HIAP Open Studios Spring 2026

☀️ Join us for HIAP’s Open Studios this Spring! Celebrate Midsummer with an evening of captivating art at HIAP Suomenlinna!

On the day of the event, our talented Spring season residents will welcome you into their studios to showcase their ongoing artistic practices and creations developed over the past few months.✨

📍 Location: HIAP Gallery Augusta + HIAP Studios, Suomenlinna B28 & B44-45, 00190 Helsinki
🎟️ Entry: Free!

Featured Artists:
Assem Attoun, Liisa Helander, Nseabasi Akpan, Paula Zvane, Krišjānis Elviks, Katie Watchorn, Luka Berchtold, Harriet Gillies, Juliana Irene Smith, Anastasia (A) Alevtin, Olha Drozd, Aistė Gaidilionytė, and Kamilė Vasiliauskaitė.

Program Overview:

🕓 Tour of Studios:
16:15–17:15 - Meet the residents
📍 Meeting point: HIAP Gallery Augusta

📖 Reading:
17:30–17:45 & 20:00–20:15 - Excerpt from Anticipated Collapse, a play-in-progress by Harriet Gillies | HIAP Studios

🔬 Learning Materials Lab:
18:00–18:30 - The table has landed from the sky by Paula Zvane
Join us in a field outside the HIAP main building. Participation is first come, first served!
The session will be documented on video. Topics include transformation and material intimacy through a communal meal.

📜 Performance Reading:
19:00–19:45 - these tomatoes are so green, i need to write it down in burgundy ink with Anastasia (A) Alevtin, Yvonne Billimore, Death By Landscape | HIAP Studios
Experience an intriguing phytocrip radio play that explores friendship and dreams of gardening.

This is your chance to connect with the artistic community and witness the creative processes firsthand! The event promises to be informal, friendly, and open to all. We can’t wait to welcome you!

🌐 Learn more: HIAP Open Studios Spring 2026
📅 Event Page: Facebook Event