News archive: Archive 2013
Art-based environmental education inspires people to look at familiar landscapes in a new way
14.08.2013 In our digital culture, many people lack a direct experience with the ‘real’ natural world and do not feel connected to it in any way.
Theatre goes movies brings movies to the theatre
14.08.2013 On 21 August, the Helsinki Triptych, a collection of three movies produced as a collaboration between three famous theatres, Ryhmäteatteri, KOM-teatteri and Viirus, will premiere as part of the annual Helsinki Festival.
Art is a tool for communicating in the social world
19.08.2013 According to the doctoral dissertation of Mika Karhu, M.A. (Art and Design), one of the essential roles of art is to act as a way of expressing social experiences. The dissertation discusses how the social world affects the work of artists. At the same time, it explores the origins of art and how arts have changed during the past centuries resulting in the work of modern artists.
Japanese art on the issues of time and eternity
26.08.2013 Tuula Moilanen, Graphic Artist, studied two abstract concepts in her dissertation – how ’time’ and ‘eternity’ appear in the depictions of Japanese woodblock prints and in the production process itself.
Arabianranta and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture impress Shanghai city leaders
28.08.2013 Espoo and Shanghai's 15-year sister city relationship brought the Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong to Finland. During his visit, he also visited Arabianranta, where the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture is located.