It’s difficult to walk for ten minutes in Finland, in any direction, and not encounter a lake. Of course that’s an exaggeration and it’s entirely possible to avoid a shoreline, but the country’s romanticized topography as a land of lakes and islands isn’t entirely fictional either; a flight into any Finnish airport reveals just that, […]

Festival programme 2017 coming up! Think about the majority of the Earth’s surface – water – also being the most abundant substance in the human body.  #antifestival2017 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival 2017 will produce a programme of projects that respond to the theme of water. The first programme release coming up on Monday 5th […]

May through October 2017 VAMOS! Kuopio | Sepänkatu 9 A pilot project by artist Ernest Truely, ANTI Festival and the New Start Finland! research project will start in May in Kuopio. The project includes a series of workshops for a group of young people, both who have recently been granted with asylum in Finland and […]

Media release 4.5.2017 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival has been selected to receive the EFFE Label (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe). ANTI is now a part of the EFFE festival community, facilitated by the European Festivals Association, which consists of festivals that stand for artistic quality and have a significant impact on local, national […]

Building a future city where all voices are heard “Our simultaneous objectives – developing artists, art and the city – come together excellently in the Future DiverCities – Creativity in an Urban Context project that started in 2016. At the core of the project is urban city space, its cultural diversity and all the voices in the […]

ANTI has always been an event strongly connected with the City of Kuopio. Places, people, communities and companies of the city are part of the network of contributors where the ANTI Festival was born and takes place. We want to participate in creating and developing a vibrant Kuopio and its urban culture where all voices […]

Media release 4.4.2017 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival, Future DiverCities project and Design Week Kuopio will host a discussion meeting on urban culture and environment and co-design in April, in Kuopio. The organisers welcome local creatives, entrepreneurs, city officers, politicians and citizens of Kuopio to discuss on creative and participatory development and how to create a […]

Saastamoinen Foundation continues funding the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art The Finnish Saastamoinen Foundation has granted ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival with €300 000 to award the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art during the next four years (2017-2020). The future of the Prize is secured with this generous support. ANTI Festival and […]

  Media release 30.3.2017 The Finnish Saastamoinen Foundation has granted ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival with €300 000 to award the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art during the next four years (2017-2020). The future of the Prize is secured with this generous support. ANTI Festival and Saastamoinen Foundation have awarded the world’s only […]

Newsletter 3.3.2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation supports ANTI Festival in Future DiverCities project The Finnish Cultural Foundation has awarded €85 000 to ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival for implementation of the Future DiverCities – Creativity in an Urban Context project in Kuopio, Finland. Thank you for the investment in international mobility of art and artists! Future […]