Jury Statement: Live Art Prize 2020
As a jury we would like to express the complexity of our arriving at a decision, in particular given the difficult conditions of this year 2020. The current pandemic has impacted all areas of life bringing forth and enhancing a number of pre-existing socio-political issues while adding a whole range of other challenges to all […]
Brian Fuata is the 2020 Winner of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art
Media release 31.10.2020 Brian Fuata was announced as the 2020 winner of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art on Saturday 31st October. Fuata was revealed as the 7th winner of the prestigious prize during the ANTI Prize Party in Kuopio, Finland. The 2020 shortlist comprised of four celebrated artists/ collectives from across the globe: […]
ANTI Festival’s comment 31.10.2020
It was a great joy for ANTI Festival when Sonya Lindfors was awarded the 2018 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art. We were very disappointed and saddened when contract negotiations with Lindfors ended with the dissolution of our collaboration in June 2020. Unfortunately, a related article published in the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper on 31 […]
ANTI Festival 2020 starts tomorrow!
Newsletter 26.10.2020 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival starts tomorrow in Kuopio, Finland. The festival, with a theme of food, will take place between 27th October and 1st November 2020 as a part of the European Region of Gastronomy Kuopio celebration. Download the Festival Programme and Daily Schedule HERE and for more information, go to our […]
One week to ANTI Festival 2020!
Media release 20.10.2020 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival starts in one week in Kuopio, Finland. The festival, with a theme of food, will take place between 27th October and 1st November 2020 as a part of the European Region of Gastronomy Kuopio celebration. The safety of our audiences, artists and staff members has been at […]
ANTI Prize Party on Sat 31st Oct in Kuopio, Finland
Newsletter 14.10.2020 The highlight of the 2020 ANTI Festival and Shortlist LIVE! Programme will be experienced on Saturday 31st Oct at ANTI Prize Party. The main performer at the club is Yeboyah, the prominent Helsinki-based hip hop artist. The event will take place at Konepaja, Pohjolankatu 1, Kuopio, Finland. We celebrate the 2020 ANTI Festival, […]
Newsletter 09-10/2020
Volunteer for ANTI Festival 2020! ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival will take place between 27th October and 1st November 2020 in Kuopio, Finland. The 19th edition of ANTI Festival celebrates Kuopio’s winning nomination as the European Region of Gastronomy. The festival programme takes on food from provocative and unique perspectives. See the programme on our […]
One month to ANTI Festival 2020 – book your seats!
Media release 29.9.2020 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival will take place between 27th October and 1st November 2020 in Kuopio, Finland. The 19th edition of ANTI Festival celebrates Kuopio’s winning nomination as the European Region of Gastronomy. The festival programme takes on food from provocative and unique perspectives. Projects range from the intimate to the […]
Four artist essays – Shortlist LIVE! publication #2 is out
Media release 22.9.2020 Shortlist LIVE! is an entity built around the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art, which presents the annual award nominees extensively. One part of the entity is the bilingual Shortlist LIVE! publication. This year, the world’s only Live Art Prize nominees are Ingri Fiksdal from Norway, Brian Fuata from Australia, Geumhyung Jeong from South Korea and the […]
ANTI-19 – Juror Memoirs During the Lockdown
by Thomas F. DeFrantz A lifetime ago, before COVID-19, we gathered in Kuopio for the wondrous ANTI-2019 Festival. I was called as a juror for the 2019 International Prize for Live Art. While the work took me far from my family and home in North Carolina of the USA, I was grateful for the opportunity […]