Galleria Huuto is an artist run space for art. Galleria Huuto is conducted by a non-profit collective Mehiläispesä ry – Bikupa rf, which consists of over 150 artist members. An artist who has had an exhibition in Galleria Huuto can apply for membership. We wish that members take part in Huuto’s diverse communal activities.
Galleria Huuto is focusing on professional and highly skillfull exhibitions at Galleria Huuto’s current location. Additionally Galleria Huuto executes artistic projects in Finland and abroad.
At the moment Huuto operates at Panimokatu 1, Kalasatama.
About 450 sq-meters of previous ripening space for bananas is turned into an artistic haven that encompass:
– four galleries (Huuto I, Huuto II, Huuto III ja Huuto IV)
– space for events such as discussions, concerts and other cultural happenings
– living room for visitors and collabotators
– six ateliers for member artists
Spring 2023 Huuto’s member artists designed and built new spaces to Kalasatama:
ABOUT GALLERIA HUUTO
Galleria Huuto is an independent artist collective located in Helsinki, Finland, currently in Kalasatama area. Annually Huuto organizes as many as over 50 contemporary art exhibitions.
Galleria Huuto is not restricted merely within these premises, however, but can also be realized elsewhere in a form of various events, projects and visits.
Galleria Huuto came into being in November 2002, when more than 25 young artists, frustrated with the rigidness of the traditional art institutions, decided to establish a gallery for themselves. Right from the start Huuto artists have shared a common initiative with a desire to communicate directly with the audience. Huuto founders wanted to show their work in a place free of middlemen and narrow hierarchical structures.
The freedom and independence of artistic work are the core values of Huuto, according to which all conditions are arranged. The gallery is run on a voluntary basis and costs are kept minimal. Huuto is especially aimed to stand as a forum for young and experimental art. Performances, multi-disciplinary and cross-over projects, acoustic and electronic music events, video and film screenings and public discussions are organized in Huuto in addition to solo and group exhibitions.
Huuto does not hold any general artistic view or policy. Exhibiting artists formulate their own policies and are solely responsible for their own show. Huuto does not constitute an artists’ group in the traditional sense, since not any commitments to artistic manifestos or styles are expected. To work within Huuto requires merely an interest for constructive collaboration with other artists.
Huuto organizes special projects, the aim of which often is to intertwine the social and individual aspects of artistic work. Dozens of artists might take part in creating a collaborative art work, for example. Huuto also takes part in a wider social dialogue through various art events or exhibitions, and often works in collaboration with other cultural organizations.
As an organization Galleria Huuto is focused on creating new institutional practices in art, promoting co-operation among artists and offering a platform for individual artists. Participants often see Huuto as an alternative art infrastructure: a place, a time and an opportunity to act.
Hundreds of artists from Finland and abroad have taken part in exhibitions and other projects in Galleria Huuto, from which about 120 have joined as members of the collective by now.
Galleria Huuto’s history
Collective’s accomplishments in organizing exhibitions begun in 2002, when 25 young artists founded the first Galleria Huuto at Viiskulma, Helsinki. Huuto was back then one of the first artist run galleries in Helsinki and in Finland.
Huuto has had several locations throughout its history:
Galleria Huuto Viiskulma (2002-2013)
Galleria Huuto Uudenmaankatu (2005-2018)
Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari (artists’ multipurposeroom, that included four galleries, a space for various events and six artists’ ateliers, 2013-2018)
Galleria Huuto Eerikinkatu/Kalevankatu (1.8.2018–2.4.2023)
Galleria Huuto Kalasatama / Panimokatu 1, 1st floor (21.4.2023–)
Huuto’s member artists having a meal break during Eerikinkatu/Kalevankatu’s renovation
Galleria Huuto has been supported by:
Alfred Kordelinin rahasto
Helsingin kulttuurikeskus
Koneen säätiö
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
Suomen Taideyhdistys
Svenska Kulturfonden
Taiteen keskustoimikunta
Valtion kuvataidetoimikunta
Uudenmaan Taidetoimikunta
Frame
Suomalais-norjalainen kulttuurirahasto
Suomalais-ruotsalainen kulttuurirahasto
