Writer and literary art teacher Minna Mikkonen worked as an Art sponsor especially in Vaala area in autumn 2018. Art sponsor together with young adults seeks for their own art paths and new perspectives for their lives through art to support their employment. Minna believes that with the help of art everyone can find themselves a new language and a new way of being. “By art we are all equal despite of our roles.”
Katso myös
The Murals of the Amppari Youth Centre Workshop
Photographer Martu Väisänen, Vaala, youths, November 2017 and February–May 2018
Women’s Afternoons
Dancer Liisa Heikkinen, Utajärvi, immigrants, November 2017, February–May 2018.
Morning Walks
Dancer Liisa Heikkinen, Utajärvi, immigrants, November 2017, February–May 2018
Art for Employment Paths! Workshop
What art can bring to a young person’s employment path? How art related activities should be organised and what kind of obstacles and possibilities is related to it?
Towards Dreams
Poet Timo Harju and sociology student Leena Oikarinen, Vaala, immigrants, June 2017
Employment paths of youth at Utajärvi
Kota workshops