{"id":2981,"date":"2020-02-26T14:57:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turuntaidehalli.fi\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:57:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:57:02","slug":"kunsthalle-turkus-open-call-for-exhibitions-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turuntaidehalli.fi\/en\/kunsthalle-turkus-open-call-for-exhibitions-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Kunsthalle Turku’s Open Call for exhibitions 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kunsthalle Turku\u2019s third open call for exhibitions 2021 is now published!\u00a0Send in your proposals by Sunday 1 March 2020.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photographic Centre Peri and Turku Artists\u2019 Association, which are responsables of the exhibitions, encourage all artists working with visual arts, photography or media to submit. We would especially like to see new productions of visual arts or photography previously unseen in Turku and suitable for the Kunsthalle Turku gallery spaces. We are interested in both traditional visual arts and photography exhibitions as well as multidisciplinary and boundary-breaking productions. Proposals by artist collectives or curators are also welcomed. We encourage artists to propose participatory and alternative events to be organised as part of the exhibition program.<\/p>\n

The exhibitions lasts about four weeks, with two days days for installing, one opening and one demounting day added. The opening is, in general, arranged on the Thursday preceding the first day of the exhibition. The available exhibition periods during 2021 are:<\/p>\n

8 January – 7 February
\n12 February – 14 March
\n7 May – 6 June
\n11 June – 11 July
\n3 September – 3 October
\n8 October – 7 November<\/p>\n

Please note that changes in the schedule may occur.<\/p>\n

THE SPACES<\/h3>\n

Kunsthalle Turku is located in The Old Town Hall, by the Great Old Square in the heart of Turku. In this open call we are looking for exhibitions regarding our two galleries, both located on the second floor of Kunsthalle Turku. You can propose an exhibition for a single space or both spaces. Ground plan of exhibition spaces (pdf).<\/a><\/p>\n

EXHIBITION SPACE 1<\/strong>
\nSecond floor, 52+20+40=112 m2
\nThe larger gallery on the second floor consists of a rectangular space with a row of windows facing the square on one side; there is a lot of natural light in the space. The gallery contains unusual elements for an exhibition space, such as wide grey floorboards, windows and a tiled fireplace. The exhibition space is suitable for both two-dimensional artwork hanging from the walls, as well as various installations. The space is lit by LED spotlights.<\/p>\n

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Space 1 “Iso galleria”<\/p><\/div>\n

EXHIBITION SPACE 2<\/strong>
\nSecond floor, 27 m2
\nThe space resembles a white cube and has walls for hanging artwork, wide gray floorboards and windows facing the inner yard. It can also be darkened for screening purposes. The space is located next to the bigger gallery, with a direct entry from the staircase. The ceiling is fitted with LED spotlights.<\/p>\n

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Space 2 or “The small Gallery”. The floor is painted light grey in January-February 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n

SERVICES AND TECHNIQUE<\/h3>\n

The exhibition space, as well as exhibition-related arrangements provided by Kunsthalle Turku, are free of charge for the artists.\u00a0The artist is responsible for production, installation and transport of the artworks, and for transport insurance, exhibition insurance and his\/her own travel costs.<\/p>\n

Kunsthalle Turku provieds the artist with the following services:<\/p>\n