Andrew Gryf Paterson
Written by Kalle Pakkala on March 19, 2009.ORGANISER: ‘ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY CULTURES’ SEMINAR
CO-ORGANISER: ‘PEER-FUNDING EXPERIMENT’
SPEAKER: WORKSHOP ABOUT ‘PEER-FUNDRAISING’
Andrew Gryf Paterson is a Scottish artist-organiser, cultural producer and independent researcher, based in Helsinki, Finland. His work involves variable roles of initiator, participant, author and curator, according to different collaborative and cross-disciplinary processes. Andrew works across the fields of media/network/ environmental activism, pursuing a participatory arts practice through workshops, performative events, and storytelling. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Medialab, University of Art and Design (TaiK), consolidating under the thesis title of “Artivistic Fieldwork: participatory platforms, devised events, and socially-engaged art storymaking”.
In past Pixelache Helsinki Festivals, he has organised the international ‘Locative Media Workshops’ held in the Helsinki Central Railway Station (2004, and 2006), presented his practice-led research in the ‘Architectures for Participation’ Seminar (2007), and led the ‘Baltic Boxwars’ networked-events between
Finland and Estonia (2008). Since last summer, he has also been a board member of Piknik Frequency ry. (producers of Pixelache Festival, Helsinki).
| 03. April | 10:00 | Kiasma Theatre | Alternative Economy Cultures seminar |
| 03. April | 17:00 | Lasipalatsi / 'Spaceship Earth' | Spaceship Earth exhibition opening |
| 04. April | 10:00 | Kiasma seminar room | Digital Craftsmanship seminar |
| 05. April | 15:00 | Demos Helsinki Office | Workshop about Peer-Fundraising |
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