5 exhibitions in one shot!

The opening night for the 3 Inch Canvas went very well, thank you. We are now open daily between 12:00 and 20:00 until Saturday, September 4. Spot the poster to find the way!

There is actually a highly interesting concentration of exhibitions within just a few meters of the 3 Inch Canvas exhibition. Take the opportunity and check them all out!

In Aleksanterinkatu, just next to the entrance to the 3 Inch Canvas exhibition, the city museum of Helsinki is putting on an exhibition called “The night” (“Yö” in Finnish). It tells a vivid story about the nights of Helsinki. Open Wednesday thru Sunday 11-17 and Thursdays until 19.

When you enter the inner yard on your way to our exhibition, on the right there is an exhibition called “Illusion 2010“.  This exhibition is being put on by the The Union of Finnish Scenographers and shows visual design done for theaters in Finland during 2009.

If you turn the corner and walk some 30 meters into Katariinankatu, you will find the next exhibition, a photo exhibition by Charlotta Boucht. The photo exhibition shows the (lost) glory of Istanbul and Terijoki (which used to be part of Finland but now belongs to Russia). The exhitition is even shorter than ours, it ends already on Friday, September 3!

Finally, you have the huge installation of bears in the Senate Square. This exhibition features 142 bears that speak about tolerance. The bears have travelled the world since 2004 and are part of the United Buddy Bears project. Open 24/7 until the October 26.

So get out of your house and check out some interesting exhibitions in the heart of Helsinki!

Helsinki Design Week magazine is out!

The Helsinki Design Week Magazine – created together with We Are Helsinki – is now out.

Check out on new design trends, plans for World Design Capital 2012, what’s behind Helsinki Design Week events and find out things you did not know about Helsinki. This and more in the new Helsinki Design Weel magazine.

The magazine can be found in print or on-line. And there is a nice little story on the 3 Inch Canvas exhibition as well! Couldn’t have said it better myself ;-)!

Make someone happy: DIY exhibition invitation

Want to surprise a friend, a colleague or that special someone? How about sending them a nice exhibition invitation and take them downtown Helsinki for some Helsinki Design Week action and some nice art?

One of the exhibitors at the 3 Inch Canvas exhibition  – Johnny Ramstedt – did some really nice invitation cards and posters for the exhibition. As we cannot send them to all of you, here’s what we propose: print your own invitation card! Just follow these simple steps:

1. Click on the image above in this post to access the fullsize invitation
2. Download the fullsize image
3. Print as 10cm x 15cm (4×6 inches) on a high quality printer at 300 dpi
4. Send the invitation to that special someone
5. Come together to see the 3 Inch Canvas exhibition for Art on mobiles! 

Simple as 1, 2, 3!

If you rather send the invitation as email, that’s also possible. A version of the invitation that is just the right size for email can be found here. Download and forward.

Call for Participation: The 3 Inch Canvas Exhibition

Click to download: CFP - The 3 Inch Canvas exhibition for art on mobiles

There’s been a very nice response so far to our Call for Participation for the 3 Inch Canvas Exhibition for Art on Mobiles. This is just a reminder that this is the last week to submit your proposals!

And I just want to remind you that participation will bring your art exposure at Hub Helsinki during the premier design event in Finland, the Helsinki Design Week. It will also reach out to the general public – with mobile phones – via the Nokia Flagship Store as well as be showcased amongst artists and art researchers at the Aalto University School of Art and Design. Could you ask for more?

So make sure you don’t miss out on this opportunity and submit asap your proposal to us via email at: exhibitions@the3inchcanvas.org!

The 3 Inch Canvas goes Helsinki Design Week!

Helsinki Design Week (HDW)  is the biggest “open air” design gathering in Finland as it spreads out across the city of Helsinki, the World Design Capital 2012 . Since the first happening in 2005, HDW has grown into a massive event that takes over the city for a one-week, intensive design extravaganza.

And now the 3 Inch Canvas exhibition is not only going to happen in the same week, now we will be part of the official Helsinki Design Week program!

This years, the theme of HDW is storytelling. Judging from the exhibition proposals we have received so far, the 3IC exhibition will be perfectly aligned with that theme. Expect to see a multitude of artworks that all tell interesting stories on the 3 inch canvas. Stories about the artist, the world and everything, to liberally quote the Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy. 

So if you are an artist and you have not yet sent in your proposal to the 3IC exhibition, now is the time to do so by sending mail to exhibitions@the3inchcanvas.org and be part of Helsinki Design Week!