Helsinki Biennial will take place for the first time from
12 June to 26 September 2021 on Vallisaari island, located in the Helsinki Archipelago. Uniting the maritime island with the city of Helsinki, the inaugural edition of the biennial, titled The Same Sea, will also extend to the mainland, with artworks and events invigorating the Finnish capital.
An extensive programme of real-life contemporary art exhibitions, workshops, events, and educational activities will be available to in-person audiences as permitted by COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a vast array of digital initiatives accessible for remote audiences, including a new collaboration with Facebook Open Arts. Despite the challenges posed over the last year, all announced artists and artist groups will exhibit their artworks as originally envisioned.
Helsinki Biennial announces its principles and objectives for embracing a new era
Helsinki Biennial, Vallisaari. Photo Matti Pyykkö.
HELSINKI
.- The inaugural Helsinki Biennial 2021, The Same Sea, will be held on the Helsinki Archipelago, Vallisaari island, from 12 June 26 September 2021. Following a year which has challenged ways of being indefinitely, shifted the modus operandi, and renewed perspectives, Helsinki Biennial invites the global art community to rethink how the worlds major art events are staged.
By establishing a responsible approach to exhibition making, advocating a commitment to the local whilst also promoting sustainable tourism, and working within the context of the City of Helsinki and its ambitious climate goals recently included in the A List of leading cities of climate work in 2020 Helsinki Biennial aims to offer an alternative framework for biennials in a post-pandemic world. Based on these considerations, it announces its guiding princ
The Inaugural Helsinki Biennial 2021 Invites Global Art Community to Rethink Future of Art Events
18 February 2021
The inaugural Helsinki Biennial 2021, ‘The Same Sea’, will be held on the Helsinki Archipelago, Vallisaari island, from 12 June – 26 September 2021.
Following a year which has challenged ways of being, indefinitely, shifted the modus operandi, and renewed perspectives, Helsinki Biennial invites the global art community to rethink how the world’s major art events are staged.
By establishing a responsible approach to exhibition making, advocating a commitment to the local whilst also promoting sustainable tourism, and working within the context of the City of Helsinki and its ambitious climate goals – recently included in the A List of leading cities of climate work in 2020 – Helsinki Biennial aims to offer an alternative framework for biennials in a post-pandemic world. Based on these considerations, it announces its guiding principles and objectives for