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Review of Laura Robertson’s workshop by artist Alex Markwith

ByLaura 16/09/202316/09/2023

Every time I write, I create myself Creative writing workshop with Laura Robertson I had the pleasure of being a Zoom participant in a creative writing workshop with Laura Robertson of the Double Negative, hosted by the Finnish Art Agency in Helsinki. It was a highly engaging two hours during which we explored different approaches…

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Online writing workshops with art critics Laura Robertson and Mike Pinnington (UK)

ByLaura 09/06/202320/06/2023

On the 26th of June Finnish Art Agency is happy to host two workshops online with professional art critics and writers Laura Robertson and Mike Pinnington. The two sessions are held online (zoom) and you can purchase them by e-mailing your enrolment to info ( at ) finnishartagency.com. In the e-mail you can write if…

“People, fashion, architecture.” Meet photographer Aya Brace #100artinhelsinki Interview

ByLaura 16/04/201816/04/2018

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. As the second artist, Irene met Aya Brace at the Mat restaurant at Punavuori, near some of Aya’s favourite photography locations. They got to discuss about her work as…

Interview with artist Sampo Apajalahti for #100artinhelsinki

ByLaura 01/04/201806/04/2018

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. As the first artist, Irene met Sampo Apajalahti at his studio whilst he was exhibiting ”Painter” at TM Gallery in Helsinki. The gallery is Finnish Painters’ Union gallery in…

Interview with curator Ellen Klintenberg Gedda from Magasin III

ByLaura 16/01/201817/01/2018

“I did not feel qualified to even study art history because I was afraid all the other students would know a lot more about art than I did, so I started studying philosophy instead.” Swedish curator Ellen Klintenberg Gedda joined Finnish Art Agency’s director Laura Köönikkä, artist and researcher Jyrki Siukonen, curator Paula Hyvönen…

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Saara Ekström awarded by the Arts Promotion Center Finland

ByLaura 27/11/201701/12/2017

The Art Council of Southwest Finland has awarded the artist Saara Ekström. The amount of the prize is € 5,000. Read more about it on Turun Sanomat, 27.11. In Finnish. Ekström’s career has been active for three decades, and she switches her media smoothly from photo to video or installation to film while retaining her…