An Experimental Artist Residence in Kuopio

ANTI Festival will host an experimental artist residence “Lab” as a part of the Future DiverCities project between 23rd and 30th October 2016. Four artists from the field of urban, digital, sound and community art will gather together in Kuopio to work in collaboration.

The Kuopio Lab is the first of the 19 Artist Labs which will test and develop the practical approaches of Future DiverCities’ vision and mission during the project (2016-2020).

The Lab will provide an opportunity for artists to experiment, collaborate and engage with the citizens and urban context of Kuopio. The results and non-results of the working period will be shared in different forms during the ANTI Prize Weekend between 27th and 29th October 2016. ANTI Festival will communicate about the public performances and interventions by the Lab Artists on its website and social media during the event!

The Lab will be hosted by ANTI Festival in partnership with creative facilitators The Map Consortium (UK).

Lab Artists in Kuopio

Anniina Aunola (FI)
Finnish, Kuopio based dance artist and pioneer in community art.

Antye Greie-Ripatti (DE/FI)
Digital songwriter, sound composer, poetress, curator and educator from Germany, based in Hailuoto, Finland.

HC Gilje (NO)
Norwegian artist working in installation, experimental video, live performance and set design.

The Constitute / Jens Beyer (DE)
Creative collective working on visual language for public space using digital and physical expressions.

Open Discussion in Kuopio!

The Lab Artists will meet with local artists and creatives of Kuopio already on Monday 24th between 6 and 8 pm. in a casual discussion meeting!

Join the Artists & Creatives Meet in Kuopio event on Facebook!

Future DiverCities

Future DiverCities – Creativity in an Urban Context is an innovative international collaboration between 9 cultural organisations from 8 countries. Future DiverCities is co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission.

From September 2016, this 4 years experimentation will aim at exploring new models of creation and dissemination that support the future, cultural diversity and alternative ecosystems.
For more information, contact Elisa Itkonen, elisa@antifestival.com, +358 50 305 2005.