Estonian and Helsinki art academy students hold joint exhibition in Finland
A joint show titled "Sild/Silta" opens in Helsinki with work by 22 students of the Estonian Academy of Arts and the University of the Arts Helsinki. A second exhibition with the same students will follow in Tallinn in January 2027.
A joint student exhibition opens on Thursday, October 22, at the Kuva/Tila exhibition space in Helsinki, Finland. It brings together students from the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) and the Academy of Fine Arts (KuvA) at the University of the Arts Helsinki. The title, "Sild/Silta", means "bridge" in both Estonian and Finnish.
The gallery will display work by 22 students. The idea behind the show is to build ties between the two neighboring countries.
Follow-up in Tallinn
The collaboration continues in January 2027, when the same group of students will open a second exhibition at the EKA Gallery in the Estonian capital, Tallinn. The organizers say the two exhibitions form a conceptual bridge between Finland and Estonia, allowing artistic ideas, working methods and cultural experiences to flow in both directions.
Participants and curators
The participating artists are Eeva-Liisa Anttila, Cecilia Ebbe Belinskij, Vita Edvards, Denis Kudrjašov, Anetta Lukjanova, Sandra Marins, Daniel Niittymäki, Liisa Nurklik, Anna Ovtšinnikova, Jaakko Pennanen, Viljamaria Raittila, Ella Rahkonen, Paul Rannik, Kertu Rannula, Mahmood Salim, Kertu-Liisa Sarap, Marc Léger Sauvageot, Nora Schmelter, Kati Silo, Yiyang Sun, Hanna Vinter and Maria Wrang-Rasmussen.
The exhibition is curated by Merike Estna, Kristi Kongi, Kaisa Maasik, Päivi Takala, Salla Tykkä and Laura Wesamaa.
