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Jukka Korkeila participates in the exhibition Spaziapertixi – Borderless at Accademia di Romania in Rome, Italy. The show opened last week and is on view until 23rd of June. During this spring Korkeila has been working in Rome at a...

Pilvi Takala has chosen to give the opportunity to devise and realise the Emdash Award in 2013 to a group of children. Takala’s proposal was selected from over 550 applications by artists from across the world. The Emdash Award allows an...

Miikka Vaskola, Listener, 2013, ink, charcoal, chalk, iron oxide on canvas, 250 x 190 cmHelsinki Contemporary is participating VOLTA 9 fair in Basel, Switzerland with Miikka...

Helsinki Contemporary is well presented in South Karelia Art Museum's group exhibition The 7th Wave – Wihuri and Visual Art with the artists Saara Ekström, Pekka Jylhä, Rauha Mäkilä, Heli Rekula, Anna...

Perttu Saksa's photograps can be seen in Kuopio Art Museum's collection exhibition On a Journey with the Artist . "The journey takes us from the idyllic landscapes of northern Savo depicted by Fridof Weurlander and Ferdinand von Wright through...

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Artist Saara Ekström’s video installations are shown in the exhibition Hortus at Turku Castle. The lyrical and meditative works examine femininity and identity through flower symbolism.The exhibition is open...

Galleristit ry (the association for galleries in Finland) celebrates its 20th anniversary with Gallery Day on May 4th. The member galleries are open until 6pm and arrange a wide range of programme during the day, for example artist talks and guided...

A discussion with Henry Wuorila-Stenberg is arranged at Helsinki Contemporary 7 May, 5 - 6.30 pm. Henry Wuorila-Stenberg, Tuula Karjalainen, art historian, and Mika Hannula are participating in the discussion.The starting point of the talk is...

Helsinki Contemporary participates in SCARF Scandinavian Art Fair during this week. The online art fair is open until 5 May. We present work by Heli Rekula, Saara Ekström and Elina Julin.Read more about the art fair.

Finnish National Gallery Ateneum's 52 Souls exhibition...

The new art award of the Finnish Art Academy has been granted to artist Tuomas A. Laitinen. The award includes a solo exhibition at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art during 2014 and a prize of 25 0000 euros. The new award is to be granted every...

Pekka Jylhä presents his exhibition The Walls have Ears and the Ears have beautiful Earrings at Helsinki Contemporary on April 18th at 5 pm and on May 4th at 2 pm. Welcome!

Sanna Kannisto is one of nine artists featured in the group exhibition Das Nahe und die Ferne. Photography and space at the Künstlerhaus Dortmund. It presents photographic works that express a particular feeling for space and thereby...

Helsinki Contemporary has been accepted to the Volta 9 Art Fair at Basel, Switzerland this summer. The fair is taking place on the 10th – 15th of June. Last year Helsinki Contemporary had a successful showroom with Ville...

From left to right: Eeva-Riitta Eerola, Kalle Leino and Jaana Laakkonen.The group exhibition Passion Play features three up-and-coming young Finnish artists. Eeva-Riitta Eerola,...

Minni Kanko, HSO, who has been in charge of Helsinki Contemporary's administration and finance has been appointed Managing Director as from 22.3.2013. In addition to her previous duties she will also be responsible for business strategy formulation...

Finnish Art Academy grants a new art prize of 25 000 euros every second year. The first nominees are sculptor Petri Eskelinen, artist Tuomas A. Laitinen and photographer Anni Leppälä. The prize is to be granted to an internationally...