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242 results for News, Art and Creative Practices

Winners in the campusart competition rooted in bioart and quantum physics

Laura Piispanen, Noora Heiskanen, Jenna Ahonen and Ayda Grisiute convinced the jury with their creativity.
Campus, University
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Kampustaidekilpailun tunnus

Alum Ksenia Avetisova is a human at the heart of technology

Ksenia Avetisova moves around the virtual world as part of her job, but what brought her to Finland was a live rock gig.
Aalto Magazine
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Aallon alumni Ksenia Avetisova katsoo peiliin järven rannalla, kuva: Aleksi Poutanen

Learning to unlearn: What could radically creative education be?

Juuso Tervo is urging us not only to learn new things, but also to unlearn the already learned.
Research & Art, Studies
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red color making sliding shapes on blue background

Two new surveys confirm: gender exclusion is still common in the Finnish audiovisual industry

Employment is hindered by lack of networks. Women are also faced with gender-specific negative assessment in funding and production negotiations.
Press releases
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Aalto-yliopiston alumni Ulla Heikkilä on ohjannut ja käsikirjoittanut lyhytelokuvan Let her speak. Se on osa Yksittäistapaus-elokuvasarjaa, joka tuo esiin naisiin kohdistuvaa näkymätöntä vallankäyttöä niin yksityiselämässä kuin yhteiskunnassa. Kuvassa näyttelijä Iida-MariaHeinonen. Kuva: JohannaOnnismaa/TuffiFilms2019

Creative pedagogy

Creativity is a continuous possibility to think and act differently.
Research & Art
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Juuso Tervo (picture by Tuuli Saarelainen)

The next steps in developing creative pedagogy

Aalto University’s new strategy encourages us to spark dialogue, build understanding, and boost creativity in the different fields of pedagogy.
Studies
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A woman talking by the table, a tv screen nearby showing what the topic is

New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 12.10.2020

Welcome to follow New Media Master’s Thesis presentations – Monday 12.10.2020!
Studies
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new media

'Beyond Matter – Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Virtual Reality' aims to develop novel solutions for the accessible documentation and presentation of exhibitions

Beyond Matter is an international, interdisciplinary project on the revival of past landmark exhibitions, the documentation of current exhibitions and the dissemination of documentation along with actual artworks –
both materially and immaterially present – in innovative ways.
Research & Art
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beyond matter

SPICE promotes social cohesion by citizen curation of cultural heritage

An EU-H2020 funded SPICE aims to promote social cohesion by researching and developing tools and methods to support citizen curation with groups at risk of exclusion to actively interact and participate in a shared culture.
Research & Art
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Occupying Zoom

Students from the Department of Media took their creative freedom to the limits and showed an example in occupying the space online.
Studies
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UMAD

Finland's most significant media art award granted to artist Jenna Sutela

Aalto Media Lab graduate Jenna Sutela wins the 2020 AVEK Media Art prize
Research & Art
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AVEK 2020

Ars Electronica 2020 presents artists from Aalto both locally and remotely

Ars Electronica 2020 presents various events internationally, including a stream from the Aalto Garden.
Research & Art
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Ars Electronica 2020

Academician Riitta Hari receives the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Academy Award

The award is the most prestigious recognition of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, and it is granted to a particularly distinguished member for their scientific work.
Awards and Recognition
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Kuva: Studio Kari Likonen Oy.

Games Now! – Open lecture series on game development

Games Now! is an open lecture series on the dominant topics and emerging trends in games.
Research & Art
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lecture series

Future of ARTS site published

Aalto ARTS vision work has been summarized.
University
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Future of ARTS frontpage. Image: Pattern Lab

Aalto ARTS initiates a new Summer School with support from Jane and Aatos Erkkos Foundation

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture wants to create new forms of internationalization with an extended Summer School.
Cooperation, Studies
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A logo. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

We will soon enter the new strategy period – learn more about the cross-cutting themes

Sustainable solutions, radical creativity, and entrepreneurial mindset are reflected in everything that we do.
University
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Silta ilmasta kuvattuna ja vastarannalla kaupunki iltavalaistuksessa

The story of a fabric

Matilda Palmu, who will graduate from the Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design master's programme in autumn 2020, describes her artistic process.
Research & Art
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Matilda Palmu's Exhibition poster

Saara Saarela to direct The Guardian of Water

The movie based on Emmi Itäranta’s award-winning novel Memory of Water has begun filming. The Guardian of Water (Veden vartija in Finnish) is directed by Saara Saarela, professor of film directing at Aalto University.
Press releases
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Saara Saarela at the set of the movie Guardian of Water. Photo: Gabriela Urm © Bufo 2020

Designs for a Cooler Planet — Helsinki Design Week 2020

Helsinki Design Week at Otaniemi showcases inspiring future designs related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Research & Art
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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020: Race for the Future