Anniversary Exhibition
MANIFEST75
The visual arts organisation Jakarte celebrates 75 years of artistic engagement in Jakobstad! In connection with the anniversary, the association invites you to an annual exhibition in the city centre, where contemporary works by local artists take centre stage.
Due to cuts in cultural budgets both locally and nationally, we want to draw inspiration from history and how Jakarte has fought over the decades to make the visual arts visible in Jakobstad. We thematise cultural politics and fighting spirit. MANIFEST75 looks back at the association's long tradition of artistic resistance, and forward to a continued vibrant art scene in Jakobstad.
All members of the association have had the chance to participate with at least one work, and in addition, works by our former artists-in-residence Eli Kaunisvesi, Miina Laine, Aeon Lux and Oleksii Karpovych will also be shown. The exhibition includes works by almost 40 artists.
The opening ceremony will be held on 18 July at 6 pm with a speech by Ingela Bodbacka-Rak and President Alexandra Furubacka. We will also crown a couple of new honorary members. During the vernissage, Johan Sandås performative work installation ‘Work in progress’ will take place.
The exhibition is held at Köpmansgatan 16 and is open every day. Admission is free.
Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 12-18, Wed 12-20, Sat/Sun 11-15 with the exception of days when we have a programme when times may vary.
EXHIBITION PROGRAMME
The various events in the exhibition programme are free and open to all.
19.7, 26.7, 9.8 at 11-15 Johan Sandås ‘Work in progress’
21 July at 18-19 styr0x live set
Electronic music with synths and sequencers. A mix of 90s house, playstation games and rave music. The exhibition is open during the performance.
13 August at 6 pm Art and resistance in collaboration with Nordsystrar
Jakarte is collaborating with the charity organisation Nordsystrar. Alexandra Marina opens the evening in the exhibition and talks about Jakarte and her own art and the relationship between art and activism. We then move to After Eight where Nordsystrar will talk about their activities, and Jennie Stolpe from Artforyoumanity will show art linked to stories from the refugee camp on Lesvos. Registration information will be available on our social media in due course.
17.8 Closing day with Pablo Kobayashi and Lucia Aumann
The artists work at Platform's residence in Vaasa and will come to Jakobstad to activate their works together with the audience. More information will be available later.
The exhibition is organised with the support of the Svenska Kulturfonden, the Swedish Ostrobothnian Society, the Art Society and the Emilie and Rudolf Gesellius Foundation.