virtual guided tour to the private exhibitions of Okko Pöyliö, Kaisa Jussila, Marjo Levlin and Tapio Haapala, Galleria Huuto. Available during the whole festival week. No pre-registration needed. Link to tour.
- Virtual guided tour to the group exhibition of Roma Auskalnyte, Inma Herrera and Suvi Sysi, all day during the whole festival week. Forum Box. Available during the whole festival week. No pre-registration needed. Link to tour.
Frottage workshop at Galleria G on Saturday from 1–3pm.
Sunday 13.6.
Workshops:
- Screen Printing Workshop – Print your own AFS Bag!, from 2–4pm. Vargas Print Studio. Places still available!
Artist meetings:
- Rita Vargas, Open doors, the Artist is Present and Arts for Sale. Vargas Print Studio. No registration needed.
Programme for children:
- Children’s independent tour, all day during the whole festival week. Galleria Halmetoja, Galleria Duetto and Galleria Pirkko-Liisa Topelius. No registration needed.
Guided tours:
- Helsinki city centre gallery tours, 11am and 2pm. At 11, we start from Galleria Sinne (sign up here). At 2pm, we start from Galleria Sculptor (sign up here). Places still available.
- Helsinki Art Walk, starts at 1:30pm from MUU Helsinki. The tour will be held in English. The tour is full but you can sign up for the queue here.
- Music intervention to the exhibition of Emmu Johansson, 2pm, tm•galleria. Places still available!
- Music intervention to the exhibition of Fanny Tavastila and Marianne Huotari at 4pm, OHO Gallery. Places still available!
- Virtual guided tour to the private exhibitions of Okko Pöyliö, Kaisa Jussila, Marjo Levlin and Tapio Haapala, Galleria Huuto. Available during the whole festival week. No pre-registration needed. Link to tour.
- Virtual guided tour to the group exhibition of Roma Auskalnyte, Inma Herrera and Suvi Sysi, all day during the whole festival week. Forum Box. Available during the whole festival week. No pre-registration needed. Link to tour.