13.6.2025

Art Exhibition Opening Event: I Know a Tree that Grew Up

On Friday 13th of June at 4pm to 8pm

Opening event of the solo exhibition I Know a Tree that Grew Up will take place in the exhibition space Halli of Kunsthalle Seinäjoki. On the same day, Kalevan Navetta’s Summer Day Event is held in the building. The event is free for everyone. You are warmly welcome!

I Know a Tree that Grew Up is a solo exhibition by Tiina Laasonen presenting new works by the Seinäjoki based sculptor. The exhibition deals with communal memory and observes a lifespan of a single tree in relation to the long continuum of time. Through her art as well as the process of working, Laasonen reflects on the emotional bond associated with trees, the way they connect to our memories, personal histories and identities.

Programme

The exhibition opening event is a part of Kalevan Navetta’s summer day event.

• At 16-20 Kunsthalle Seinäjoki exhibition opening: I Know a Tree that Grew Up. Free admission to the exhibitions of Kunsthalle Seinäjoki.
• At 6:00-20:00 Tree of Memories workshop, Itikka, 2nd floor. Free non-stop workshop where visitors can write down memories of trees and attach them to the branches of the Tree of Memories
• At 17:30-18 Artist interview with Tiina Laasonen, Hugo Hall, 2nd floor. Laura Laukkanen, Art Curator of Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, will interview Tiina Laasonen, the artist of the exhibition I Know a Tree that Grew Up. Interview will be held in Finnish.

Äärellä-bistro open from 16-21:30 on the 1st floor of Kalevan Navetta.

For the full summer day programme, click here.

The opening events of Kunsthalle Seinäjoki’s art exhibitions are always open to all, free of charge and suitable for all ages. The opening events are mainly organised in conjunction with the Kalevan Navetta’s event days, when the house is also full of other cultural things to do. The opening events include interviews with artists and curators, open workshops and guided tours to help you get the most out of the new exhibition.

Arrival at Kalevan Navetta

Address: Nyykoolinkatu 25, 60100 Seinäjoki. The main door of the building is located on the side of the courtyard between Kalevan Navetta and Itikanmäki residential buildings. Kalevan Navetta can be reached on foot or by bicycle via Vaasantie or the Lakeuden aamunkoi bridge over Pohjan valtatie.

There are about 50 parking spaces for customers around Kalevan Navetta. The first two (2) hours are free with a ticket from the vending machine or parking app, and the following hours cost €1/h. The nearest public parking is located on Maakunnankatu, approximately 700 metres from the building. On busy event days, we recommend using other means of arrival instead of a car or parking in the Maakunnankatu parking area if necessary.