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The Cake Exhibition is an exhibition, an event and a coffee time for all those who love cake. A bunch of baking enthusiasts bring out their favourite cake along with its story and its recipe. Anyone can take part in any kind of cake they want. The cake might have special meaning: it might be learnt from your mother, you might have made it up yourself or you just might love it for other reasons. This exhibition is not about competition, so any kind of ugly try-outs and failed attempts are welcome! The definition of cake in this event is also somewhat broad, so changing the meaning of cake is completely acceptable!
The exhibition itself (and eating the cakes) is for the bakers, but each of them can invite four other friends to enjoy the treats of the exhibition. The cakes are first there just to be admired, after which they are eaten together. An hour later everyone can come and enjoy the exhibition.
The Cake Exhibition started from an idea to combine an art gallery, sweet treats, sharing recipes and enjoying a cup of coffee together. I have organised the Cake Exhibition since October 2015 in the gallery/coffee shop Rupla in Helsinki.
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Gallery Wednesday brings people from the streets to the galleries to have fun. Everyone is invited and the galleries are open the whole night. At the gallery you can mingle, laugh, get inspired or get passionate – or just hang out and meet your friends. You are allowed to enjoy and to stay as long as you want. On Gallery Wednesday the galleries keep their doors open until late and possibly offer the audience something out of the ordinary, such as openings, performances, discussions, workshops or little drinks and snacks.
Gallery Wednesday started from my wish to make art more accessible and everyday, as many people often hesitate to step into the galleries. The event, organised in many galleries at the same time, makes it easier for both art enthusiasts and newcomers to get familiar with art.
Gallery Wednesday has been organised six time since it’s launch in the fall of 2014. The event takes place six times a year: three times in the autumn and three times in the spring, always on the first Wednesday of the month. Gallery Wednesday was first organised by Yhteismaa and since 2017 it has been run by the galleries themselves.
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The world is full of clothes and bags that no one wants to use. They are, however, already there, so how could you make better use out of them? By creating a better print on them, of course.
The idea of tuning used clothes into something new had been on my mind for some time. As we travelled the Nordic countries during the SIC! on Rails-trip, it made sense to do something useful while we were there and put words into action. At the workshops called Better Prints Without Borders, which were organized on the streets, anyone could print themselves a t-shirt or a bag with the text “Without Borders” or “No Borders” in English or in the local language. These free workshops have so far been organized in Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Malmö and Copenhagen.
Better Prints was also a part of a project called Valtaajat (Intruders, in English), which was organized by Yhteismaa and an organization called Tatsi ry. This project organized a two-week course aimed for unemployed young people, who during the course learned about different printing methods, designed their own prints and printed them.
