24.07.2023
Art Laboratory tours at the end of the line
Art Pilot explores residents' identities and encourages them to make art
The first art pilot of the Cultural Cell project of the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia, the Art Laboratory, is already in its final stages. The first round of the art lab focused on the identity of the residents of the area by considering personal art relationships and things that are important to oneself through art. The materials collected during the round were analysed using service design methods, and based on these, the theme of the second round was designed We're the only ones in town. The theme sought the specialities and qualities of local residents with an experimental guiding art method.
“The method of lowering the threshold for making art proved to be an inspiring and inspiring way of approaching art” said the artists: Elina Stoor and Winter coat Pisilä.
In the third round of the Art Laboratory, participants were able to send greetings to neighbouring municipalities, through which exhilarating insights were made from nearby areas.
‘People often see things more perceptively a little longer’, inches Elina Stoor, visual artist, continues, ‘Art labs have been cheerful and laughter has crept into the topics’.
So far, more than 350 people of different ages have been reached by art during the Art Laboratory tours. These have provided ideas and materials for the final outputs to be placed in municipalities. In each of the six municipalities, community art works representing municipalities and municipalism are assembled and built from a textile composite. In the last, or fourth, round, the works will be on display, allowing the residents to influence and finalise them.
Collected community art will be finalised and handed over in the final round
14 July, 18-21.30 Nivalan Kapinafest 2023, Tuiskula Entertainment Centre
22 July, 10:00-13:00 Pulkkila Days in Siikalatva, the work will be placed in the village of Kestilä on 5 August 2023
22 July, 14-17 Haapavesi Day, Paakkila Garden
5.8. at 11.30-15 Kärsämäki Finnish Championships in Tarinanikenkä at Frosterus school
26.8. at 11-15 Haapajärvi Still summer left picnic
26 August, 18:00-22:00 Venetians of Kurjenranta, Oulainen, Kurjensaarentie
The Art Laboratory is an art meeting and testing place that deals with the identity of the area and its residents with the theme Ookko sees from anything at home? Welcome to the Art Lab. It runs in the municipalities of the southern region of Northern Ostrobothnia: In Siikalatva, Haapavesi, Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala and Oulainen, everyday art and the art of the moment are the principles. The art laboratory is implemented by Visual Artist and Designer Master's student Elina Stoor and ceramic artist Talvikki Pisilä.
The Art Laboratory is one of the six art pilots of the Cultural Cell project of the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia. One pilot involves three to six municipalities. All pilots have in common inclusiveness, experientialism and experimentality. The themes to be discussed include nature and sustainability, everyday environments and the home region. Various art methods and different art practices are used. Each pilot results in a concrete work or experience. All pilots are community-based and will be implemented during this year.
Additional information: Elina Stoor, artist, stooriteller@gmail.com, 040-5850248.
Pilots and artists the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region.
Cultural Census on the project Cultural Cell project - (pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi)
Auli Suorsa, Senior Specialist and Project Manager, +358 50 386 8443
Cultural producer Anni-Stiina Hujala, +358 40 685 4043
e-mail: firstname.lastname(at)pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi
The Cultural Cell – Cooperation and impact on cultural services project promotes the cultural activities of municipalities, the realisation of the objectives of the Act on Cultural Activities of Municipalities and, in particular, the regional development task of the Act in the region. The project is funded by education and
