Invitation to the announcement of the winner of the 2023 Ars Fennica prize at Kiasma on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, at 14:00 (UTC+2)
Join us in finding out who is the winner of Finland’s most prestigious visual arts award. The winner has been selected from a shortlist of candidates by Anne Barlow, Director of the Tate St Ives. The press conference will be attended by Barlow, the winner of the award, and Leena Niemistö, chair of the competition jury. The press conference will take place on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, at 14:00 (UTC+2) in the Seminar Room at Kiasma. The award ceremony can also be attended online. Be sure to register for the event by 20 November by email to KiasmaTiedotus@kiasma.fi
The Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation – ARS FENNICA sr presents Finland’s most important visual arts prize every other year. The prize of 50,000 euros is awarded to the winner in recognition of distinctive artistic output of high merit.
The candidates for the 2023 Ars Fennica prize are Henni Alftan and Tuomas A. Laitinen of Finland, Lap-See Lam of Sweden, Camille Norment of Norway, and Emilija Škarnulytė of Lithuania. The candidates and the international art expert choosing the winner are selected by a panel of experts appointed by the foundation.
A joint exhibition of the nominees’ work will be on display at Kiasma until 28 January 2024. The exhibition is produced jointly by Kiasma and the Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation – ARS FENNICA sr.
Registration and enquiries
Please register for the press conference by 20 November. For registration and further information, please contact KiasmaTiedotus@kiasma.fi
The award ceremony will be streamed at: https://livekanava.fi/arsfennica2023/
More information about the Ars Fennica 2023 expert and candidates
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Kiira Koskela, Communications Officer, kiira.koskela@kiasma.fi, +358 50 4786 861
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