Taidepiste event series
Uniarts Helsinki’s event series explores social phenomena through art experiences and multidisciplinary discussions which are open to the public.

What is Taidepiste?
Taidepiste is Uniarts Helsinki’s new event series, which explores social phenomena through multidisciplinary discussions and art experiences that are free and open to the public. Taidepiste is organised once a month. The events take place at Uniarts Helsinki’s campuses in Töölö or Sörnäinen and they are always streamed on Uniarts Youtube channel.
Taidepiste is a platform for equality-driven, warm and respectful discussions, where compassion increases honesty and honesty increases compassion. In each event, a new group of artists and experts from various fields take the floor. Audience members, too, are welcome to participate in the discussion on equal footing. Taidepiste aims to give people with different kinds of professional backgrounds the chance to discuss topical and meaningful phenomena.
Art helps us perceive alternative worlds, and it makes it easier for us to put our focus on even the more difficult subjects. That is why all events will also include music, fine arts, theatre, dance, poetry or performance art, offering a unique perspective on the evening’s theme.
Taidepiste is supported by the Louise and Göran Ehrnrooth Foundation.
Upcoming events
24 May 2022: What can the arts do in the time of war?
5.30–7pm
Theatre Academy Tori
In the last Taidepiste event of the spring, the panellists talk about the role of art as a form of anti-war activism and about solidarity in the arts sector. The event will be held in English.
17 September 2022: Legacy – What kind of a world will we leave behind?
1–6pm
Theatre Academy Tori
A series of five dialogues to be organised as part of Uniarts Helsinki’s Uniarts Fest will bring thinkers of different ages and from different fields to talk about legacy. The discussions are scheduled to take place at the Theatre Academy Tori between art performances. The discussions will be had in Finnish. More information about Uniarts Fest will be published online in June.
Previous events
25 Jan 2022: Science, art, and trolls
7 Dec 2021: Celebration of imperfection
15 Nov 2021: Why should art be available for everyone?
28 Oct 2021: Towards a thriving arts sector
27 Sep 2021: Female composers sidelined by history
4 Sep 2021: Five discussions at the Feel Helsinki festival
7 June 2021: Room to grow – the impact of hobbies for young people
10 May 2021: Is over-sensitivity ruining art?
1 Mar 2021: Classical music and diversity – is everyone welcome?
28 Jan 2021: Taidepiste x Music and philosophy: Music genres and society
14 Dec 2020: Why bother? The benefits of a slow approach and extra effort
16 Nov 2020: Soldiership and taboos of violence
19 Oct 2020: Power relations among children
28 Sept 2020: Role models and opportunities
3 Sept 2020: Radical songs. How does music fuel revolutionary dreams?
Contact information for Taidepiste series
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Maija Grönqvist
- Coordinator, Yhteiset viestintäpalvelut, University of the Arts Helsinki
- +358504759645
- maija.gronqvist@uniarts.fi