WELCOME to Maan Kekri 2025 1.11.2025 // 13:00-20:00
Maan Kekri 2025
Saturday 1.11.2025 | 13:00–20:00
Join us in Suomenlinna for Taidekoulu Maa’s Kekri event, part of the Viaporin Kekri festival!
Program highlights:
• Clothing upcycling workshop (for more scroll down)
• Art sales
• Exhibition
• Sidewalk 2nd edition screening by The Other Side (for more scroll down)
Come explore, create, and celebrate with us in the spirit of Kekri.
Free entry, everyone is welcome!
clothing upcycling workshop
Welcome to our very first clothing upcycling workshop 'Don’t need money to be cunty!'
During this workshop you will learn about the importance of upcycling, textile consumption and the issues with the fast fashion industry. We aim to teach different ways of giving your clothes a visible second life through patch making and printing techniques.
We will provide the materials for you but feel free to bring any old clothing pieces, boring ones you never use, broken pieces or any material at all that you would like to experiment with. No previous experience or preparation required.
The teaching will happen in English and in Finnish, and we’ll be there every step of the way to help you achieve a cunty outcome!
This workshop is pay what you can and the payment happens on location.
And because we want to be able to help everyone individually, our max capacity is 15 people.
If you wish to participate, let us know with an email at dontneedmoneytobecunty@protonmail.com
We are also more than happy to answer any questions you might have! More info will be sent to participants via e-mail!
We hope to see you at Art School Maa on Saturday 1.11.2025, from 14 - 19.00 :)
Hugs and love from Ida and Mattu <3
The Sidewalk Project 
The Sidewalk Project is a pedagogical initiative by The Other Side (Aman Askarizad & Parsa Kamehkhosh), where local residents — many with no prior art experience — explore performance as a tool for self-expression and collective reflection. Guided by artist Diana Soria Hernandez, this year’s participants created powerful video performances that will be shared publicly for the first time.
Featuring performances by:
Hongfei Bi · Nikan Dorran · Kamilla Fodor · Nilius De Franceschi · Yuliia Ivanytska · Paula Kapanen · Coireall Kent · Jimmy Salermo · Sadaf Yazdizadeh
More about the Sidewalk Project:
Sidewalk is a community-driven project that blends collaborative creativity with everyday life, offering a unique platform for video performances. Designed to engage both local residents and wider audiences—regardless of prior artistic experience—Sidewalk fosters meaningful connections through performance art. At its core, the project embraces the idea that everyone has a story to tell, encouraging participants to explore their personal narratives through artistic expression.
Structured as an eight-session workshop, Sidewalk guides participants through the fundamentals of performance art, from conceptualization to realization. Through hands-on exploration, they experiment with different approaches, refine their ideas, and develop their own performances. The final works are documented, edited, and presented in a public exhibition, showcasing the diverse perspectives and creative voices that emerge from the process.
you can also find details about this project on our website: https://www.theothersidevantaa.com/sidewalk
