Teach and learn

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (available 5.11.2022-16.4.2023)

The exhibition presents the diverse artistic work of Danish-Filipino Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen which includes sculptures, performances and video works. A series of new sculptures by Cuenca Rasmussen, titled I am not what you see, and the related performance Cocktails form the focal point of the exhibition. On the tour, we will learn about themes that address identity, ethnicity, gender, social relations and society.

• Recommended age: all ages

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Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen: I am not what you see, 2021 / Photo: Bjarke Johansen

Active guided tour: Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (available 5.11.2022-16.4.2023)

On the tour we will explore Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen’s exhibition I am not what you see through various exercises that draw inspiration from the performances and sculptures from the artist. Our guide will discuss the work and lead shared exercises for the participants. Prior experience is not required, and the tour is suitable for everyone.

• Recommended age: Grades 7–9; upper secondary level

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Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen: Iris, 2021 (Installation view at Copenhagen Contemporary) / Photo: David Stjernholm

Softy (available 5.11.2022-16.4.2023)

The Softy exhibition features artworks from HAM’s collections that combine handicrafts with soft materials. The associations conveyed by the materials and techniques are sometimes supported but sometimes contradicted by the thematic content. On the tour, we will learn about themes that address both private and social issues.

• Recommended age: all ages

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Pauliina Turakka Purhonen: Mantel Madonna, 2008 / Photo: HAM/Yehia Eweis

Viggo Wallensköld (available 9.9.2022 - 12.3.2023)

Visual artist and writer Viggo Wallensköld’s paintings compassionately explore the physical diversity of and differences between people. The fictional characters seen in the works have something familiar to them, but also something highly unusual and peculiar. On the tour, we will learn about Wallensköld’s extensive body of work, which includes illustrations to his books, in addition to the oil and acrylic paintings.

• Recommended age: Grades 7–9; upper secondary level

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Viggo Wallensköld: Winter, 2008 / Photo: HAM/Hanna Kukorelli

Embroidered images (available 5.11.2022-16.4.2023)

We will explore the Softy exhibition and artwork which are created with various handicraft methods and soft materials. The exhibition features mostly contemporary art pieces which are for instance sewn, knitted, woven, crocheted, embroidered, and made with many combined techniques. In the art workshop we will embroider, with a needle and thread, to a picture or postcard. With simple stitches we will create new meanings to the images and add a personal touch.

• Recommended age: grades 4–9; upper secondary level

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Pauliina Turakka Purhonen: Mantel Madonna, 2008 / Photo: HAM/Yehia Eweis

Person in a room (9.9.2022–12.3.2023) 

We will explore Viggo Wallensköld’s exhibition together. The artist has depicted persons in different rooms and spaces in several of his works.

We will practice sketching a person and paint them to a room with acrylics.

• Age group: lower secondary school grades 7–9, upper secondary schools

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Viggo Wallensköld. Winter, 2008. Photo: Hanna Kukorelli/HAM

Paint a person! (9.9.2022–12.3.2023) 

We will explore Tove Jansson’s celebration-themed frescoes. What kind of persons and creatures can you find in the works?

Bring a photo of someone important to you to the workshop. The photo can be for example on your smart phone or printed on paper.

In what kind of setting would you like to paint this person? We will paint our own works with watermedia.

• Age group: early childhood education, primary school grades 1–6

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Tove Jansson: Party in the Countryside, 1947. Photo: Hanna Kukorelli/HAM

Paint a fresco

This workshop is a crash course in the art of fresco painting. We examine the frescoes by Tove Jansson and make our own small-scale frescoes using plaster, coal and water-soluble colours.

• Age recommendation: Pre-school, 1st–9th graders, upper secondary and vocational school pupils
• The workshop is associated with the following sections of the national curriculum: Art, History
• Topics: Cultural competence, interaction and expression (L2)
• Duration: 2 hours

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The ABC of art: Mixing colours!

How are the different hues used in paintings created? What is a complementary colour? In this workshop we explore the paintings in HAM’s collections, learn to mix colours and study the colour wheel while working with acrylic paint.

• Recommended age: 1st–6th graders.
• The art workshop is connected to the following parts of the national core curriculum: Visual arts, history, Finnish language and literature
• Topics: L2 Cultural competence, interaction and expression

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ABC of art - draw a face!

Have you ever wondered how to draw a life-like face? In this workshop you will learn the ABC of drawing a face.

• Age recommendation: 1st–9th graders, upper secondary and vocational school pupils
• The workshop is associated with the following sections of the national curriculum: Art
• Subject areas: L2 Cultural competence, interaction and expression

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