Double Exposure: Artistic Research and Pedagogy Across the Three Cycles
HOSTED BY ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS HELSINKI
REGISTER (Please register by Friday, 18 September 2026.)
WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER
19.00 Unofficial welcome dinner for early arrivals at own expense (please register/venue tbc)
THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Sörnäisten rantatie 19
9.00 – registration for participants open (until 16.00)
10.00-12.00 KUNO intensive course presentations for early arrivals and networking possibility to present new course ideas (Theatre Academy auditorium)
12.00-13.00 Lunch for international coordinators (meeting in Theatre Academy lobby, Haapaniementie 6)
-other participants may have lunch at their own expense in nearby restaurants: Campus restaurant Kookos, Restaurant Bruket, Tanner , Lintu 2
13.00-15.00 International coordinators’ meeting (K-218)
15.00-16.30 Opening of KUNO meeting (Academy of Fine Arts, 2nd floor lobby)
NOBA exhibition opening
Music performance
BFA show open in Kuva/Tila gallery
16.30-18.00 Tours in the building and presentations of workshops
18.00-20.30 Dinner in campus restaurant Kookos (Theatre Academy side)
FRIDAY, 9 OTOBER
Registration and coffee available at 9.00
KUNO network meeting (Auditorium, Theatre Academy)
10.00-10.15. Welcome! Words from Dean of Academy of Fine Arts and KUNO Steering group
Artistic intervention
10.15-11.30 Presentation of the theme of the meeting and panel discussion
Double exposure: Artistic research and pedagogy across the three cycles.
How did research become a part of my art? How did making art become part of my research? How have my research skills developed as part of my own art education and art-making?
11.30-13.00 Network matters
KUNO annual report and launching the new website
Presentations of the new steering group candidates and voting
Presentations of KUNO members via the topic of the meeting
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.00 Working groups (please register via registration form)
Art history
Artistic research and artist pedagogy
Curriculum development and teaching practices (materiality and workshops)
16.00-16.30 Summaries of working groups (K-218)
Free time
19.00 Dinner at restaurant Bruket (Kaikukatu 3)
SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER
9.00 Bus transportation from Hakaniemi
10.00-12.00 Optional Programme:
Visits to Alvar Aalto atelier and home (places limited to 40 persons, please register via registration form)
Alternative programme: exhibition tour in the city centre
12.30 Closing of the meeting, lunch and possibly sauna (TBC/studio GNTV, Ritokalliontie 18 B)
16.00 Bus transportation back to Hakaniemi
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
RECOMMENDED HOTELS
EUR 115 per night / standard single
EUR 125 per night / standard single
Prices are available until 7 September with the reservation code BTAI071026. http://www.scandichotels.com/fi?bookingcode=BTAI071026
Other options near Academy of Fine Arts:
LOCAL TRANSPORT
Tickets can be purchased via HSL app or by credit/debit card on readers in buses, trams and train (select the zones and tap your debit/credit card on the reader). When using metro, buy the ticket before entering escalators/platforms.
ARRIVING FROM THE AIRPORT
Bus 600 (nearest stops Haapaniemi and Hakaniemi)
Ticket 4,80 (zones ABC)
ARRIVING BY THE FERRY (From Länsiterminaali)
Tram 7 to Haapaniemi
Tram 9 to Hakaniemi
Ticket 3,50 (zones AB)
KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT
KUNO supports up to 3 participants to take part in the network meeting: 1 international coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports the 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Helsinki until Sunday for the networking night.
What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO Secretary for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
How to invoice: Following the KUNO network meeting in Helsinki, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Estonian Academy of Arts / KUNO. It should be sent by email to KUNO Coordinator: kuno@artun.ee / Reference: “KUNO Helsinki” . The invoice should include the names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Nov 2025.
