Hamina Cultural Program
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In connection with the programming work, an open cultural program survey was organized for the residents of the municipality during the late summer and early autumn. It asked, among other things, about the respondents' own cultural hobbies and what kind of cultural service content the respondents find meaningful, or whether they identify any obvious obstacles to participating in the services. A total of 400 responses were received to the survey.
Hamina Cultural Services invites residents to join in two discussion events during the autumn. They will jointly map out what kind of cultural city Hamina is, what we hope it will be like in the future, and what kind of guidelines and measures are desired from the cultural program.
The discussion events, open to all, will be held in the Kasper Hall of Hamina Main Library on Monday, September 21, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM and on Tuesday, November 3, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Coffee will be served at the events. No advance registration is required.
General information about cultural programming
Hamina's cultural program is being prepared in Hamina this autumn and winter.
The aim of the cultural programme is to make the city's own cultural work and that of various cooperation networks visible, and to jointly identify the special features, strengths and needs of the entire cultural field in Hamina. Involving residents, associations and companies in making and experiencing culture, as well as building and supporting cooperation networks related to culture, are not only the basic values of cultural programme work, but also concrete results as the programme work progresses. When the structures of cultural work are carefully examined, they also become an identified resource that can work for the benefit of many different actors.
The cultural program is intended to serve as a toolkit for defining the goals of the city's cultural work, as well as policies and measures until 2030. During the process, personnel from the city's own departments, cultural work, education and training, as well as children and young people from Hamina, will also be consulted.
For more information, please contact Laura Korhonen, Manager of Library and Cultural Services, tel. +358 40 1991 487, laura.korhonen@hamina.fi.
Does the Culture Program raise any thoughts, ideas or questions? Tell us what's on your mind. All comments will be collected as part of the evaluation process and all ideas will be taken seriously.
People Power Project 2024
People power was a project to promote inclusion and cultural well-being in 2024. It had a community- and place-oriented, as well as action research-based approach and a mission to involve the entire adult population of Hamina, either directly or indirectly. The goal of the project was to create collaborative models of cultural activities and cultural work structures that best serve the community at the present time. The local residents were wanted to be involved in the planning of services and activities, but also in the implementation and evaluation. Check out the events of the People's Power project below.
The People's Power project was supported by the Arts Promotion Centre.
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Suvi-Maria Helin from the Kouvola tätiparkour group introduced tätiparkour. In line with the ideology of parkour, tätiparkourers utilize their environment, such as poles, railings, trees and walls, to move.
Despite its name, everyone is welcome to join the activity: uncles, aunts and others. Aunty is an attitude: you act without performing, listening to yourself and according to your own resources. The activity is based on physical presence and interaction, so it is easy to join the group, even if you do not speak Finnish fluently. Aunty parkour, or tantparkour, has its roots in Sweden. Under the leadership of its developer, Maria Ringsén, the sport has become a real phenomenon in the neighboring country.
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During the autumn, four improv jams were organized at the Vehkalahti Village Museum (Kuninkaantie 3, Hamina).
Everyone who was enthusiastic about music, dance, theater and the arts of the word was welcome to join. The evenings were free training sessions that consisted of the joy of expression and the joy of doing. The evenings included both guided improvisation exercises and equally spontaneous throwing themselves into the action.
The training sessions were also open to the public and free of charge, and their purpose was to find a completely new kind of expression together. The players brought their own instruments to the training sessions. The improvised jams were suitable for professionals and beginners alike. The instructors were musician Tomi Pekkola and dance artist Heli Kärki.
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In the dream workshop you can dream freely! We practiced dreaming together and came up with various solutions that would help us make our dreams come true. All you needed was your own note-taking tools. Dance artist Heli Kärki acted as the dream host.
