Open Call Launches Year of Animation at Oodi

The project starts on 5 October with an open call to attend a workshop at Oodi in January 2021. The workshop will develop ideas for interactive documentary animation and support their implementation. Documentary animation offers a chance to challenge the boundaries of storytelling. It combines stirring topics with narrative methods on the level of technology, visuality and content.

Ääreen presentation in October

A presentation of the project will be held in Maijansali Auditorium in Oodi on 8 October at 18:00–20:00. Artists Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson (US) from Design I/O will talk about their art and works. Their VR art projects have been presented in public spaces such as libraries. Lecturer, DFA (University of Lapland), new media artist Tomi Knuutila will talk about immersive art. All talks will be given remotely. More information about the workshop, future exhibitions and the application process will be available on site from regional artist Annika Dahlsten from Arts Promotion Centre Finland and special librarian Sanna Huttunen from Oodi. The presentation is open to all, and it will be streamed on Oodi’s Facebook. The languages are Finnish and English.

Ääreen project 2021

A workshop will be held in January 2021 at Oodi, conducted by media artist Marko Tandefelt and animation director and virtual animation expert Uri Kranot (DK). Other lecturers include Jaakko Kemppainen, regional artist specialising in game art, and Hanna Haaslahti, media artist.

In October 2021, animations will take over the presentation facilities in Oodi. The Kuutio venue will host results from the idea workshop, while works by animation students at Aalto University and curated animation performances will be featured on other surfaces in the library. Open workshops will invite visitors to participate, and Kino Regina will host lectures and film screenings.

In cooperation with

Ääreen – Documentary in Animation is part of the Arts Promotion Centre’s development programme for artistic expertise and mediation that seeks to make visible new ways of applying artistic expertise. The project will be produced in collaboration with Central Library Oodi, Turku Animated Film Festival, Finnish Animation Guild, Artists’ Association MUU, Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK), Aalto University, National Audiovisual Institute KAVI, and Danish ANIDOX forum. It is coordinated by regional artist Annika Dahlsten from Arts Promotion Centre Finland.