During the Kuopio Media Art Festival, KUMMA, GalleriA, and Galleria Ars Libera will be filled with lights, sounds, installations, videos, animations, and interactive works that stimulate the senses and challenge viewers to see things differently. The festival will also be visible and experienced at
Riitta Rönkkö – Second Sight 7.11.2026-31.1.2027
Riitta Rönkkö – Second Sight 7.11.2026-31.1.2027
For Riitta Rönkkö (1951–2025), art was a way of living, experiencing, seeing, and perceiving the world. She lived for art and through art. This retrospective exhibition showcases the diverse body of work by an artist who tenaciously forged her own path. The large, drawing-like paintings on crumpled
Schjerfbeck X Nordea Art Foundation Finland 14.11.2026–3.1.2027
Schjerfbeck X Nordea Art Foundation Finland 14.11.2026–3.1.2027
Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946) was a pioneer of modern art and one of Finland’s most esteemed artists. The exhibition presents five works by Schjerfbeck from the Nordea Art Foundation Finland’s collections. They span nearly her entire artistic career, offering glimpses into its various phases. On
Saara Reinikainen: From The Toilet To The Huuhanmäki Observatory 13.5.–12.7.2026
Saara Reinikainen: From The Toilet To The Huuhanmäki Observatory 13.5.–12.7.2026
The events in Saara Reinikainen’s drawings are not realistic, yet when viewing the works they feel like authentic moments. The insightful and humorous content of the pieces originates from everyday surroundings and ordinary situations. Reinikainen seeks a certain kind of narrative or experience in
Viggo & Victor 16.5.–30.8.2026
Viggo & Victor 16.5.–30.8.2026
At first glance, Viggo Wallensköld (b. 1969) and Victor Barsokevitsch (1863–1933) seem to have nothing in common. But upon closer inspection, one comes to a different conclusion. A strange, surprising similarity emerges. One that transcends the centuries. An Encounter That Transcends
Sanna Kananoja: Half-Year Mountains 13.3.–10.5.2026
Sanna Kananoja: Half-Year Mountains 13.3.–10.5.2026
GalleriA features works from Sanna Kananoja's new painting series Half-Year Mountains, in which she examines the relationship between the starting point and the painting process through repetition in her photography-based work. Each work in the series has exactly the same starting point, a
The Wild – The Rise and Defiance of the Kuopio School 31.1.–26.4.2026
The Wild – The Rise and Defiance of the Kuopio School 31.1.–26.4.2026
The art scene in Northern Savo erupted in the 1980s. A fierce movement emerged, using color mercilessly and expressing the inner worlds of the artists. The artists of the Kuopio school reshaped the local art scene with their provocative and sometimes disturbing style. In the 1980s, Kuopio became
Timo Kokko: Green Anomie 9.1.–8.3.2026
Timo Kokko: Green Anomie 9.1.–8.3.2026
The exhibition transforms the gallery into a green space where nature can only be experienced as preserved, artificial, and unchanging. It imitates what life looks like when its cycle is halted. Green anomie is a state in which ecological values and meanings have collapsed. Nature remains present