September 8, 2023–January 28, 2024
The nominees for the 2023 Ars Fennica award are Henni Alftan and Tuomas A. Laitinen from Finland, Lap-See Lam from Sweden, Camille Norment from Norway, and Emilija Škarnulytė from Lithuania. The exhibition will be on show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma from September 8, 2023 to January 28, 2024.
The Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation—ARS FENNICA sr organizes Finland’s most important visual arts award every other year. The award of 50,000 euros is given in recognition of an individual artistic oeuvre of outstanding quality. The nominees and the internationally renowned art expert selecting the awardee were chosen by a panel chaired by Leena Niemistö, Vice Chairman of the Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation and comprising Eija-Liisa Ahtila, artist and filmmaker, Leevi Haapala, Director of Kiasma and Kai Kartio, Director of Amos Rex.
Visitors to the exhibition may also vote for their favourite, and the audience award will be presented after the exhibition is over.
The Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation—ARS FENNICA sr was established in 1990 to promote the visual arts. Throughout the years, artists from Finland and the other Nordic and Baltic countries have been nominated for the award. Five exhibitions showcasing the Ars Fennica nominees have previously been organized at Kiasma, in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2017.
The exhibition is curated by Piia Oksanen, Curator of Exhibitions Kiasma. The exhibition is organized in collaboration between Kiasma and the Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation—ARS FENNICA sr.
