The Mänttä Art Festival is the largest summer exhibition of Finnish contemporary art.

The curator for this show is selected annually, ensuring that our exhibitions always present a fresh perspective within the field of Finnish contemporary art. The award-winning Mänttä Art Festival is a destination regarded highly by art professionals and much loved by the general public. The exhibition space is located in the Pekilo building, at the heart of Mänttä.

The Mänttä Art Festival has selected Anna Ruth as the curator for the 2021 exhibition. The exhibition title is Erehtyminen / To Err Is Human and it presents 47 artists or artist groups. The exhibition highlights the diversity of contemporary art in artistic mediums, styles, perspectives, languages and nationalities. Almost half of the artists come from a multicultural background.

Featured Artists of XXV Mänttä Art Festival has been announced! Out of the 62 artists, 23 were present at the press conference. In the front row: Aaron Hiltunen, Emma Fält, Sara Ilveskorpi, Sanna Vainionpää, Nastja Säde Rönkkö, Tarja Malinen. In the back row: Nayab Ikram, Simon Gripenberg, Hanna Råst, Jussi Rinta-Hoiska, Sirpa Varis, Joonas Reijonen, Anna Ruth, Mari Antjärvi, Aino Kajaniemi, Pete Revonkorpi, Azar Saiyar, Jonna Suurhasko, Henri Lindström, Landys Roimola, Rosaliina Paavilainen, Vesa Toukomaa, Jaakko Himanen and Henni Kitti.

Read more about the artists here.