Collaborative project by G.A.P. and EMMA brings together a multicultural group of artists from different fields
An open call arranged in January saw 20 applicants, with seven being selected and formed into a group of artists. The selected artists are Natalia Castrillón, Majella Clarke, Tiago Martins Pinto, Anna Olkinuora, Sade Risku, Camila Rosa and Laura Sariola. The working group includes both Finnish and Finland-based non-Finnish-born artists, whose professional backgrounds range from the study of art to performance art and music.
Projects of GAP Lab highlight collaboration, with the working process itself carrying even more weight than the outcome. The group working together with EMMA will get to know each other and the museum and plan the outcome, which will be shown at the museum in autumn 2019. In their work, the artist group approaches EMMA’s main autumn exhibition, opening in August, that sheds light on how the international superstar Michael Jackson appears as a phenomenon in contemporary art.
Globe Art Point is an organization supporting non-Finnish-born artists working in Finland becoming equal actors in the Finnish art field. OFF THE LAB project is part of the G.A.P. Lab 2018–2020 project, which is supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The goal of the two-year project is to promote a culturally more diverse arts and culture sector in Finland and strengthen collaboration between the country’s Finnish and non-Finnish-born artists and art institutions.
collaborative residence:
Natalia Castrillón, harpist
Majella Clarke, musician
Tiago Martins Pinto, community artist
Anna Olkinuora, actress and performance artist
Sade Risku, dancer and choreographer
Camila Rosa, performance art pedagogue and artist
Laura Sariola, set designer
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INBJUDAN till media: Presskonferens för utställning Tschabalala Self: Från samma kvarter, tisdagen den 7 maj kl. 10 på EMMA23.4.2024 13:30:00 EEST | Kutsu
EMMA i samarbete med Saastamoinen Stiftelsen är stolta att kunna presentera Från samma kvarter, den amerikanska konstnären Tschabalala Selfs första utställning i Finland. Varmt välkommen på presskonferens för att höra konstnären berätta om utställningen.
INVITATION for media: Press event for Tschabalala Self: Around the Way on Tuesday 7 May at 10 am in EMMA23.4.2024 13:30:00 EEST | Press Invitation
EMMA, in collaboration with the Saastamoinen Foundation, is delighted to present Around the Way the first solo exhibition in Finland by the US artist Tschabalala Self. Warmly welcome to the press preview at EMMA to hear about the exhibition from the artist.
KUTSU medialle: Tschabalala Self: Samasta korttelista -näyttelyn tiedotustilaisuus ti 7.5. klo 10.00 EMMAssa23.4.2024 13:30:00 EEST | Kutsu
EMMA ja Saastamoisen säätiö ylpeinä esittelevät yhdysvaltalaisen taiteilija Tschabalala Selfin ensimmäisen näyttelyn Suomessa, nimeltä Samasta korttelista. Lämpimästi tervetuloa tiedotustilaisuuteen kuulemaan näyttelystä taiteilijalta.
Offentliggörande: I Japan ses för första gången en omfattande separatutställning av Tapio Wirkkala. Utställningen turnerar på flera olika utställningsplatser under 2025–20269.4.2024 11:30:00 EEST | Tiedote
Tapio Wirkkalas första separatutställning i Japan, The Sculptor of Ultima Thule, turnerar på flera olika utställningsplatser under 2025–2026. Utställningen erbjuder en bred översikt över Wirkkalas ikoniska produktion, unika designprocess och landskapen i Lappland och Venedig som inspirerade honom.
Announcement: First major solo exhibition of Tapio Wirkkala set to tour in Japan in 2025–20269.4.2024 11:30:00 EEST | Press release
Tapio Wirkkala: The Sculptor of Ultima Thule exhibition will be seen in several venues in Japan during 2025–2026, marking the first major solo exhibition of Wirkkala in Japan. The exhibition will present a complete picture of the iconic Finnish designer, centring on Wirkkala’s unique creative process, with a special focus on his creative mind and the environments that inspired him.
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