We are truly honoured to receive these diplomas from the City of Kuopio. Unfortunately we are both working in other countries and unable to attend today’s ceremony, something that is unavoidable but nonetheless disappointing. We would very much liked to have been with you all today.
Over the last six years ANTI-Festival has helped to establish Kuopio as a centre for cultural excellence in Finland. Artists and audiences from all over the world have visited the city and enjoyed the festival programme and the city’s hospitality. Kuopio is known throughout the world as a city that understands the value and importance of contemporary art and for this fact alone we are proud to be the artistic directors of this unique festival that finds a welcome home in this unique city.
In receiving these diplomas we would like to look towards the future of ANTI-Festival. Over the next six years we hope to develop the festival, for it to grow into a ten-day event and for the programme to embrace ever more ambitious projects. We hope to more than double our current audience and to bring evermore visitors to our city.
To do this we need all the help and support we can find – these honorary diplomas, which we accept on behalf of all the artists and all the audiences that have visited the festival over the last six years, are a form of support and we sincerely thank the City of Kuopio for honouring ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival today.
From Stavanger and London we send our wishes, our thanks and our gratitude.
Johanna Tuukkanen and Gregg Whelan
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