The Weekend of October

Media release 10.11.2016

The Weekend of October

ANTI Prize Weekend took place between 27th and 29th October 2016 in Kuopio, Finland. The programme of the event was presented mostly in public spaces such as in a shopping centre and a park – as well as in a church. Almost 2 000 people took part in the event during the few days.

The highlight of Friday 28th was Artefact, a new commissioned work by the Australian Willoh S. Weiland, the last years’ winner of our live art prize. The performance started in the Puijo Church, and from the church, we moved to a mysterious no-one’s land to witness the burial of our own Artefact, a huge stone.

ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art was awarded for the third time on Saturday 29th and for the first time it went to a Finnish artist, Terike Haapoja. The prize ceremony was followed by an artistic club programme, the Finnish electronic music group K-X-P being the leading star.

During the Weekend, ANTI also hosted several international meetings with art professionals and its local partners; almost 40 artists and art professionals from 12 different countries visited Kuopio.

The Weekend in Images

The best clips by videographer Kim Saarinen can be found on our Vimeo page.

Also, take a look at the fantastic photography galleries by Pekka Mäkinen on our Facebook page!

Future DiverCities Artist Lab

ANTI Festival hosted an experimental artist residence, Lab between 23rd and 30th October 2016 as a part of the international collaboration project Future DiverCities. Artists Anniina Aunola (FI), Antye Greie-Ripatti (DE/FI), HC Gilje (NO) and Jens Beyer (DE) worked in Kuopio in collaboration with each other and local communities. During the Lab, they created a continuing project, Overmapping. You may follow the project on www.overmapping.tumblr.com!

Check out the video compilation of the Lab week!