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Welcome to the Annual General Assembly of the Birch and the Star

05 Wednesday Aug 2020

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This is your opportunity to hear about our activities and join in planning for the future. Come along and have your say!​​

Please join us for the The Annual General Assembly of the Birch and the Star on Wednesday August 19th, 2020 at 5 p.m. at Villa Gyllenberg (Kuusisaarenpolku 11, Helsinki).

The meeting is followed at 6 p.m. by a visit to the exhibition “The Path to Hidden Knowledge” curated by PhD Nina Kokkinen. The maximum group size for the guided tour is 20 persons, so due to limited access please sign up for the tour by Monday August 17th via email to birchandstar@gmail.com.

More information: https://gyllenbergs.fi/en/villa-gyllenberg/temporary-exhibitions/pagaende-utstaellning

Agenda for the Annual General Assembly:
1. Opening of the general annual meeting
2. Election of the Chairman and secretary of the meeting and two persons to verify the minutes
3. Quorum
4. Adoption of the Agenda
5. Financial report and Annual report 2019
6. Review of the Financial Report and discharge of the Board
7. Action plan, budget and membership fee 2020
8. Election of chair of the association and other board members
9. Election of auditor and vice auditor of the association
10.  Other matters

Vierailu WSOY:n taidekokoelmaan / Visit to WSOY’s Art Collection 25.3.2019

14 Thursday Mar 2019

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The Birch and the Star kutsuu jäsenensä vierailulle WSOY:n kirjallisuussäätiön taidekokoelmaan maanantaina 25.3. klo 18.00. Ilmoittaudu mukaan to 21.3. mennessä facebookissa tai sähköpostitse birchandstar@gmail.com. Kokoonnumme klo 18.00 rakennuksen edustalla osoitteessa Lönnrotinkatu 18.00.

Jos et vielä ole The Birch and the Starin jäsen, voit liittyä vierailun yhteydessä!

Tervetuloa mukaan!

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The Birch and the Star invites its members for a visit to WSOY’s Literature Foundation’s Art Collection on Monday 25 March at 6 pm. Please sign up by 21 March on facebook or by sending an email to birchandstar@gmail.com. We will meet at 6 pm in front of the building at Lönnrotinkatu 18.

If you are not a member of The Birch and the Star but would like to join the association, you can do that during the visit!

Welcome!

Wäinö Aaltonen: Lukeva nainen, 1948.
Pastelli, 27 x 22 cm

Taiteilijaelämää: Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Hugo Simberg, Ellen Thesleff

03 Wednesday Oct 2018

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Miten elämä taipuu tarinaksi? Voiko kauan sitten kuolleen ihmisen tavoittaa? Kuinka taide ja elämä kohtaavat?

Näistä ja muista taiteilijaelämäkertoihin ja niiden kirjoittamiseen liittyvistä kysymyksistä keskustellaan Gallen-Kallelan Museolla sunnuntaina 21.10. klo 13. Tilaisuuden avaa taidehistorioitsija Marja Lahelma alustuksella vasta ilmestyneestä Akseli Gallen-Kallelan elämäkertateoksestaan. Sen jälkeen paneelikeskustelussa mukana Helena Ruuska, jonka Hugo Simberg -elämäkerta ilmestyi syyskuussa, sekä Ellen Thesleffistä viime vuonna elämäkerran julkaissut Hanna-Reetta Schreck. Keskustelua johdattelee taidehistorioitsija Riikka Stewen. The Birch and the Star järjestää tilaisuuden yhteistyössä Gallen-Kallelan Museon kanssa.

Museon pääsylipulla.
Tilaisuus korvaa kyseisen sunnuntain yleisöopastuksen.

http://www.gallen-kallela.fi/nayttely_tapahtuma/taiteilijaelamaa-akseli-gallen-kallela-hugo-simberg-ellen-thesleff/

 

The Birch and the Star’s trip to Ainola

31 Friday Aug 2018

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On 29 August 2018 members of The Birch and the Star visited Ainola, the home of composer Jean Sibelius and his family, located in Järvenpää close to many other artists’ homes around Lake Tuusula. We spent the afternoon exploring every nook and corner of the charming early 20th century house designed by the architect Lars Sonck. We were even allowed to take a peak into parts of the house that are usually closed from the public. In the upstairs bedroom the presence of Aino Sibelius, who continued to live there after her husband’s death, could still be felt. And in the little room where Jean Sibelius had spent hours composing, reading and thinking, we encountered a ceramic bust of Beethoven sculpted by Sibelius’ friend Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa. The wonderful collection of artworks mostly consists of gifts given to Sibelius and his family by artist friends and admirers of the composer’s work. The garden has been kept beautifully with some plants originating from the time the Sibelius family still lived there. Of course we also stoped to pay our respects at Jean and Aino Sibelius’ grave.

We wish to thank museum director Hanne Selkokari for being such a wonderful host!

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Current events in The Birch and the Star / Ajankohtaisia asioita The Birch and the Starissa

20 Monday Aug 2018

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Greetings from the general annual meeting

The Birch and the Star held its general annual meeting in Ateneum Art Museum on June 6, 2018 and elected a new board for the association. Riikka Stewen was elected as chair of the association. Other board members are Marja Lahelma (communications officer) and Petra Lehtoruusu (secretary) with Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff (vice-chair) and Anne Pelin as vice-members. Nina Kokkinen continues as treasurer.

Join us for a trip to Ainola Museum on Aug 29, 2018

On August 29th the association organizes a trip to Ainola Museum for its members. The programme includes visiting the Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius’ home with museum director Hanne Selkokari as our host. The trip is limited to members of The Birch and the Star, but joining the association is possible during the trip. Welcome to join us and contribute to the association’s future activities!

The programme starts in Ainola on Wednesday Aug, 29 at 16:00.

Call for Ideas on the association’s future

The board is beginning work on a strategy for the associations future and kindly asks members to submit ideas for developing the association and its activities. Please send any proposals for activities to the associations secretary Petra Lehtoruusu (petra.lehtoruusu[at)helsinki.fi).

Updating the association’s membership register

The association is updating its membership register and kindly asks members to send their current contact information to secretary Petra Lehtoruusu (petra.lehtoruusu(at)helsinki.fi). Thank you for your help!

Best regards,
The Birch and the Star Board of 2018

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Terveisiä vuosikokouksesta!

Vuosikokous Ateneumin taidemuseossa 6.6.2018 valitsi yhdistykselle uuden hallituksen. Yhdistyksen puheenjohtajaksi valittiin Riikka Stewen. Hänen lisäkseen hallitukseen valittiin Marja Lahelma (tiedottaja) ja Petra Lehtoruusu sekä varajäseniksi Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff (varapj) ja Anne Pelin. Taloudenhoitajana jatkaa Nina Kokkinen.

Kesäretki Ainolaan 29.8.2018

Birch and the Star järjestää jäsenilleen retken Ainolaan 29.8.2018. Ohjelmaan sisältyy vierailu kansallissäveltäjä Jean Sibeliuksen kotimuseoon Järvenpäässä museonjohtaja Hanne Selkokarin johdolla. Retki on avoin vain jäsenille, mutta retken aikana on mahdollista liittyä yhdistyksen jäseneksi. Tervetuloa mukaan!

Ohjelma alkaa Ainolassa ke 29.8. klo 16:00.

Tule mukaan ideoimaan yhdistyksen tulevaisuutta

Hallitus aloittaa strategiatyön yhdistyksen kehittämiseksi. Jäsenistöltä toivotaan palautetta ideoita yhdistyksen tulevaa toimintaa varten. Ehdotukset voi lähettää sihteeri Petra Lehtoruusulle (petra.lehtoruusu(at)helsinki.fi).

Yhdistyksen jäsenrekisteriä päivitetään

The Birch and the Star pääivittää jäsenrekisteriään ja pyytää jäsenistöä lähettämään ajantasaiset yhteystietonsa sihteeri Petra Lehtoruusulle (petra.lehtoruusu(at)helsinki.fi). Kiitoksia avusta!

 Terveisin,
The Birch and the Starin hallitus 2018

Annual General Meeting of the Birch and the Star, Mon 25 April 2016

15 Friday Apr 2016

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Please join us for a private visit to the Japanomania exhibition at the Ateneum Art Museum on Monday 25 April at 14.00. The Annual General Meeting of the Birch and the Star will take place after the visit at 15.00. This is your opportunity to hear about our activities and our exciting plans for the future. Come along and have your say! We will meet in front of the Ateneum Art Museum (Kaivokatu 2) at 14.00. The museum is closed on Mondays so we all have to go in at the same time – please be punctual.

All members of the Birch and the Star are welcome!

If you are not a member yet but would like to join the association, please  fill out the membership form and send it to birchandstar@gmail.com, or bring it along with you to the meeting.