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Helsinglight på Comic Con Stockholm – vi ses i monter A:00

October 28, 2025 Fredrik Fernlund

Helsinglight at Comic Con Stockholm – see you at booth A:00

We’re coming to Comic Con Stockholm, October 31 – November 2! Find us right after the entrance at booth A:00 and stock up on FX makeup, special effects, and colored lenses. At Heroes Academy, Petra is running beginner FX workshops – first come, first served!

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March 12, 2018 Petra Shara Stoor

Alternative Art Gallery at Helsinglight
We're planning full steam ahead for the work to continue to get our Alternative Art Gallery at Helsinglight up and running! We're aiming and hoping we will be able to launch the gallery open in May or June 2018! Cannot wait for this day to come! We're working so hard towards this goal. To open the doors to an unique platform and arena for alternative, subcultural art, music and performances.
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March 9, 2018 Petra Shara Stoor

Helsinglight Alternative Artist in Residence
We're working on and planning many projects at the same time. One of them is setting up a program for Alternative Artists in Residence at Helsinglight (AAiR). Being around nature can lower stress levels, boost your mental health, innovative thinking and creative process.
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March 8, 2018 Fredrik Fernlund

Creating our artistic haven Helsinglight
In September 2011 creative concept artists Petra Shara Stoor & Fredrik Fernlund bought the house of their dreams, for their artistic vision: "Helsinglight - SFX Makeup Academy, Art Gallery & Events". The house was built in 1920 and it used to be a school between the years of 1920-1965 so it already had great potential with its big classrooms already in place and it would be perfect for our dream of a school for Special effects makeup, masks, costumes, props etc.
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December 29, 2017 Petra Shara Stoor

House of Helsinglight - in the middle of creative everywhere
Helsinglight - A creative haven in the heart of Hälsingland, Sweden. Explore and experience unique artwork and events. Helsinglight SFX Makeup Academy Helsinglight SFX Makeup Academy is based in Nordanstig municipality in the mid north of Sweden. We organise our 10-day creative silicone mask making workshops.
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