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| Exhibition, Common Ground. Raumars 1997-2007. |
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On the 5th of October, in the unique historical Unesco heritage town Rauma, opens a contemporary art show Yhteyksiä - Common Ground. The exhibition, focusing on the newest trends of community art, celebrates the Raumars Artist-In-Residence Programme 10 years anniversary and brings together 25 artists from 17 countries. All the artists at the exhibition have a prior association with Rauma. Since 1997 Raumars, an international Artist-in-Residence Programme, has been inviting artists to carry out community art projects with local people. Yhteyksiä – Common Ground brings together group of Raumars’ artists of the past 10 years. The exhibition presents work by: Rachel Bacon (USA/Holland) - Kostana Banovic (Yugoslavia/ Holland) - Ky-Yut Chan (China/Canada) - Pauline Curnier Jardin (France) - Inga Darguzyte (Lithuania) - Kathy Desmond (USA) - Liza Grobler & Jeanne Hoffman (South Africa) - Christine Hooper (Great Britain/France) - Shoji Kato (Japan/USA/Finland) - Jay Koh (Singapore) & Chu Chu Yuan (Malaysia) - Kit Malo (Canada) - Agenor Martí (Cuba/Ecuador) - Hedwig Rogge (Germany) - Catriona Shaw (Great Britain/Germany) - Hanni Stolker (Holland) - Petra Valentova (Czech Republic/USA). Students from Turku Art Academy - Suvi Aarnio, Pia Bartsch, Eva Gorbovski, Annukka Majamäki, Marjukka Nissi, Maria Nordbäck and Kirsti Uuttu - show their works at the Yard House Studio.
A festival weekend will be arranged on the 6th – 7th October in connection with the exhibition. The RauMARS – setting the city in motion weekend is a multi-cultural and interactive event that takes place free of charge in various spots around the town and includes the semi-finals of the Afrikan Tähti board game’s World Championships.
In connection with the exhibion a text book will be published in November. It is aimed at artists and teachers in community art and Basic Education in the Arts, who plan diverse art projects and persons who are interested in activities of art and community. This book discusses the history of art and comtemporary art, what community art is like, whom does it touch, how to talk about it, why does it exist and what does it require from the artist and the society. The book has been written by Taina Erävaara, Riikka Haapalainen, Minna Heikinaho, Lea Kantonen, Kati Kivimäki, Chris Maguire, Helena Sederholm and Ange Taggart to name but a few. The book will be published in Finnish. Exhibition supported by:
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