Jury of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art 2021 & ANTI Prize Party

Media release 2.9.2021

ANTI Festival is thrilled to present the 2021 Jury of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art. Curator and Counsellor of Culture Maria Lind (Sweden) will work as the Chair of Jury, and the other members of the jury are Professor Jennie Klein (United States), and Artist, Researcher Pilvi Porkola (Finland).

The international jury is charged with responding to the last three year’s of an artist’s output. They will experience the recent works of the nominees in Shortlist LIVE! Programme at ANTI Festival 14-19 September 2021. A focus on recent work allows the prize and its annual shortlist to encounter artists at work, in real time, with material and imperatives that speak emphatically to the contemporary moment.

The nominees for the 2021 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live are: Alex Baczynski-Jenkins (Poland/UK), keyon gaskin (United States), Florentina Holzinger (Austria), and Narcissister (United States).

The jury will award the unique prize at ANTI Prize Party on Saturday 18th September 2021.

Read more about the members of the jury (link) on our website.

ANTI Prize Party & SOFA (FI)

SAT 18.9. / 21.00 –
@ VR Konepaja (address: Pohjolankatu 1, Kuopio)
0€

In ANTI Prize Party, we will celebrate the 20-year-old ANTI Festival and the 2021 nominees and the Winner of the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art with drinks, food, and music!

Live music by SOFA, a feminist Helsinki-based rap duo!

Programme
20.30 Bar open: Drinks, Food&Snacks
21.30 Announcement of the 2021 Winner of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art
22.00 Live music: SOFA (FI)
23.00 Dance with DJ Shy Grl

Organised in collaboration with Restaurant Ravintolamestarit.

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