Upcycling * and design with Jenny Holmlund and Jenny Lantz
In collaboration with Ålands slöjd & konsthantverk, NIPÅ is arranging the SUSTAINABLE CRAFTS ÅLAND 5-8 October. Four days of workshops, lectures and exhibitions focusing on sustainability, arts, crafts, design and upcycling. Emmaus Åland contributes material to the workshops.
Program
October 5: Vernissage JENNYVEXALA
Handmade, upcycled accessories and clothes by Jenny Holmlund / JENNYVEXALA.
JENNYVEXALA creates something new from the broken. Purposeful search for raw materials from used and outdated leather jackets, long-lasting military tents and worn-out shirts. Drawings are produced with the utmost precision. Puzzle pieces are placed against puzzle pieces and layers of rhythmic and geometric patterns take shape.
Opening: October 5 at 19-21
Exhibition: 9-31 October, open weekdays 13-16
Location: Gallery NIPÅ, Köpmansgatan 4, Mariehamn
October 6: Lecture JENNYVEXALA
"With boundaries and frameworks as motivation for creativity". Jenny Holmlund / JENNYVEXALA talks about her creation and the line she has chosen to connect to in her work. How to think about making new from old and how the connection to the Finnish-Swedish childhood village is expressed
Registration: Register for the lecture via the e-form here (registration deadline has expired)
Please notify ev. allergies or special diet in the form
NOTE! limited number of places, binding registration
Location: Nonna Rina, Torggatan 13, Mariehamn
Date: Friday 6 October at 12-13.30
Price: 10 € lecture incl. lunch. Payment is made on site.
October 7: Workshop for craftsmen with Jenny Holmlund / JENNYVEXALA and Jenny Lantz
"Together we build a monument" A workshop where we ask questions and seek answers. Where you, with your own creativity as a tool, get to work with questions about inner and outer identity. Participants will work with different textile techniques and expressions. The focus will be on reuse. The workshops are led by craftsmen and designers Jenny Holmlund / JENNYVEXALA (FI / SE) and Jenny Lantz (SE / AX). read more here
Date: Saturday 7 October at 10-16, incl. lunch break (bring your own lunch)
Location: Åland Folk High School. Folkhögskolevägen 41, Pålsböle
Fee: The workshop is free
Registration: Email names and contact details to project manager Sheyda Shafiei no later than 29 September.
NOTE! Limited number of places, binding registration.
October 8: Workshop for children with Jenny Holmlund / JENNYVEXALA and Jenny Lantz
The same course description as for craftsmen adapted for children aged 9-11 years. read more here
Date: Sunday, October 8 at 10-12
Location: Kulturfabriken, Fabriksgatan 4, Mariehamn
Fee: The workshop is free
Registration: Email names and contact details to project manager Sheyda Shafiei no later than 29 September.
NOTE! Limited number of places, binding registration.
* Upcycling is a combination of the words “recycling” and “up” and means that you improve the quality of what you recycle by changing it in some way. Creative recycling simply!
SUSTAINABLE CRAFTS ÅLAND is a collaborative project between NIPÅ and Åland's handicrafts & arts and crafts and is supported with workshop materials from Emmaus Åland