October 16th, 2025, Cultural Centre Valve, Oulu
Hybrid format available
For whom?
Art and culture professionals and students who wish to develope European cooperation on one-to-one art field or to get insights into one-to-one art in care enviroments.
Social and healthcare professionals and students who want to use arts-based methods in their work or collaborate with artists.
Everyone who cares about art done with one person at a time.
The Organiser: Cultural Cooperative ILME, in collaboration with Cultural Centre Valve.
The symposium is free of charge. Register here
In the symposium, we will explore the diverse ways in which one-to-one art has been done in care environments—and what more could be done. There is a special remote workshop for artists & organisations to plan future cooperation on the one-to-one field.
How can professionals in social and healthcare services utilize art in their client work? What structural challenges and opportunities there are in bringing art into the social and healthcare sector? What ethical questions need to be considered?
The symposium is part of the Kehä Festival of One-to-One Art, where artists from all across Europe perform for one person at a time. All artworks take place both in care environments and at the public event at Kulttuuritalo Valve.
Come to enjoy and learn, to network and make an impact!
Program
9:00 – 12:15 Morning. Hybrid implementation. Valvesali Hall.
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee – Valveen Paljetti Café
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome words – Aino Granlund and Timo Harju
9:45 – 10:00 Work demo – Jaakko Autio: Nature Within
10:00 – 10:45 One-on-one art encounters in care communities – Riku Laakkonen, Tampere University
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:20 In the Same Boat – short film by director Mervi Junkkonen & Mia Malviniemi, Remote greeting by Mia Malviniemi – Artist at Home project
11:20 – 12:15 Panel discussion: What is possible in one-to-one art?
- Mikko Oranen and Pilvi Palmu – Hoivatie
- Jaana du Toit, vocational rehabilitation instructor, together with an expert by experience from Clubhouse Pönkkä – Nuorten Ystävät
- Eva Nina Lampič and Harri Piispanen – Kehä Festival artists
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch break (self-funded)
13:00 – 15:15 Afternoon. Workshops facilitated by Kehä Festival artists. Cultural Centre Valve.
13:00 – 14:00
Workshop on Calmness and Concentration – Aapo Nikkanen
Light hypnosis techniques as tools for independent focus and relaxation. Workshop in Finnish.
Small Stories from Life – Katri Rauanjoki
In this workshop, we work with question cards that help clients talk about their life situation, understand the reasons and circumstances behind events, and reflect on the future. Workshop in Finnish.
Drawing with the Senses – Ines Magalhaes
We explore perception and let our senses lead, discovering new ways of seeing, feeling, and expressing through the act of drawing. Workshop in English.
Making of C8H11NO2 – Room 100
Come see the short film Blink by Jakov Labrović, which tells the background of the contemporary circus performance C8H11NO2 (2.0) by the ROOM 100 collective. After the film, there will be a discussion on how mental challenges, and their effects on social interaction, can be explored in a one-to-one art piece. Workshop in English.
13:00 – 14:30 Future of one-to-one art – Timo Harju, artistic director of the Kehä festival
A facilitated remote meeting for art and culture professionals. In the meeting we network with each other and brainstorm cooperation on one-to-one art field between artists & organisations. Workshop in English.
14:15 – 15:15
Grounding Workshop – Signe Levä
Guided partner work where each person helps the other, in turn, to sense and be present in the moment. Workshop in Finnish.
Choreographing in Virtual Reality – Rebecca Evans
A peek into choreographing in VR, with a focus on consent and care. Workshop in English.
The Art of Listening – Giulia Gallina
A journey into sonic awareness, blending sound walks and mindful listening to uncover the vibrations, subtle voices, and poetic echoes that inhabit a space. At Madetoja Park. Workshop in English.
Take My Love workshop – Eva Holts
In the workshop, we hear love stories and write our own. Workshop in English.
Whenever you are ready:
Emma Fält: Celebrating the Distance
Online: link → https://onetooneart.eu/guest-picture
