Expanding horizons of art. New artistic expertise - Webinar series 

In the series of lectures organized by Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Turku UAS’ Arts Academy and Turku Museum Centre, Finnish and international professionals from the field of contemporary art come together to share their work in the expanding horizons of public art. How do digital technologies shape our conception of art (today)? How is the new expertise shown in artistic working processes? What types of phenomena does art deal with at this moment in time? 

The lectures are arranged in Finnish and English on Zoom on Thursdays 13 January – 17 February 2022.  

Lectures and speakers

13.1. 14–16 Kalle Nio & Hans Rosenström: Hetki julkisessa tilassa (in Finnish)
20.1. 14–16 Maija Kovari, Kristiina Ljokkoi & Ville-Matti Rautjoki: Näkökulmia nykytaiteen tilaamiseen (in Finnish)
27.1. 14–16 Matterlurgy & Taru Elfving: At the edges of vision (in English)
3.2. 14–16 Sanna Lehtinen & Denise Ziegler (in Finnish)
10.2. 14–16 Erich Berger & Björn Kröger / Bioart Society: Navigating the fine madness of art and science (in English)
17.2. 17–19 Anne Kathrine Senstad & Aura Seikkula: Artistic expertise and curatorial strategies (in English) 

Register here by January 11, 2022): https://forms.office.com/r/KEKjpAXRp4 

The series of lectures is a part of Arts Promotion Centre Finland’s development programme for artistic expertise and mediation, and it is coordinated by Regional Artist Annika Dahlsten. Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art Henna-Riikka Halonen and Arts Coordinator Riina Kotilainen are responsible for the implementation at Turku UAS’ Arts Academy and Senior Curator Ville-Matti Rautjoki at Turku Museum Centre. 

More information

Annika Dahlsten 
Regional Artist, Arts Promotion Centre Finland 
annika.dahlsten (at) taike.fi, Tel. 02 9533 0907