Kaupunki{ kaupunkitaideseminaari | 15.10.2021
Welcome to the Urban Art Seminar at Turku Castle on Friday 15 October 2021
- Seminar: 1–5.30 pm, Bryggman hall, Turku Castle, Linnankatu 80, 20100 Turku
- Party 7–10 pm, Titanik, Itäinen Rantakatu 8, 20100 Turku
Registration: signup@titanik.fi
Event language: English.
The event is free of charge.
The seminar will explore the diversity of urban space, addressing issues such as who urban art projects are made for and what their significance is. We have invited artists, researchers and curators working with urban art to provide a diverse overview of the topic from different perspectives. Through these talks, we approach the questions of who has the opportunity to make urban art and who has the opportunity to experience it.
The constant transformation of cities affects the way people exist in urban space, and on the other hand, the way people act in urban space shapes the city. The possibilities and functions of urban art are not stable, but should respond to this change and enable people to interact with their environment.
The urban art seminar has been inspired by and based on the urban art and offsite projects carried out by Arte ry over the years.
| Speakers: | Shubhangi Singh, artist Daniel Jewesbury, artist, Valand Academy Paula Toppila, IHME Helsinki Eliisa Suvanto, Porin kulttuurisäätö/Publics Panu Savolainen, Aalto University Efe Ogbeide, Femma Planning |
| Moderators: | Mirjami Schuppert, Arte ry/Titanik Henri Terho, Arts Promotion Centre Finland Sampo Ruoppila, Turku University |
Partners: Turku Museum Centre, Arts Academy Turku, Turku University, City of Turku
The event has been funded by The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund
Shubhangi Singh: Locus Amoenus
The seminar will be accompanied by a public art work Locus Amoenus by Shubhangi Singh, an artist invited by Arte ry. The sculptural piece is located on Rettiginrinne until 3 November 2021. The work is made possible by the support of City of Turku.