June 2019Video works for the Fem 4 Contemporary Art Exhibition have been selected. Thanks to all the participants and congratulations to the selected ones! The videos were sent all around the world and the selection was extremely difficult. 20 artist's / work group's videos was chosen to the programme this time.
Video artists and works: Natacha Voliakovksy, O C C U P Y -Video-performance Melina Peña, El Vacío de la Nada Nacho Recio, ant Leena Lehti, Hairytale Oulmakki Amine, Oxygène Milo Masoničić, Grandparents Sinasi Gunes, Anatolia SpiegelimspiegelKollektiv, Offerta/Opera Vana Wai Man Leung, It’s not what you think Veronika Burger, Vérorose and Songs of Fortune Sami Ala, finland european Hamza Kırbas, Powerism Nina Corti, PULPA Florencia Levy, Landscape for a person Danielle Heath, Twist, Delude, Dissemble and Flimflam (The Trickstar’s Guide.) Irena Paskali, OPEN DIALOG Citron Lunardi, Null Object Shahar Tuchner, Shik Shak Shok and The Mensch Emanuele Dainotti, Un cuento de Santa María (4 channel video installation) Martin Calvino: Tango Short Films -OCHO_CORTADO, Cuatro Palabras and Dance What You Read Exhibition calendar will be published here in August 2019. Stay tuned! |
April 2019Hello artists, still about a month to apply to Videokanava and World of Tango festival contemporary art exhibitions 2019!
Opening of the exhibitions at Hirvitalo on 31th of August 2019. Other screening will be published soon. |
February 2019FEM 4 - Open call is on! Apply before 31.5.2019!
February's video in Videokanava online gallery is the documentary Ukkosrumpu / Thunder drum by Finnish film director Katariina Lillqvist.
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December 2018Videokanava's online exhibition is on!
The online exhibition includes eight artists whose videos deals with the theme Resolution / Kumous. The video works are seen at Videokanava's Gallery page from 19th of December to end of January 2019. Enjoy the videos and happy Christmas! Artists and videos: Morkku work group: Activistas Shubhangi Singh: Terrorist / Apostate Riina Vilén: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Teemu Raudaskoski: #MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX Elham Rahmati: It Seemed to be Better Way Veera Salmio: Bow, Kaboom, Splash Alberto Reza: City of Plastic Onni Lillqvist and Alexey Antropov: Pispala 1918 |
November 2018 |
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Vastavirta-Klubi (Yläkerta / Upstairs)
Location: Pispalan valtatie 39, Tampere Date:6.11.2018 Time: 19-24 Link to the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1748675998576602/ Videos: Samuli Pyykkönen // Freedom in the Dark Onni Lillqvist // Pispala 1918 |
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October 2018 |
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Nykytaiteenkeskus Hirvitalo / ContemporaryArt Center Pispala
Location: Hirvikatu 10, Tampere Date: 6.10.2018 Time: 18-21.30 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/733904523614162/ Videos: Priya Sen // Noon Day Dispensary Riina Vilén // Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Pro tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup // Activistas Margot Nash and Robin Laurie // We Aim to Please Otso Höglund // Meditation part one Mari Hokkanen // Häpeä / Shame Elham Rahmati // It seemed the better way Shubhangi Singh // Terrorist / Apostate Onni Lillqvist // Pispala 1918 |
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Poster: Alberto Reza
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September 2018 |
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Kulttuuritalo Laikku / Cultural House Laikku
Location: Keskustori 4, Tampere Date: 29.9.2018 Time: 20-22 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/253926868780306/ Videos: Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko // Black Lives Matter Alberto Reza // City of Plastic Veera Salmio // Bow, Kaboom, Splash Taija Goldblatt // Olemisesta / On Being Shubhangi Singh // Dawn to Dust Henry Solorzano // 30 dias de patineta Teemu Raudaskoski // #MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX Anna Björklund // Unknown Animal Niko Skorpio // I WANT MY REVOLUTION |
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AUGUST 2018Videokanava presents 18.8.2018:
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS Screening 1, Curator’s introduction Location: Hiedanranta Garden Party Address: Tehdaskartanonkatu 38, 33400 Tampere, Finland https://www.facebook.com/events/464922017299425/ Videos: Shubhangi Singh: Terrorist / Apostate and Iqbal Barkat Camoo Rashedpoor: Branches of Life Taija Goldblatt: Olemisesta / On Being Shubhangi Singh: Dawn to Dust Margot Nash and Robin Laurie: We Aim to Please Katariina lillqvist: Radio Dolores Martta Tuomaala: FinnCycling - Suomi - Perkele! Vol. 2 |
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Poster made by Shubhangi Singh
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Welcome to RESOLUTION / KUMOUS video art festival!
Curators: Shubhangi Singh (India), Taija Goldblatt (Finland) and Onni Lillqvist (Finland) The theme of the exhibition, Resolution / Kumous, deals with "one person's revolution", civic activism and change through 22 video works and artists and three different curators. From September 2018 onwards videos are presented in various galleries and other cultural venues and events in Finland and abroad. Videokanava will also project works from Kino Mobile, old museum van, which makes possible to organise outdoor screenings in many urban spaces. Read more about Kino Mobile here https://spark.adobe.com/page/bBwxcI72W9RWj/ |
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The artists and the works are:
Anna Björklund // Unknown Animal anna-bjorklund.com Taija Goldblatt // Olemisesta / On Being taija.goldblatt.fi/ Mari Hokkanen // Häpeä / Shame marihokkanen.com Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko // Black Lives Matter sashahuber.com/ petri-saarikko Otso Höglund // Meditation part one Katariina Lillqvist // Radio Dolores // Uralin perhonen / Far Away From Ural katariinalillqvist.com Onni Lillqvist // Pispala 1918 www.elonet.fi/fi/henkilo/1511185 Margot Nash and Robin Laurie // We Aim to Please margotnash.com / Pro tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup // Activistas vanhatavaraasema.blogspot.com Samuli Pyykkönen // Freedom in the Dark freedominthedark.com/ Elham Rahmati // It seemed the better way elhamrahmati.com/ Teemu Raudaskoski // #MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX teemuraudaskoski.com Alberto Reza // City of Plastic Veera Salmio // Bow, Kaboom, Splash veerasalmio.weebly.com/ Mitsuo Sato, Kyoichi Yamaoka // Yama - Attack to Attack Attack_to_Attack Priya Sen // Noon Day Dispensary Shubhangi Singh // Dawn to Dust // Terrorist / Apostate shubhangisingh Niko Skorpio // I WANT MY REVOLUTION nikoskorpio.net Henry Solorzano // 30 dias de patineta https://vimeo.com/290311338 Riina Vilén // Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday riinavilen.com/ |
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Screening calendar
Näytöskalenteri Tampereen taidemuseon piha / Yard of Tampere Art Museum Location: Puutarhakatu 34, Tampere Date. 22.9.2018 Time: 21-23 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/268590883775703/ Videos: Katariina Lillqvist // Radio Dolores Teemu Raudaskoski // #MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX Pro tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup // Activistas Onni Lillqvist // Pispala 1918 Veera Salmio // Bow, Kaboom, Splash Anna Björklund // Unknown Animal Elham Rahmati // It seemed the better way Riina Vilén // Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Kulttuuritalo Laikku / Cultural House Laikku Location: Keskustori 4, Tampere Date: 29.9.2018 Time: 20-22 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/253926868780306/ Videos: Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko // Black Lives Matter Alberto Reza // City of Plastic Veera Salmio // Bow, Kaboom, Splash Taija Goldblatt // Olemisesta / On Being Shubhangi Singh // Dawn to Dust Henry Solorzano // 30 dias de patineta Teemu Raudaskoski // #MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX Anna Björklund // Unknown Animal Niko Skorpio // I WANT MY REVOLUTION Nykytaiteenkeskus Hirvitalo / ContemporaryArt Center Pispala Location: Hirvikatu 10, Tampere Date: 6.10.2018 Time: 18-21.30 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/733904523614162/ Videos: Priya Sen // Noon Day Dispensary Riina Vilén // Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Pro tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup // Activistas Margot Nash and Robin Laurie // We Aim to Please Otso Höglund // Meditation part one Mari Hokkanen // Häpeä / Shame Elham Rahmati // It seemed the better way Shubhangi Singh // Terrorist / Apostate Onni Lillqvist // Pispala 1918 Vastavirta-Klubi (Yläkerta / Upstairs) Location: Pispalan valtatie 39, Tampere Date:6.11.2018 Time: 19-24 Link to the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1748675998576602/ Videos: Samuli Pyykkönen // Freedom in the Dark Onni Lillqvist // Pispala 1918 Rest of the screening places will be confirmed soon. |
JULY 2018 |
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W:oW videos in Bulgaria!
http://wow.engad.org/wow-19_bulgaria/ artvideoKOELN & The New Museum of Networked Art are happy to present The WOW program series WOW.19 / Bulgaria @ The Quarantine Film Festival Varna – 12-14 July 2018 |
MARCH 2018 |
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New National Anthem / Uusi Maamme laulu -videos
10th of March, Pispala Vilkkari Off, Tampere, Finland 16th of April, “Čítárna Unijazz” in Prague, Czech Republic |
FEBRUARY 2018
Videokanava's videos in Russia 7-16 February 2018!
WOW.13 / Russia artvideoKOELN & The New Museum of Networked Art are happy to announce another collaboration with Now & After International Videoart Festival Moscow - 7-16 February 2018 - https://is.gd/QzADbw |
JANUARY 2018
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artvideoKOELN & The New Museum of Networked Art
are happy to present WOW.12 / India 5.0 @ TransArt 2 - Kolkata/India http://wow.engad.org/wow-12-india-5-0/ https://culturemonks.in/2018/01/16/transart-2-the-river/ featuring these programs PDF for download - https://is.gd/gmRKfr WOW – Universal Com Curated by Wilfried Agricola de Wilfried Agricola De Cologne Wrik Mead (Canada) – Outcognito, 2017, 5:00 Yao Kong (China) -B ²EAU²T²Y, 2014, 15’30” Lisa Birke (Canada) – Endgame, 2016, 7:05 Francesca Leoni (Italy) – Ego- Crazia ( Chapter 1), 2016, 8’20” Ronnie Sluik (Netherlands) – ronnie s likes to know, 2017, 1’13 WOW Finland Curated by Simo Sakari Saarikoski for Videokanava Workgroup Tampere Linda Jasmin Mayer (Finland) – ”Dove Fermarsi? (Where to Stop?)”, 2017, 6:45 Liisa Ahola & Veera Salmio (Finland) – ”Dictator”, 2017, 3:10 Anna Knappe(Finland) – ”Camp Europe”, 2017, 6:45 Taina Valkonen (Finland)- ”Forest Poem”, 2017, 1:13 Veera Nelimarkka (Finland) – ”Medical Record”, 2017, 3:55 Sabotanic Garden (Finland) – ”Uuno Turhabuto/King of Dance vol.2”, 2007, 8:16 |
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DECEMBER 2017 New National Anthem videos have been selected. Thanks to all the participants! The selected artists and works are as follows: Keijo Ahlqvist: Myyty Alexey "Punch" Antropov: Mielikuvitushäiriö / Imagination Disturbance Alexey "Punch" Antropov: Изобильная помойка супермаркет КККК зима 2007 Alexey "Punch" Antropov: Taigalla Niko Andelin: Suomi 100 Carolina Cortés: Encounter Mira Heija: Play Play Play Sami Maalas: Tregu Jyrki Miettinen: Murheen Mies: SUOMI SATA & HULA-HULA Tomi Niemi: Shopping Argh Scandinavian Punks: Suomileijona takaisin savannille -kampanjan manifesti Elina Renko: TheForestRenovation-ab Seppo Renvall ja Maija Saksman: Musta Alberto Reza: City of Plastic Peppe Rosvik: Circle of shame Veera Salmio: Cold Ground Ilmari Säävälä ja Miina Puolitaival: Pukarajärven Toivo Elsa Trzaska: Dalmatialainen Taina Valkonen: Näsivalssi Daniel Janson: Unistuste Lend |
NOVEMBER 2017
New National Anthem 2017- tour is coming! There’s still time to apply.
The events of the tour will take place in Tampere and Pori on the Finnish Independence Day on 6th of December 2017. Other venues will be confirmed later. The main event of the tour is held in Vastavirta Club Tampere. The evening offers a variety of programs from poets, musicians and other artists. Food and coffee are available free of charge. Address: Pispalan valtatie 39 33250 Tampere. Starting at 5pm. Video works will also be presented on Independence Day in Pori Juhlaviikot 2017 at the starting club Das Kluppe # suomi100. event. The organizers of the event are NYTE and T.E.H.D.A.S. ry. Address: Itäpuisto 10, 2810 Pori. Starting at 9pm- After the events of Independence Day, the videos are shown at the group exhibition on Videokanava Online Gallery. Events and participation are free! |
Poster made by Mira Heija
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SEPTEMBER 2017
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Open Call for New National Anthem is now on! See more information from the Open Call page.
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AUGUST 2017
The curator of Videokanava Online Gallery, visual artist Simo Saarikoski, has combined a selection of videos for the international W:OW project:
1. Linda Jasmin Mayer: ”Dove Fermarsi? (Where to Stop?)” 2. Liisa Ahola & Veera Salmio: ”Dictator” 3. Anna Knappe: ”Camp Europe” 4. Taina Valkonen: ”Forest Poem” 5. Veera Nelimarkka: ”Medical Record” 6. Sabotanic Garden: ”Uuno Turhabuto/King of Dance vol.2” More information about the screenings later! |
MAY 2017
Attention videomakers and artists!
Open call deadline for Videokanava's W:OW project has been extended to July 1st 2017. We are looking for 1-10 minutes long videos to represent Finland in an international We Are One World videofestival project. The purpose of the project is to activate artists to reflect the state of the world and humankind from the perspective of one's living habitat. |
MARCH 2017 |
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OPEN CALL FOR THE YEAR 2018 IS NOW ON!
Videokanava is participating in the international video festival and art project W:OW - We are One World. Read the open call text by the festival’s director and chief curator Wilfried Agricola de Cologne from the Apply-page. Videokanava’s curator in this project is the Visual Artist Simo Saarikoski. www.simosaarikoski.wordpress.com More information about the festival and The W:OW project from www.wow.engad.org/about and www.artvideo.koeln |
JANUARY 2017
Gallery Exhibition Schedule 2017 9.1. Shubhangi Singh, Dawn to Dust 23.1. Anna-Mari Nousiainen, Stupid sweetheart 6.2. Reetta Elviira Hietaranta, Sipulinkuori / Onion Skin 20.2. Simo Saarikoski, The Ghost of the Present 6.3. Juuso Kuivila, Greyscale 20.3. Leena Pukki & Elena Leontivna, New Speak 3.4. Kati Roover, Red 17.4. Anu Raatikainen, 360 1.5. Arja Kärkkäinen, Think Double, Triple, Always, Too much, Never 15.5. Sara Pathirane, Scarabee 29.5. Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger, Working in Public Space |
DECEMBER 2016
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Welcome to Videokanava Festival 2016 in Titanik -gallery!
The final screening of the Videokanava Festival will be on Saturday 10.12.2016 in Titanik -gallery in Turku. The theme of the videos is Borders. The screening starts at 6pm. Free entrance! Welcome! (More about the theme and the curator below) |
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NOVEMBER 2016
Welcome to Videokanava Festival 2016! Videokanava Festival is organised this year as a series of events in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in November and December. The main event arrives in Tampere on 17th of November to Arthouse Cinema Niagara and Restaurant 931. The festival presents twelve video works with the theme Borders from fourteen video artists The selection has been done by the Iranian-born visual artist Sepideh Rahaa. In addition to the screening, there will be ethnic music, food and conversation about the theme Borders. Curator: Sepideh Rahaa, www.sepidehrahaa.com Video Artists: Reetta Elviira Hietaranta, Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger, Juhani Koivumäki, Juuso Kuivila, Arja Kärkkäinen, Elena Leontiva & Leena Pukki, Anna-Mari Nousiainen, Sara Pathirane, Anu Raatikainen, Kati Roover, Simo Saarikoski, Shubhangi Singh Music: Triple A band (Iraq/Finland), facebook.com/TripleAbandFinland/ Echographic Sound from Fregitra by Multidisciplinary Artist Suva (India) DJ Feles Fosforus (Nature Morte) (Finland) Food: Ethnic and vegan food by Roope Vuorinen The happening starts at 6pm from Restaurant 931. The video screening begins at 8.30pm at Arthouse Cinema Niagara. Free entrance! Welcome! More about the upcoming happening: https://www.facebook.com/events/365994833747276/ |
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OCTOBER 2016
28.10.2016 The selection for the exhibition is done. The names of the chosen artists are: Reetta Elviira Hietaranta, Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger, Juhani Koivumäki, Juuso Kuivila, Arja Kärkkäinen, Elena Leontiva & Leena Pukki, Anna-Mari Nousiainen, Sara Pathirane, Anu Raatikainen, Kati Roover, Simo Saarikoski, Shubhangi Singh Congratulations! |
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VIDEOKANAVA FESTIVAL 2016 SCREENING SCHEDULE: HELSINKI Sat 5 November, starting at 6PM Third Space Tarkk'ampujankatu 18, 00150 Helsinki TAMPERE Thu 17 November, starting at 6PM Restaurant 931 & Arthouse Cinema Niagara Kehräsaari B, 33200 Tampere Ravintola 931, starting at 6PM Arthouse Cinema Niagara, video screening starting at 8.30PM TURKU Sat 10 December 6PM Titanik-gallery Itäinen Rantakatu 8, 20700 Turku From January 2017 the works are presented worldwide in solo exhibitions in Videokanava Online Gallery |
OCTOBER 2016
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11.10.2016 The Open Call has ended! This year Videokanava got more videos than ever before! Thank you so much!
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AUGUST 2016
11.8.2016 Videokanava Online Gallery's last screening place has been confirmed! Videos will be shown in Titanik Gallery in Turku on Saturday 10/12/2016.
Check out the gallery´s website: www.titanik.fi/ |
JULY 2016 |
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4.7.2016 Open Call is on until September 30, 2016. Visual artists and filmmakers are invited to submit their works on the theme Borders. The selection will be made by the visual artist Sepideh Rahaa (1981, Iran).
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