CURRENTLY:

Art Collective 180°: When Tomorrow is Today art exhibition

When tomorrow is today is a multidisciplinary exhibition in which dystopia is not just a terrifying image of the future, but a silent echo of contemporary reality. The exhibition is built from a dialogue between painting, installation, textile and ceramic art as a fragmented world that has slipped off its axis.

The works deal with:

• human vulnerability and body control
• societal collapse and traces of the system
• aesthetics of survival: protection, mask, ritual
• unknown future through materials, space and form

The archaic, stone-walled space of Galleria Ruutikellar emphasizes the thematic weight of the exhibition: it functions as both a refuge and a hostage – precisely the kind of space that dystopia hides in. The exhibition is both a spatial and temporal experience, where the viewer moves on the ruins of a fragile reality.

Art collective 180° presentation:

Art collective 180° is a multidisciplinary art collective, whose core is the crossing and reinterpretation of the boundaries of visual art. The collective consists of painters, jewelry and ceramic artists, printmakers, as well as installation and textile artists. The members are united by an interest in corporeality, materiality, and the exploration of the meanings of space and objects.

The activities are primarily located in the Kymenlaakso region. Art exhibitions have been organized in, for example, Kotka, Kouvola and Loviisa. The collective's artists are also active internationally, participating in exhibitions and projects in, for example, the Nordic countries. The collective works in both traditional exhibition spaces and alternative environments, such as factory halls, natural sites and digital contexts.

180° refers to a turning point – a moment when we look back, differently, anew. At the heart of the activity is breaking the boundaries of art forms, exploring the relationship between space and the body, and using material as a vehicle for time, memory and change.

Art collective 180° members: Salli Ruoste, Loviisa, Elina Tuittu, Kotka, Emma Honka, Kotka, Yulia Tervo, Hamina, Inka Günther, Lahti and Minja Kautiainen, Kouvola

Art Collective 180° on social media: @taidekollektiivii180astätte

The exhibition will be on display at the Hamina gallery Ruutikellari from 3 June to 16 July 2026. The exhibition is open on weekdays from 11 am to 6 pm.

NOTE! Exceptions to opening hours: Tuesday 16.6. 9 am-18 pm, Thursday 18.6. 11 am-14 pm and Friday 19.6. closed.

Admission to the exhibition is free.

The Ruutikellari Gallery is not a barrier-free space (stairs).

Henna Reunanen: HERart – Unlimited Brush art exhibition and Päivikki Puonti: INTEGRATED BROKEN aphorism exhibition

Henna Reunanen's exhibition features art using mixed media. "Limitless Brush" depicts creativity that is not limited to a specific mold.

The theme of Päivikki Puonni's aphorism exhibition revolves around a person's contact with others and oneself. It delves into what a person experiences in life; a person who has been "broken to pieces" can be put back together like a mirror. Meaning more than just heartbreak, for example. The most important thing about the exhibition is that it would bring new perspectives on life paths, as everyone has their own; "choose or not choose". The hope of the exhibition is that the answers to the questions would not be found in the author himself; but that the reader of the aphorism would make their own decisions from what they read. 

The exhibition will be on display at the Hamina Library Gallery from 3.6. to 16.7.2026. The exhibition is open during the main library's opening hours from Monday to Thursday, 12-19 and on Fridays, 12-16. During the library's own opening hours, admission is possible with a library card from 8-12 on weekdays. Exceptions: Thursday 18.6. 10-14 and Friday 19.6. closed. It is worth checking the library's website for possible other exceptions to opening hours. https://kyyti.finna.fi (select Hamina).

Hamina Library Gallery's visiting address: Rautatienkatu 8, 49400 Hamina. The library gallery is located on the ground floor of Hamina Main Library, accessible via stairs from the library lobby. For those with limited mobility, the gallery is accessible from the back of the library. More detailed instructions can be obtained from the library staff at the service desk.

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ABOUT GENERAL EXHIBITIONS AND EXHIBITION SPACE:

Hamina Cultural Services organizes exhibitions all year round in the Library Gallery of Hamina Main Library and in the summer season in the Galleria Ruutikellari. Exhibitions are selected through an open application in the autumn of the previous year. In addition to the gallery spaces mentioned above, exhibitions can also be applied for in connection with the open application to the exhibition activities organized by Hamina Museum Services (see below, section OPEN APPLICATION). // OPEN CALL). Technical information about the gallery spaces can be found in the search information link at the bottom of the page.

The Kasper Hall of Hamina Main Library houses a permanent exhibition of the Oiva Toika (1931-2019) collection, which opened in November 2019. The collection was donated to the city by a Hamina entrepreneur couple, Sirkka and Seppo Laine, in the hope of having the entire magnificent collection available to Hamina residents and visitors. The collection consists of a total of 606 unique art glass birds. The aim is now to offer the exhibition with as wide an opening hours as possible and without barriers. The opening hours follow the library's opening hours, for which current information can be found in the libraries' kyyti-finna service: https://kyyti.finna.fi/

A commemorative plaque for the donation and information material for the Oiva Toikka exhibition can be found in the Kasper Hall. Only a printed version of the catalogue is available to customers, which MAY NOT be taken away from the exhibition stand.

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Experiences at the 2025 Ars Hamina summer exhibitions:

GALLERY IN THE GUN CELLAR

Finite set: Lost – Found -art exhibition 3.6. – 28.6.2025

Eija Keskinen: New Forest Sleepers 2 -art exhibition 3.7. – Wed 30.7.2025

AT HAMINA MAIN LIBRARY

Marika Viskari: In the Stream of Light / Valon virrassa art exhibition 3.6. – 28.6.2025

Seija Westman: Touch of a Moment art exhibition 3.7. – Wed 30.7.2025

BOGAR: her writings -art exhibition 6.8. – 29.8.2025 (NOTE! opening hours Mon-Thu 12-19 and Fri 12-16)

AT HAMINA TOWN HALL

Tove Jansson's works are open to the public in June and July on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

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Experiences at the 2024 Ars Hamina summer exhibitions:

GALLERY IN THE GUN CELLAR

Juha Metso: photography exhibition It goes like this, Wed 5.6. – Sun 30.6.

Markku Hirvelä: On the night of the new moon, Wed 10.7. – Sat 3.8.

Anna Uschanov: Annual tires, Wed 7.8. – Sat 31.8. (dialogue between the works of two artists in space)

Anni Maajärvi: Parts of the forest and other impressions, Wed 7.8. – Sat 31.8. (dialogue between the works of two artists in space)

Espoo Artists Guild: Protection, Fri 6.9. – Sat 28.9. (group exhibition)

AT HAMINA MAIN LIBRARY

Hamina Community College knife courses: Knife exhibition  4.6.-29.8

Päivikki Puonti: A six-year poetic journey In the Kasper Hall 4.6.-29.8

Kristiina Sario: Armour, Wed 5.6. – Sun 30.6. (dialogue of two artists' works in the space)

Antti Nieminen: Sleepyhead, Wed 5.6. – Sun 30.6. (dialogue of two artists' works in the space)

Mänttäri Family Association: The Mänttäri family in art – Visual arts, ceramics and sculptures, Wed 10.7.–Sat 3.8. (group exhibition)

Mikko Ranki: 80 Plus, Wed 7.8. – Sun 31.8.

Ao3@3am: Analogue Attraction, Fri 6.9. – Sat 28.9.

Hamina Flag Tower exhibition spaces and summer information point, Kaivokatu 6, 49400 Hamina
Seppo Saukkonen: For the love of painting, the sea and music, 5.6.–4.8.

The summer exhibition space of the salt mine, Tervasaari, 49400 Hamina
Seppo Saukkonen: For the love of painting, the sea and music 5.6.-4.8.

Customs Warehouse, Tervasaari, 49400 Hamina
The legendary Patu Patanen serves: Korvatunturi outer harbor Tervasaari Hamina n60.56 e27.18 – a harbor since the beginning of time – today, history, entertainment, humor, gossip from the Town Hall 1000000 millimeters, something for everyone, 3.6.–31.8.

Villa Jaakkola in the village of Reitkalli in Hamina, Pitkäkuja 204, 49520 Reitkalli

Seppo Saukkonen: For the love of painting, the sea and music, Tue 2.7. – Sun 4.8.

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OPEN SEARCH // OPEN CALL

Are you interested in exhibition spaces for your own exhibition? // Are you interested in exhibition spaces for your own exhibition?

[English below]

Hamina Library Gallery ja Gallery of the Powder Cellar and The manor room of the Vehkalahti Village Museum The small-scale exhibition space will be available for use in 2027 and will be open for applications again in September 2026.

Selection decisions will be made immediately after the application period and will be announced to all applicants in mid-October (week 42–43), or by early November at the latest. This will give selected artists and art communities the opportunity to include the selection information in potential grant applications in the autumn applications in October-November.

The centralised exhibition search for free exhibition spaces, implemented since 2022, structures the work related to exhibition activities and creates a clear and accessible art field for a wide range of actors from the application process. This year, the open search has also included the Vehkalahti Village Museum, maintained by the museums of the city of Hamina, where small-scale art exhibition and workshop activities were piloted in the summer season of 25. 

The open application is submitted using the Forms application form. Only applicants who complete the form by the deadline will be considered in the selection process. 

All exhibition spaces are free of charge, and no commission is charged for any sales of works. 

Search criteria, and who can participate in the search? 

You can participate in the exhibition search as an individual, a community, a working couple or a group. The applicant can be a professional artist or a group of professionals, but art enthusiasts can also participate in the search. 

The Hamina Library Gallery and the Village Museum can display works by a wide variety of artists, and also present a fairly wide range of cultural activities. Galleria Ruutikellar, in turn, is profiled as an exhibition venue for professional art. An installation fee of 400 euros/exhibition is paid for exhibitions at Galleria Ruutikellar. This is intended to remove at least some of the financial obstacles to bringing an exhibition to Hamina from a slightly further afield, as part of the Ars Hamina summer exhibitions. 

Exhibition selections are made based on the exhibition descriptions and any attached files entered in the applications. The search values ​​the applicant's vision, and makes room for artists at different stages of their artistic career. The selections are also influenced by the applicants' schedule wishes, and how the submitted exhibition proposals are technically suitable for the available spaces. In the selection of the exhibition space at Vehkalahti Village Museum, emphasis is also placed on the applicants' proposals for workshops or other events to be held alongside the exhibition, as part of the museum's summer program. 

The exhibition selections will be made by a working group consisting of the Hamina events and culture team and the staff of the city's museums. In addition to the website of the city of Hamina, the search has been announced through the art societies of Kymenlaakso and South Karelia, national art societies and Hamina's cultural associations.

Exhibition spaces and times

All exhibition spaces are free of charge, and no commission is charged for any sales of works. There are two different types of gallery spaces available (floor plans and technical information below). The same application can be used to offer an exhibition for both spaces. The exhibition times at the Library Gallery in 2026 will be approximately 5-6 weeks long, starting in February and continuing until December 2026. An exhibition thematically targeted at children or families has been applied for in February as part of the Children's Culture Weeks festival.

We also offer supervised exhibition shifts at Galleria Ruutikellari, lasting approximately 5–6 weeks, but only during the summer season. Ruutikellari is not generally open to the public, and keeping the space open and exhibition supervision is arranged separately.

The Vehkalahti Village Museum has applied for only one summer exhibition in the exhibition space of the manor house for the entire summer in 2026. The exhibition will be open according to the museum's summer opening hours. The exhibition organizer is also asked to submit suggestions for functional content related to the exhibition, such as 1–2 workshops with free planning, a guided tour of the exhibition, a meeting with the artist or other activities open to some audiences/participants during the exhibition period, as part of the Village Museum's summer season program. It is possible to agree on material compensation with the museum if the exhibition period includes open workshop activities.

It is possible to view the premises of the Vehkalahti Village Museum in advance.
Contact: Paula Kouki, Hamina City Museums, paula.kouki@hamina.fi 

Floor plans and technical information for the exhibition spaces can be found as PDF file links at the bottom of the page.

Feedback and questions about the exhibition application can be sent to: kulttuuri@hamina.fi.

Responses to applications are treated confidentially, and the information recorded in the applications will not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to third parties. Read the City of Hamina's privacy policy here:
https://efeh4kjo5c9.exactdn.com/app/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Tietosuojaseloste_nayttelyhaku_vuodelle_2026.pdf




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Are you interested in exhibition spaces for your own exhibition?

Hamina Library Gallery, The Gunpowder Magazine Gallery and the Vehkalahti Village Museum's manor room The exhibition's OPEN CALL for year 2027 is open in September 2026.

Hamina Art Exhibitions OPEN CALL welcomes various exhibition suggestions for year 2027. One may apply for both 5-6 week exhibition period at Hamina Library Gallery and The Gunpowder Magazine Gallery and the use of the small-scale exhibition space in the Vehkalahti Village Museum's manor room in August 2026 via the Forms applications form on this page.

Selection decisions are made immediately after the application period and are announced to all applicants in mid-October or by the beginning of November at the latest. In this way, selected artists and art communities have the opportunity to include the selection information in potential grant applications in October–November.

In 2022 Hamina Cultural Services started to prepare a centralized annual Exhibition OPEN CALL for free exhibition spaces: The Library Gallery and The Gunpowder Magazine Gallery. This practice was due to replace the previous year-round reservation practice. The goal has been to develop better structures for the work related to exhibition activities and to create a more equal and accessible application process for artists and other operators in the art field. Year 2025, the open call has also included the Vehkalahti Village Museum, maintained by the Museums of the city of Hamina.

Only proposals submitted using this form by the deadline will be considered in the OPEN CALL.

All exhibition spaces are free of charge, and no commission is charged for potential sales of art works.

Who can apply?

One can participate in the exhibitions OPEN CALL as an individual, community, or a working group. The applicant can be a professional artist or a group of professionals, but art enthusiasts can also participate in the OPEN CALL.

The Hamina Library Gallery and the Village Museum can exhibit works by a wide variety of artists, and also present a fairly wide range of cultural activities. The Gunpowder Magazine Gallery is profiled as an exhibition space for professional art, and an installation fee of 400 euros/exhibition will be paid for the artists. The aim is to enable also some artists further away from Hamina to suggest their exhibitions into the Ars Hamina summer exhibition program.

All exhibition selections are made based on the exhibition descriptions and the attached files presenting the work. The OPEN CALL values ​​​​the applicant's vision, and makes room for artists at different stages of their artistic career path. The selections are also influenced by the applicants' schedule wishes, and how the submitted exhibition proposals are technically suitable for the available spaces. In the selection of the exhibition space at Vehkalahti Village Museum, emphasis is also placed on the applicants' suggestions for workshops or other events to be held alongside the exhibition, as part of the museum's summer program.

The exhibition selections are carried out by a working group consisting of the Hamina Events and Culture Team and the staff of the city's museums. The OPEN CALL has been announced on the Hamina caíty web sites as well as through the art societies of Kymenlaakso and the region of South-East of Finland, and also via national art societies and Hamina's cultural associations.

Spaces and schedules

The exhibition periods at the Library Gallery are approximately 5-6 weeks in 2026, starting in February and continuing until December 2026. The February exhibition slot is thematically targeted at children or families as part of the Children's Cultural Week festival. 

We are offering 5–6 week-long, Supervised exhibition Slots at The Gunpowder Magazine Gallery in the summer season 2026. During the summertime there will also be an Overseer in the exhibition recruited by Hamina city.

Only one all-summer exhibition is arranged for the exhibition space of the Vehkalahti Village Museum's manor room in 2026. The artist or other exhibition Organizer is also asked to submit suggestions for functional content related to the exhibition, such as 1–2 workshops, a guided tour of the exhibition, a meeting with the artist or other activities open to some audiences/participants during the exhibition period, as part of the Village Museum's summer season program. It is possible to agree on material compensation with the museum if the exhibition period includes open workshop activities. Workshops can be, for example, those where art is made together with participants, or they can also be a lecture-style event or an artist talk / meet and greet, a guided tour with the artist in the exhibition, or some other content suggested by the artist. The aim is to provide some possibilities to share and encounter art and artistic creation in a dialogic way.

Vehkalahti Village Museum space can be pre-presented to all who wish to visit the venue.
Contact info: Paula Kouki, Hamina city museums, paula.kouki@hamina.fi 

Exhibition space floor plans and technical information can be found as PDF file links on the OPEN CALL web page: https://www.hamina.fi/hyvinvointi-vapaa-aika/kulttuuripalvelut/taidenayttelyt-ja-galleriatilat/
Only proposals submitted using this form by the deadline will be considered in the OPEN CALL.


Feedback and questions about the exhibition open call can be sent via E-mail: kulttuuri@hamina.fi.

The applications will be treated confidentially, and the information entered in the applications will not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to third parties. Read the City of Hamina's privacy policy here (in Finnish):
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The maps and technical data of the gallery spaces:

Gallery Powder room instructions // The Gunpowder Magazine Gallery info
Base map // Floor map

Library Gallery // The Library Gallery

Vehkalahti Village Museum // The Vehkalahti Village Museum

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