M_itä? 2025 Biennale Artists
An open portfolio call for professional artists was organized in the spring of 2024 for the fourth M_itä? Contemporary Art Biennale, which will be held in Kuopio in September 2025.
The Kuopio biennale will showcase contemporary art from Eastern Finland at the Kuopio art museum and other cultural venues in the city. The Biennale's offer is not limited to visual art, but also includes experiential, performative, spatial and performance works that open new worlds and tickle different senses.
The selected artists are Jouni Airaksinen, Michal Czinege, Kaija Hinkula, Saara Hyvärinen, Nanna Hänninen, Antti Immonen, Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen, Maija Laurinen, Ulla-Mari Lindström, Aleksi Martikainen, Sanna Nissinen, Simo Ripatti, Piia Rossi, Jonna Suurhasko, Kristiina Uusitalo, Juha Valkeapää, workgroups Anniina Mannila, Panu Ollikainen & Risto Puurunen as well as Anna Fält, Emma Fält & Andrea Mancianti. Special guest: Markku "Sika" Puustinen.