“ANTI Festival is undergoing a year of transformation.
ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival is an annual, international contemporary arts festival presenting site-specific works in Kuopio, Finland. This year the festival will take place between 12th and 17th September. All festival events are free of charge for audiences.
The 2023 ANTI Festival serves as a mirror to changes occurring in its home town at the same time as the city serves as the stage for the work presented at the festival.
– This year, I’ve been thinking about ANTI as a kind of urban activist that also brings attention to global questions and phenomena as well as perspectives that have perhaps not yet been given enough attention in Kuopio. We’re reflecting on topics such as for whom and in whose terms our cities and towns are built and who gets to decide on the development of our environment and our future, says Elisa Itkonen, Lead Curator, ANTI Festival.
