Art Ii Biennial 2026 /// 11th June to 31st July
The Art Ii Biennial is a cultural gem of Northern Finland, attracting visitors from around the world to experience a unique blend of contemporary art set in the harsh northern landscape.
The theme of Art Ii Biennial 2026 is solastalgia. The Biennial will present a selection of art works that comment on the relationship of humans and the environment. The selected artists will create site-specific art that reflects upon the affects of belonging to a place and the northern identity.
Ii is located 40km of north of Oulu, by the River Iijoki and by the Bothnian Sea.
The 10th Art Ii Biennial is part of the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture program and cultural climate change.
News
Open Call WILD BITS deadline: 24th of March 2025
We are seeking proposals for installations, interventions or processes to be installed in landscapes spread out around Maajaam that explore the human condition in a contemporary technological society.
Galleries open until 31st of July
Artists of Art Ii Biennial 2024
Artists of the Art Ii Biennial 2024
Fire burns and ash speaks at the Art Ii Biennial 2024
This year's theme is fire, and the art works explore various aspects of its nature, its destructive power, and its ability to create something new.
Art Ii Biennial 2022 presents: Oulu2026 In the Air
In co-operation with the Oulu2026 –organisation the Art Ii Biennial will present an afternoon of art and art/science discussions in Ii, Thursday 16th June. The event will highlight the art and science collaborations of the Biennial.
Selected proposals | Art Ii Biennial 2022
A total of thirteen projects were selected to be part of the Art Ii Biennial 2022 through the open call.
How can art approach the issue of air?
The 8th Art Ii Biennial invited artists to explore how can the interconnected immateriality of air be communicated using the methods of art. How can we ‘look’ at air, and what will we see when we turn our attention to it?
The call for entries for Art Ii Biennial 2022 is now closed
Selections will be published in March.
Call for entries for Art Ii Biennial 2022 is now open!
Application period for Art Ii Biennial 2022 is open until 31st of January 2022!
Curators AIB2022
The artists of Art Ii Biennial are selected through open call and invitations from the curatorial team. The 2022 Biennial is co-curated by Minna Rainio, Mark Roberts and Jetta Huttunen.
Art Ii Biennial 2022: In the Air
The eighth Art Ii Biennial will be held in Ii, Northern Finland, 15 – 19 June 2022!
Previous Biennials
Art Ii Biennial has presented tens of international artists since 2008.