ArtSlant nominated Finnish Art Agency’s Laura Köönikkä as one of the 15 curators to watch in 2015. YLE also covered the story on last Friday’s news. You can watch the full news story here, starting from 19:18.
Karoliina Paappa’s ‘Nuori tyttö olohuoneessa (Young girl in a living room)’ made it to the front cover of French contemporary photography magazine CHEAP. Magazine’s 9th number is featuring photography artists Karoliina Paappa, Laurent Grino and Swen Renault. Karoliina Paappa is one of the 15 Finnish artists of the upcoming New Narrative and Reader exhibition held…
Laura Konttinen (1987) is among the six winning artists in a stamp design contest carried out by Itella Posti and the Artists’ Association of Finland to celebrate Association’s 150th anniversary. Posti selected works that represent the broad area of visual arts, including traditional paintings and photography. Laura Konttinen’s Lento stamp can now be purchased from…
A view from the Other Side (2011) shows the transformations across the centuries of the life and terrace of P.J. Gylich’s Doric colonnade building in Turku, Finland, built in 1836. The film is a lyrical and historical narrative about the interconnections between architecture and politics, dealing with the questions of ownership of public space, immigration…
Hanna Haaslahti (b.1969) was awarded by the Royal British Society of Sculptors in London. As the winner of the Historic award Hanna Haaslahti will receive £3,000 and undertake a 3 month residency in London, Kensington studio. The award includes a spatial intervention – a pop-up exhibition at the Ionic Temple in the Gardens of Chiswick…
Finnish Art Agency has moved! Our new office locates at the beautiful Olympic Stadium in Helsinki. The legendary stadium was build in 1938. In 1952 the Olympic Games were held at the Stadium.