Thursday Lecture Series, Spring 2026 by Catalysti X Art School Maa
An online lecture & artist talk series featuring Catalysti members - free and open to all.
The series invites critical reflection on gaps in mainstream art education asking: Which histories are missing from the curricula? The Lecture Series offers audiences direct engagement with artists whose work challenges dominant narratives in contemporary art.
Each lecturer brings a question that is central for their art in contemporary times?
The lectures are held on Thursdays 10-11.30am online on the Zoom platform.
Our guest for this spring include Auli Korhonen talking about the beginning of Art School Maa, the 80’s in alternative art education and how it all informed her own artistic practice; Panos Balomenos, who has been teaching the Painting course for 10 years now talking about his incredible practice, Minna Henriksson teacher, headmaster between 2020-2022 and board member of the Taidekoulu Maan kannatusyhdistys ry on talking on 'WHEN ARTISTS PROTEST', Karl Ohiri on “Working from Home”, Jane Hughes hosted by Dahlia El Broul on “What does it mean to allow earlier works to “haunt” later ones — can paintings carry their own afterlives?”, Tangmo Ladapha Sophonkunkit on “What is a method to remember my work value?”, Ksenia Kaverina on “How to navigate an artist-curator relationship? What does an invitation to collaborate entail?”, Helen Kaplinsky on “Reclaiming Historical Femininity in Practice and Criticism” and few more brewing.
Most lectures are hosted by Olga Spyropolou.
Also in open lectures, we follow Maa's ethical guidelines. Please remember to read them before participating.
Warmly welcome!
Artist Talk with Meri Helmi Särkkä
on The Evolution of identity in an Artist's practice
Artist Talk with Petra Vehviläinen
Artist Talk by Man Yau
Artist Talk by Xiao Zhiyu
on “Have you ever heard of Luc Tuymans?”
Lecture by Justus Mättö
on “Tools for artists in promoting and producing their work”
Lecture by Shubhangi Singh
on "Can You See Work?"
Artist Talk with Vera Anttila & Özgü Gündeşlioğlu
on "drifting with clay"
Artist Talk with Iida Nissinen & Elina Nissinen
on "both directions and two simultaneous images"
Artist Talk with Sepideh Rahaa
on "Artistic process and self-positioning"
Artist Talk with Isa Hukka
on "Making crip art possible"
Artist Talk with Adrian Mc Grath
on "...and your sky melts"
