Venue: Kuusamotalo
Host: Marjo Koramo
The program is free of charge, with the exception of Osmo Ikonen’s concert. The concert is included in the weekend pass. Tickets for the concert are also available separately.
Café Kuksa will be open during the opening event.
Opening Program
16:00 Opening of the event, Kuusamotalo lobby
Opening remarks by Artistic Directors Jonna Kalliomäki and Ari-Matti Nikula
Opening of the exhibitions. Speech: Marja Pirilä – Valon kanssa / With Light
The program then continues in Oulankasali.
17:00 Lassi Rautiainen – Luontokuvan voimaa Kuusamossa: Taiteellisen johtajan muisteluja 1996 / The Power of Nature Photography in Kuusamo: Memories of an Artistic Director from 1996 FI
17:30 Presentation of Recognitions
18:00 Award Ceremony of the Nature Photography Competition
Break
19:00 Osmo Ikonen: O2 Solo Tour
Ikonen’s concert intertwines with the powerful images of nature photographer Anna Välimäki. Projected onto the big screen are visions of autumnal forests, misty mornings, and starkly beautiful landscapes.