Croquis at Nummi Library house
This fall, live model drawing sessions are held weekly in three different locations!
B-gallery, Turku Book Café, and the Turku Academic Animal Rights Society are joining forces to organize a series of drawing evenings together.
DRAWING SESSIONS
Bring your own drawing tools and paper. A small donation of a couple of euros will be collected in cash for the model. The doors will close at the announced time, so please arrive before that.
Croquis (or ”krokii” in Finnish) comes from the French word croquer, meaning quick sketching. Croquis drawings are typically done from a live model in a limited time, such as 1–10 minutes. Once the time is up, the model changes pose. Multiple sketches are often made in succession.
Mark these dates and locations in your calendar:
19.9. Thursday B-gallery at 18.15
23.9. Monday Turku Book Café at 18.30
3.10. Thursday B-galleria at 18.15
10.10. Thursday B-galleria at 18.15
17.10. Thursday B-galleria at 18.15
21.10. Monday Turku Book Café at 18.30
31.10. Thursday B-galleria at 18.15
7.11. Thursday Akateos at 18.00
14.11. Thursday Akateos at 18.00
18.11. Monday Turku Book Café at 18.30
28.11. Thursday Akateos at 18.00
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16.12. Monday Turku Book Café at 18.30
ORGANIZERS
B-GALLERIA is a non-profit and artist-run art space in the center of Turku. The main aim of B-galleria’s activities is to provide different contemporary art practitioners the opportunity to exhibit their works and projects, and to serve as an accessible space for the public to engage with and experience contemporary art in various forms.
B-gallery is located ar Aninkaistenkatu 5, near the crossing of Yliopistonkatu and Aninkaistenkatu.
Turku Book Café is a non-commercial, non-profit cooperative formed by its members, volunteers, and employees. Since its establishment, the main role of Book Café has been to act as a free, non-commercial meeting place, a safer space especially for minorities, and a facilitator of a wide range of independent cultural and event activities in Turku’s historic center. The core values of Turku Book Café include queer feminism, anti-racism, and anti-capitalism.
The Book Café is in the courtyard of Brinkkala, which can be reached from the Old Market Square.
The Turku Academic Animal Rights Society (Akateos) is a sub-organization of the Student Union of the University of Turku (TYY), whose purpose is to promote animal rights awareness at the university and bring together like-minded individuals. In November, Akateos will organize the event series “Perspectives on Human-Animal Relations” at the Nummi Library as part of Turku cultural intermediate space project. The events will combine art and social and critical animal studies.
Akateos’ event space is at Nummi library building, at Töykkälänkatu 22. Buses 55, 56 and 99 stop next to the library.
ACCESSIBILITY
B-galleria, unfortunately, is not an accessible space. The main entrance from Aninkaistenkatu to B-galleria has a small staircase with five steps. The width of the outer door is 71.5 cm, the width of the stairs is 105 cm, and the height of the staircase is 86 cm. Our restroom is also not accessible due to its small size. For information on the lighting, scents, and other conditions in the temporary exhibitions, you can contact the gallery by email or phone.
Kirjakahvila is located in a building protected by the Finnish Heritage Agency, which is not wheelchair accessible. There is one step (15 cm high) at the front door, and the door opening is 108 cm wide when both double doors are opened. If you need assistance entering, please call Kirjakahvila at +358 2 4691396. The thresholds are staggered and 3.5–4.5 cm high. In addition to the front door, there is a threshold in every doorway. The restrooms are not wheelchair accessible due to narrow doorways and limited space.
The former home care office used by Akateos at the Nummi Library is accessible. The library has a ramp, and there is an accessible restroom available.