Animate

The Animate exhibition series will examine the role of animation as a stand-alone art form and as a part of Finnish and international visual arts in general.
 
The series will kick off at the Darkroom of Turku Art Museum with Estonian animation director Priit Pärn, one of the most prestigious animation artists in the world and a central force driving animation education at the Turku Arts Academy towards global recognition.
 
During the spring, animators from the Turku Anikists Association will present their own collection of animations. During the summer, the Darkroom will introduce British visual artist David Shrigley, who has selected animation as the channel for his artistic output. Autumn will kick off with Swedish visual artist Lars Arrhenius, followed by an exhibition by the animators of the Animation Crank Handle Association.

The encounter between animation and other visual arts will have its own exhibition series at the Pori Art Museum. Both museums will organise artist meetings and workshops related to the exhibitions.

Animate is being produced in cooperation with the Turku Art Museum, the Pori Art Museum and the Animation Degree Programme at the Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences.

Turku Art Museum, Darkroom:
28 Jan–27 Mar: Priit Pärn         
8 Apr–29 May: Turku Anikists (Turun Anikistit ry)   
10 Jun–4 Sep:David Shrigley    
16 Sep–13 Nov: Lars Arrhenius     
18 Nov 2011–8 Jan 2012: Animation Crank Handle (Animaation apupyörä ry)   

Pori Art Museum, Mediapoint:
30 September–30 October: Timo Vaittinen
1–27 November: Turku Anikists and Animation Crank Handle (Turun Anikistit ry & Animaation apupyörä ry)
29 November 2011–15 January 2012: European contemporary animation, curators Anna Daneri (Italy) and Stefano Coletto (Italy)