Exhibition #74 – Bloom #6
6.5.–5.6.2021
Bloom is Lokal’s biannual youth exhibition; an established platform for young blossoming creatives to present and sell their work in a curated group exhibition context.
The 2021 Bloom, the sixth of its kind, will be held in Lokal 6.5.–5.6.2021. Central to Lokal’s mission is to support emerging makers, challenge boundaries, make new connections, and thus to promote the work of new visionaries. Bloom exhibits works of Finnish of Finland-based artists and designers under the age of 30. The works include art pieces in various mediums, unique design items, as well as handmade objects in small-scale production.
The participants selected for Bloom 2021 are: Minna Arponen, Oliver Barbier, Ella Boucht, Caracara Collective, Elisa Defossez, Ama Essel, Taisa Helena, Maija Järviniemi, Linnea Kilpi, Ulla Kokki, Lorenzo Marotti, Riikka Peltola, Julia Töyrylä and Risako Yamanoi.
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Exhibition #107 – Domus Primavera
21.2.–24.5.2026
All objects have an energy or spirit – and this of course implies objects of use, just as much as it is an inherent aspect of artwork. Art is a way of inhabiting existence, it is a state of being in its own right. Our homes can reflect something of that state; they are places that nourish us in the most instinctive of ways. Lokal’s spring exhibition spans over the entire transition of the seasons, bookmarked by a metamorphosis around the Spring Equinox. This spring salon brings together a multitude of materials such as paper, fibreglass, wood, ceramics, watercolour, oil paint, textile and glass.
Exhibition #106 – Matcha
7.1.–15.2.2026
The front space of Lokal Gallery will temporarily take the form of a teahouse, where, alongside Rutsuko Sakata’s and Kari Virtanen’s tearoom installation, meditative works by artists and makers from Fiskars will be on display.
Exhibition #105 – Matias Karsikas & Armi Teva / Loves Me, Loves Me not
18.10.–16.11.2025
In Karsikas’ sculptures, ceramics, glass and wood refer to the forms and organic rhythms of nature, while Teva’s works depict people balancing between the mystical and the everyday. The rebellion of Romanticism against the worship of reason was reflected in sentimentality, nature photography and a longing for the past. In this exhibition, it is expressed in slow working, an appreciation of craftsmanship and allowing materials to be imperfect and unpredictable.
Exhibition #104 – BLOOM 8th Edition
6.9.–12.10.2025
Lokal’s biannual young artists’ exhibition | Onni Alanko, Aini Alastalo, Miro-Benjamin Lindström, Anni Eckerman, Amos Hagelstam-Tanttu, Hermanni Härmälä, Lassi Kontiainen & Yoonsik Kim, Waltter Mahlberg, Santeri Mortti, Iines Niemelä, Essi Nieminen, Riikka Peltola, Carlo Raymann, Mirella Salo, Aino Tillonen, Lumi Tuomi, Mira Vornanen