Old Town celebration at the Art House Turku

On Saturday 15.6.2024, the Art House Turku will have plenty to experience in the form of art and music during the Old Town celebration.

OPEN DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF ART
15.6.2024
11-18
Free entry!

TURKU ROCK ACADEMY OPEN AIR 2024
14.-15.6.2024
Fri 17:30-21:30
Sat 15:00-19:00
Courtyard (Nunnankatu 4, 20700 Turku)
Free entry!

The Turku Rock Academy Open Air event in the courtyard will feature newcomers and old acquaintances.

JUSSU PÖYHÖNEN
15.6.2024
19:30 – 23:30
Courtyard (Nunnankatu 4, 20700 Turku)
Tickets: https://www.ticted.com/fi/events/5901

Jussu Pöyhönen (‘Suurlähettiläät’) concert in the courtyard from 21:30!
‘Rosvo et co.’ as ‘Warm-up’ from 20:30. The gates will open at 19:30. Book your tickets early for this unique concert! Space is limited to the first 600 people!

EKLUND X KUUSK – DRESSED FOR DINNER
14.6.-4.8.2024
daily 11am to 6pm (except during Mid-Summer 21-23.6.2024)
Main Hall, 2nd floor Factory building
Free entry!

The main exhibition of the Art House Turku summer 2024 will be Dressed for Dinner, an international art collaboration between visual artist Antti Eklund and Estonian jewelry artist Sigrid Kuusk questions our values ​​through the means of art.

CRITICAL GALLERY: REIMA HIRVONEN & JUKKA KORKEILA – SHAME
31.5.-30.6.2024
Tue–Sun 12–18
Critical Gallery, Building C, ground floor (courtyard)
Free entry!

Critical Gallery takes a closer look at homosexuality and shame.

CRITICAL GALLERY’S CRITICAL CLUB: SEX WORK
15.6.2024
14–16
Critical Gallery, Building C, ground floor (courtyard)
Free entry!

The topic of the Critical Club is sex work as a form of labour. The discussion relates to the topical citizens’ initiative Right to work, which demands better working conditions for sex workers. Is the voice of sex workers being heard in decision-making or in discussions about the topic in general? How does a researcher look at the regulation of sex work and Finnish legislation?

The participants in the panel discussion are sex worker Isa Häkkinen, doctoral researcher Laura Horsmanheimo (University of Helsinki) and doctoral researcher Ira Salo (University of Turku). Opening remarks will be given by artist Teemu Mäki who also acts as the discussion moderator. The event will be recorded.

GALLERY ASKI – PAULA SUOMINEN: WATER MEMORY
12.6.-23.6.2024
15.6. 11–18
Tue–Sun 12–18
Gallery Aski, Building F, entrance from the courtyard and Nunnankatu
Free entry!

Water is a source of myths and stories. In my artwork, I explore humanity’s timeless connections to nature, interspecies equality, and themes of vulnerability and healing.