Sidewalk art project

Sidewalk: Art project on performance art

A new Vantaa-based performance art platform The Other Side is collaborating with the Vantaa Art Museum Artsi to create Sidewalk, a performance art project, that engages audiences through performance art. The artworks created in the collaborative project using performance art practices will be exhibited at Gallery K in Tikkurila in October 2024.

Art Project

Sidewalk art project aims to encourage participants from Vantaa to explore and reflect on how performance art can serve as a tool for self-expression and to explore experiences and interactions in Vantaa. Participation in the project does not require previous experience in art making and performance art.

The art project consists of eight workshops during which participants will be introduced to performance art and its’s practices under the mentorship and guidance of performance artist Tomasz Szraman. In addition, performance art practices will be opened up from different perspectives by guest lecturers from the field of performance art. The project will culminate in the co-created video performances, which will be on display at Gallery K in Tikkurila in an exhibition to be held from October 11th to December 29th, 2024.

The Other Side working group includes artists and curators Aman Askarizad and Parsa Kamehkhosh. Sidewalk art project is mentored and taught by performance artist Tomasz Szrama. In addition, performance artists Roi Vaara, Tero Nauha, Kira O'Reilly, John Court, Irma Optimisti, Anguezomo Mba (Nathalie) Bikoro and Vishnu Vardhani RAJAN will be guest lecturers at the workshops.

Participation in the art project

The Other Side working group will organize an open call for Vantaa participants for the Sidewalk art project, where 12-20 participants will be selected based on a motivation letter. English will be the common language of the art project. Further details on the The Other Side’s website.

The Other Side working group

Founded by artists and curators Aman Askarizad and Parsa Kamehkhosh, The Other Side, is an art platform located in Martinlaakso, Vantaa, dedicated to embedding performance art within contemporary art practices.

The Other Side's mission is to promote the vitality of art in Vantaa. It organizes and curates a live performance art festival, screening events of performance art and The Sidewalk art project in Vantaa. The Other Side will receive funding from the Kone Foundation from 2024-2025.