HELD MEANINGS

Welcome to the opening and performance on Tuesday, 23.6.2026 at 18h in Valve Gallery!

23.6.-1.8. Kemê and Arlene Tucker: Held Meanings - Exhibitions & Encounters

Location: Valve Cultural Centre, Hallituskatu 7, 90100 Oulu

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Held Meanings by artists Kemê and Arlene Tucker is a dialogue about symbols, care, and protection. Two parallel solo projects inhabit the gallery space in conversation with one another, as well as invite others to join through public encounters.

The exhibitions “(5) Take My Hand” by Kemê and “Held” by Arlene Tucker unfold across the two rooms of Valve Gallery, offering a space where visitors can participate at their own rhythm while exploring the power of symbols, our subjective meaning-making processes, and the many ways we hold them, or are held by them. From the intimate to the collective, the artists approach these questions as a source of connection and understanding rather than division.

Held Meanings is part of the Oulu2026 cultural programme.

Public Program:

• 23 June, 6 p.m. Opening and performance
• 24 June, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Workshop: Did You Realise?
• 25 June, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Workshop: Symbols of Protection (Create Your Own)
• 27 June, 11-12:30 a.m. In Dialogue: Conversations, Rituals, and Guided Tour
• 01 August, 2:30-4 p.m. Guided tour & conversation

All events are free and part of Catalysti’s KUVI-supported programme.
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