Events

We will open the exhibition on Thursday, 2 June at 4–7pm in the presence of the artist. Welcome! Tuomas A. Laitinen’s&nbs...

Silence plays a central role in Anna Retulainen’s artistic process.  She does not want to explain her works, but rather communicate b...

We will open the exhibition on Thursday,
 May 5, at 16–19. Welcome! To guarantee the safest possible visit for everyone, we will li...

Welcome to join artist Ville Löppönen and art historian Juha-Heikki Tihinen for a conversation around the themes of Löpp...

We will open the exhibition in the presence of the artist on Thursday,
March 31, at 15–19. Welcome! To guarantee the safest possible vis...

Welcome to meet artist Aki Turunen on the last weekend of his exhibition The Dragon Tamer!The artist is present from 1 to 3 pm....

Welcome to join artist Aki Turunen and author Anna-Kaari Hakkarainen for a conversation around the themes of Turunen’s exhibition...

We will open the exhibition in the presence of the artist on Thursday, March 3, at 15–19. Welcome!Aki Turunen made his debut in a...

The exhibition will open for public according to the gallery's regular opening hours on Thursday, February 3, at 12–18. Welcome!To guarante...

In compliance with the current restrictions concerning public events and public meetings the Artist Talk scheduled to take place at the gallery on Tue...

In compliance with the restrictions made by the Regional State Administrative Agency concerning public events and public meetings, the opening recepti...

Welcome to join the artists Hanna Hyy, Lasse Juuti, Tuuli Kerätär & Linda Roschier for a discussion around the themes of creating art an...

Welcome to the opening day of the group exhibition Modern Love!We ask you to kindly postpone your visit if you are feeling ill. We will not be se...

Welcome to meet artist Heidi Lampenius in the midst of her exhibition Earthbound and to celebrate the final week of the exhibition on Wednesday, Novem...

Welcome to the opening day of Heidi Lampenius' exhibition!We ask you to kindly postpone your visit if you are feeling ill. We will not be serving...

A warm welcome to a meeting of live music and contemporary art at Helsinki Contemporary! The 2019 classical Emma award winners Erikkka Maalismaa and E...

Welcome to the opening day of Hannaleena Heiska's exhibition Blazing World!We will restrict the number of visitors at the gallery space ot a maximun o...

Welcome to meet artist Janne Räisänen in the midst of his exhibition Kaikenkarvaiset ystäväni!The artist is present from 3 to...

Welcome to the opening day of Janne Räisänen's exhibition Kaikenkarvaiset ystäväni!We will restrict the number of visitors at the ...

Welcome to meet artist Emma Ainala in the midst of her exhibition Season of the Witch!The artist is present from 3 to 6 pm....

Welcome to the opening day of Emma Ainala's exhibition Season of the Witch!We will restrict the number of visitors at the gallery space ot a maximun o...

Welcome to meet artist lari Hautamäki in the midst of his exhibition Spirit!The artrist is present from 3 to 6 pm....

Welcome to meet artist Jonna Kina in the midst of her exhibition After Life!The artrist is present from 2 to 7.30 pm....

Welcome to join Artist Jonna Kina and Curator Amanda Schmitt for a conversation around the themes of Kina's exhibition After Life, currently on view...

Welcome to the opening day of Lukas Göthman and Michael Johansson's exhibition Repetitions!We will restrict the number of visitors at the gallery...

Welcome to join artists Hannaleena Heiska, Kaarlo Stauffer and Aki Turunen for a discussion in the midst of Stauffer and Turunen's exhibitions at He...

Welcome to the opening day of Kaarlo Stauffer and Aki Turunen's exhibitions at Helsinki Conempoary!...

Welcome to meet the artist Maiju Salmenkivi at Helsinki Contemporary on Friday, October 23, from 4 pm to 6 pm! ...

Welcome to the opening day of Maiju Salmenkivi's exhibition Overlook!We will pay special attention to hygiene in the gallery space, as well as restric...

Welcome to the opening day of Miikka Vaskola's exhibition Shore to Shore!We will pay special attention to hygiene in the gallery space, as well as res...

Welcome to the opening day of Rauhua Mäkilä's exhiibtion DEAR!...

Welcome to join Artist Olli Piippo and Director, Curator Mikaela Lostedt for a Discussion and Artist Talk at the Gallery on Bulevardi and on Instagr...

Welcome to the opening day of Olli Piippo's exhibition!...

Welcome to join artist Jukka Rusanen and curator Ritva Röminger-Czako for a discussion around the themes of Rusanen's exhibition Luonnos&nbs...

Welcome to the opening of Jukka Rusanen's exhibition!...

Welcome to the opening of Anna Retulainen's exhibition Kohtaamisia!...

Welcome to the opening of the group exhibition Working on it!The premiere of 'IV-sarja soolosellolle’, a piece composed for the occasion by comp...

Welcome to learn more about the backgrounds and themes behind Mikko Hintz and Inga Meldere's joint exhibition Hidden matter in a discussion betwe...

Welcome to the opening of Inga Meldere and MIkko Hintz's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of Astrid Sylwan's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary. ...

TERVETULOA KIRJANJULKISTUKSEEN JA KESKUSTELUUN HELSINKI CONTEMPORARYYN sunnuntaina 20.10. kello 14!WELCOME TO A BOOK LAUNCH AND DISCUSSION AT HELSINKI...

Welcome to the opening of Heli Rekula's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary. ...

Tervetuloa osallistumaan keskusteluun taiteilija Jukka Korkeilan ja Aalto-yliopiston muodintutkimuksen professorin Annamari Vänskän kanssa!K...

Welcome to the opening of Jukka Korkeila's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary. ...

TERVETULOA KESKUSTELUUN HELSINKI CONTEMPORARYYN TAITEIDEN YÖNÄ 15.8. kello 17.30   Keskustelemassa kuvataiteilija Eeva-Riitta Ee...

Welcome to the opening of Eeva-Riitta Eerola's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to join the curator of Future Delay, Amanda Schmitt, and the exhibited artists for an artist talk at the gallery! Future Delay, a perfor...

Welcome to the opening of the group exhibition Future Delay, curated by Amanda Schmitt as part of the HC Guest Curator program and the Finni...

Welcome to meet the artist Ville Löppönen at Helsinki Contemporary on Tuesday, May 21Ville Löppönen will discuss the themes b...

Welcome to the opening of Ville Löppönen's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary!...

Welcome to a discussion with artist Sanna Kannisto and Head of Exhibitions Pirkko Siitari.Kannisto's exhibition Observing Eye ...

Welcome to the opening of Sanna Kannisto's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary!...

Welcome to a book launch and discussion with Heidi Lampenius and professor Hanna Johansson at Helsinki Contemporary on Wednesday, March 13.The book Wa...

Welcome to the opening of Heidi Lampenius' exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to Helsinki Contemporary to meet the artist Henry Wuorila-Stenberg on Saturday, February 16, from noon to 4 pm! The artist is present during ...

Welcome to the opening of Henry Wuorila-Stenberg's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary!...

Welcome to experience the works of Camilla Vuorenmaa and Ilari Hautamäki in a new light at Helsinki ContemporaryCamilla Vuorenmaa's characters an...

Welcome to follow and join a discussion between the artists Ilari Hautamäki and Camilla Vuorenmaa and the curator Mikaela Lostedt on Wednesday, J...

Welcome to the opening of the exhibitions by Ilari Hautamäki and Camilla Vuorenmaa at Helsinki Contemporary!...

Yleisön pyynnöstä – esittely ja keskustelutilaisuus Landscapes of the Future -ryhmänäyttelyssä / By popular demand...

Welcome to the opening of the Group Exhibition curated by Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall, London at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to follow a discussion with the artists Emma Ainala and Sara Melleri on Wednesday, November 14, at 5 pm at Helsinki Contemporary!Ainala a...

Welcome to the opening of Emma Ainala's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

WELCOME to follow and join a discussion about experiencing energy with philosophers Antti Salminen and Tere Vadén and artist Perttu SaksaT...

Welcome to the opening of Perttu Saksa's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to join a discussion at Helsinki Contemporary with the artist Janne Räisänen and the creator of the book It happened in Be...

Welcome to the opening of Janne Räisänen's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

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Welcome to meet Hannaleena Heiska and hear more about the themes and inspirations behind her exhibition Camouflage in an after wok event at the G...

Welcome to the opening of Hannaleena Heiska's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Maalauksen mahdollisuudet- Keskustelemassa kuvataiteilija Anna Retulainen & kuraattori Mika HannulaMitkä ovat maalauksen mahdollisuudet digit...

Welcome to the opening of John Kørner's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Discussing Doctor of Philosophy Päivi Lipponen & visual artist Olli Piippo.Warmly welcome to Helsinki Contemporary on Tuesday 22 May at ...

Join us for the artist talk and conversation on Wednesday 9 May from 5 to 6 pm. Talking about his artistic practice and new exhibition Eight...

Welcome to the opening of Olli Piippo's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Market Art Fair 2018 Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm 13-15 April, 2018 Preview 12 April Find us in the Main section at Booth 12He...

Discussion with sculptor Roland Persson and Doctor of Arts Tuula Isohanni, who has worked as Art Coordinator for Arabianranta district and Aalto ...

Welcome to the opening of Roland Persson's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to meet the artist Rauha Mäkilä in her exhibition Ring a Ring o' Roses on Saturday 24 March 2-3 pm.Known for her colourful and vivid...

Welcome to the opening of Rauha Mäkilä's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

ORION CINEMA, NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL INSTITUTE, EERIKINKATU 15, HELSINKIMARCH 3, 2PM. FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC. Lecture and video screening of Paul ...

Welcome to the opening of Miikka Vaskola's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

"Generally speaking, when a work has succeeded, I feel that something important is happening even before I can identify why. Communication comes befor...

Welcome to the opening of Ville Andersson's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Helsinki Contemporary is happy to host Joonas Leppänen's Alder Ego quartet on Saturday 9.12. at 5:30 pm, as part of the We Jazz 2017 programme.&n...

Welcome to the opening of the group exhibition Kalssikot – Classics at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of Maiju Salmenkivi's exhibition Happy Garden at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of Liisa Lounila's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to hear small stories behind Anna Retulainen's paintings told by the artist at Helsinki Contemporary on Saturday, 23 September at 12 pm. ...

Visual artist Rauha Mäkilä and print designer and illustrator Maija Louekari discuss the similarities and differences in their creative work...

Welcome to the opening of Anna Retulainen's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

"I'm interested in the human voice and presence. The voice carries words and meanings that affect our perception and the way we experience the world a...

Welcome to the opening of Hans Rosenström's exhibition  a u g u s t  at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of the group exhibition curated by Michael Petry at Helsinki Contemporary....

Has word lost it’s significance? Many predicted that with the introduction of text, and writing on phones, that language would be debased and fa...

Tuomas A. Laitinen: The Great Report (Liminal Cluster), 2017. Photo: Jussi Tiainen– Tuomas A. Laitinen and Kiasma's Curator Kati Kivinen in Disc...

Welcome to the opening of Tuomas A. Laitinen's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

The book Kuratointi – yhdeksän nykytaiteen kuratoinnin käytäntöä (Curating – Nine Practices to Curating Contempor...

Welcome to the opening of Marcus Eek's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to a discussion with Eeva-Riitta Eerola and Exhbition Curator Mika Hannula about the newly opened exhibition Senses of the Other, Eerola's art...

Welcome to the opening of Eeva-Riitta Eerola's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Exhibition view: Kati Immonen, Flora, Helsinki Contemporary, 2017. Photo: Jussi Tiainen.Welcome to a discussion with Kati Immonen and Docent of C...

Welcome to the opening of Kati Immonen's exhibition Flora at Helsinki Contemporary....

"I try to relate to the whole of my working process equally, and not to value any of them above the others. My exhibitions constitute a single work. T...

Welcome to the opening of Jukka Rusanen's exhibition Setting at Helsinki Contemporary....

Image: Ilya PrivezentsevOn the second weekend of December we get to enjoy jazz in the gallery as part of the We Jazz festival. On Sunday a duo with sa...

Image: OK:KOOn the second weekend of December we get to enjoy jazz in the gallery as part of the We Jazz festival. On Saturday the quartet OK:KO, led ...

In November contemporary dance takes over the gallery space for two nights. The work crystal pieces: human beings guides the audience and three perfor...

In November contemporary dance takes over the gallery space for two nights. The work crystal pieces: human beings guides the audience and three perfor...

Welcome to the opening of Heidi Lampenius' exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of Ville Löppönen's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

For all the little art lovers out there!The exhibition Animal Farm comes to life on Wednesday, October 19 from 6 to 8 pm at Helsinki Contemporary.&nbs...

Welcome to the opening of Roland Persson and Marlon Wobst's exhibition Animal Farm at Helsinki Contemporary....

Hard to categorize – need to categorize?Visual artist Ville Andersson and curator of contemporary design and visual arts Suvi Saloniemi contempl...

Welcome to the opening of Jukka Korkeila's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

On the Night of the Arts the gallery is open 11–9 PM.Sturm by Aki Rissanen: showtime on the hour at 6, 7 and 8 PM.The Night of the Arts on Thurs...

A discussion is held in the Guilty Pleasure exhibition with artist Olli Piippo and curator Mika Hannula on Thursday, August 11 from 5 to 6 pm. Th...

Welcome to the opening of Lukas Göthman and Olli Piippo's exhibition Guilty Pleasure at Helsinki Contemporary....

Dive into the group exhibition Field trip through yoga. The participating artists in the exhibition are Hannaleena Heiska, Rauha Mäkilä, Mai...

Welcome to the opening of the group exhibition Field Trip with Hannaleena Heiska, Rauha Mäkilä, Maiju Salmenkivi, Camilla Vuorenma...

Dive into Matthias Dornfeld's exhibition Karussel through yoga.Helsinki Contemporary introduces a series of yoga events in the gallery space this...

On the first weekend of Matthias Dornfeld's exhibition Karussell a discussion about painting with Artists Hannaleena Heiska and Miikka Vaskola as well...

Welcome to the opening of Matthias Dornfeld's exhibition Karussel at Helsinki Contemporary....

Tervetuloa Sensual World -näyttelyyn keskustelemaan Emma Ainalan maailmasta torstaina 28.4. klo 17–19 Helsinki Contemporaryyn. Keskustelun ...

Dive into Emma Ainala's exhibition Sensual World through yoga.Helsinki Contemporary introduces a series of yoga events in the gallery space this ...

Welcome to the opening of Emma Ainala's exhibition Sensual World at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of Pekka Jylhä's exhibition We Have Inherited Hope – the Gift of Forgetting at Helsinki Contemporary....

Dive into Henry Wuorila-Stenberg's exhibition I Am the Rose Garden of Your Love through yoga.Helsinki Contemporary introduces a series of yoga events ...

Welcome to the opening of Henry Wuorila-Stenberg's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of Janne Räisänen's exhibition Käy peremmälle. Ota vaatteet pois. at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to a discussion with Pilvi Takala and Gallery Director Mari Männistö about the themes of Takala's exhibition Invisible Friend and ar...

Welcome to the opening of Pilvi Takala's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Meet Miikka Vaskola at the gallery and see his exhibition Remembering Forwards. Vaskola shares his thoughts on the exhibition works and on h...

The jazz trio Buba Wii Aa plays a gig at Helsinki Contemporary during their first tour in Finland. The young group plays cinematic pieces which captur...

Mika Hannula discusses painting with two established Finnish artists: Anna Tuori and Janne Räisänen. The discussion is based on Mika Hannula...

Welcome to the opening of Miikka Vaskola's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to a discussion with artist Sanna Kannisto and researcher and art critic, PhD, Maria Hirvi-Ijäs. The discussion is built a...

Mika Hannula discusses painting with two established Finnish artists: Elina Merenmies and Jukka Korkeila. The discussion is based on Mika Hannula's bo...

Welcome to the opening of Sanna Kannisto's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Artist Rauha Mäkilä and Journalist Maria Veitola discuss the exhibition Harmony and Mäkilä's artistic practice. The discussion is ...

We are celebrating curator and writer Mika Hannula's new book Maalauksesta - esseitä ja keskusteluja (On Painting - esseys and discussions), wher...

Welcome to the opening of Rauha Mäkilä's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to a gallery tour in Helsinki city centre. The tour starts at Galleria Katariina (Kalevankatu 16), from where it goes on to Galleria Duetto, H...

Welcome to a discussion about the exhibition Shadows and Stardust with Hannaleena Heiska and curator Mika Hannula at the gallery. The discussion is he...

Welcome to the opening of Hannaleena Heiska's exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary....

Welcome to the opening of the exhibition Remain in Light!The group exhibition features works by Anna Retulainen, Henry Wuorila-Stenberg, Jukka Ko...

Welcome to the opening of Marcus Eek's and Michael Johansson's exhibition Swedish Democracy at Helsinki Contemporary....

Meet Ville Andersson at the gallery on the last week of his exhibition A Always, I Withdraw Into the Music. Andersson shares his thoughts on the exhib...

Welcome to the opening of Young Artist of the Year 2015 Ville Andersson's exhibition As Always, I Withdraw Into the Music at Helsinki Contemporary....