Night of the Arts

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, Night of the Arts event will be held in Uusikaupunki! The program for the day, evening, and night will be specified on this page as details are confirmed. You can also sign up to participate with your own performance by contacting the contact information below.

What, where, when?

Night of the Arts events are culture-driven and evening-oriented happenings held in different parts of Finland. In Uusikaupunki, the Night of the Arts will kick off in the afternoon with various events around the city center, and as the day turns into evening, the program will focus on Myllymäki. Come and enjoy the beautiful late summer night with art and good company!

Program

Uusikaupunki Library

• 10:00-14:00 Doors open. Book sale
• (More program details may be announced later!)

Galleria Horisontti

• 10:00 – 19:00 Doors open. Exhibition: Summer Exhibition
• Cosplay Workshop: Cat Ear Workshop (Henna Hämäläinen. Time to be announced later.)

Runonkulma Gallery

• 11:00-17:00. Doors open. Exhibition: Jari Nordman, Kohtaamisia ("Encounters")
• (More program details may be announced later!)

Kuvala Cinema

• 15:00 Myrskyluodon Maija (requires an admission fee)

Gasthaus Pooki

• 15:00-17:00 Vakka-Suomen Art Association & Piironginlaatikko Children’s Art "Night"
  • Shadow Theater Workshop
  • Photography Workshop
  • Visual Arts Workshop
  • Handicrafts Workshop

Youth Center Vantti / Seikow School

• 15:00-16:30: Hannele Salmela’s Art Workshop for Youth and Adults
• 14:00-18:00: Art Exhibition, Lasse Jännes

Parish Center

• 12:00-12:45 Art Tour of Hannu Väisänen’s Works (guide: Marja Tanhuanpää)
• 14:00-14:45 Art Tour of Hannu Väisänen’s Works (guide: Marja Tanhuanpää)
• 17:00-19:30 Glimpses of Uusikaupunki’s Church Art and Organ Music Moment
  (Tour starts at the Parish Center and continues to the New Church and Old Church. Guide: Marja Tanhuanpää. Organist: Kari Vuola.)

Myllymäki Performance Stage

• 18:00 Mojo Coyote
• 18:45 Uusikaupunki Theater
• 19:15 Cultural Front: Ukrainian Song and Dance
• 20:00 Huono Kaunis
• 20:15 Erika & Päämiehet
• 21:00 Duo Iris and Päivi
• 21:40 Raimo Nummela: Poetry Reading
• 21:50 Tyhjä Tuoli: Improv Theater
• 22:30 Solus
• 23:30 Duo SÄIE

Various Locations in Myllymäki

• 16:30-18:00 Uusikaupunki Theater Open Rehearsals
• 18:00-00:00: Art and Craft Exhibitions:
  • Sanna Ivanoff
  • Tarja Karawatski
  • Tuija Kotka-Ritavuori: “Uneni mun" ("Dreams of mine”)
  • Oona Leonsaari
  • Päivi Sandell
• 21:30 Shadow Theater Performance (Puppet Theater Piironginlaatikko)
• 22:00-23:30 Guided Park Jams (Päivi Kurkilahti)
• 22:00-00:00 “Reflections from Myllymäki” – Projection of Old Photos (Uusikaupunki Museum Services)

The program may undergo changes and updates throughout the summer.

Would you like to participate?

Various content such as dance, acrobatics, performances, or acoustic music can still be added to the evening at Myllymäki. Submit your proposal via email or phone using the contact information on the side or below of this page. (Please note that responses may take up to several weeks due to holidays.)