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SUMMARY:Pride Pre-Party x HAM
DESCRIPTION:Come and party your way into a forest of huge textile sculptures and craft your own creations at art workshops! Friday’s pre-party is the perfect run-up to the culmination of Pride Week on Saturday. \nEnjoy an Art Exhibition to Music \nHAM and IDA Helsinki will be holding a party combining music\, visual art\, and spending time together. DJ sets will run throughout the day in one of the arched halls upstairs. Giant textile sculptures and music will meet in Magdalena Abakanowicz’s exhibition Crossing Boundaries\, featuring towering art all the way to the ceiling. DJs Tomboy of Finland\, DJ Suva\, Joseysradios\, Diiva.fm and Club Geeli will bring a unique atmosphere to the event. Surprising sounds\, music from around the world\, divas\, and guaranteed dance music are all on the cards! The shows will also be streamed on live radio\, so that the party can continue wherever you are. \nSet Times:  \n11:00–12:30 Tomboy of Finland \n12:30–14:00 DJ Suva  \n14:00–15:30 Joseysradios  \n15:30–17:00 Diiva.fm \n17:00–18:40 Club Geeli \nPride Art Workshops  \nOver the course of the day participants can enjoy four different art workshops. With Artist Emmi Valve participants will be making pride flags from recycled fabrics. RoskaART\, also known as Talvikki Ulvelin\, will be leading a workshop making pride pins\, where participants can showcase their own identity\, message or support – in a small gesture that still takes a stand. At artist couple Saara and Eve Lakso’s Thread\, glitter and sequins! art workshop\, participants will have the chance to make fabric pieces in rainbow colours. The pieces will come together using embroidery and a collage technique.  \nFurthermore\, Textile Designer Rosa Tolnov Clausen will be leading a communal Weaving Club in HAM’s art workshop space. The inspiration for the large-scale loom came from Magdalena Abakanowicz’s art\, and the collaborative piece will develop throughout the duration of the exhibition.  \nThe materials for all the art workshops will be provided and no advance knowledge is required. Come as you are! \nWorkshop Times: \n12:00–14:00 Emmi Valve: pride flags from recycled fabrics \n14:00–16:00 RoskaART: pride pins  \n16:00–18:00 Saara Lakso and Eve Lakso: embroidery and fabric collage  \n14:00–18:00 Rosa Tolnov Clausen: Weaving Club \nRead more about today’s performers\, art workshops\, and exhibition: www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/events/\nEntry to the event is free of charge. The art workshops are also free of charge and no advance registration is required.\n\nhttps://pride.fi/tapahtuma/pride-pre-party-x-ham/
LOCATION:Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8
URL:https://pride.fi/tapahtuma/pride-pre-party-x-ham/
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