NEW BEGINNINGS
9-10.9.2022
A festival with music, art, film, graffiti, creative workshops, magic, performances, yoga, tasty food, bonfire and good vibes.
Join our fun and relaxing festival with focus on music, multidisciplinary art, wellness and workshops at Art Factory Malakta in Malax, Finland on the 9th and 10th of September 2022. The festival brings together people and artists from the 62nd and 63rd latitudes around the globe as a part of the network North Cultitude 6263.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Come and enjoy good music, inspiring pieces of art and a sense of community. We are also a family friendly event, with programs suited also for younger family members and a totally alcohol free event.
FESTIVAL PROGRAM – timetable
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ART EXHIBITION OPEN ALL DAYS
Art by Susanne Marins, Valentina Gelain, Bekim Hasaj, Michele Uccheddu, Dragos Alexandrescu, Ole Tolstad, Patricia Rodas, Moa Cederberg, Martin Palmér, Kyösti Linna and Dirty Elmo.
More info coming soon! Follow us on Instagram @artfactorymalakta for more updates!
THE PROGRAM
The program includes artist like Seesar XL, Arkadia (SWE), Strychnine, Jon Gredmark and many more on Friday and artist like Charlotta Kerbs & band, AIRBORN (SWE/NO/ITA), Svante Sjöholm, Andreas Brännlund (SWE), Arkadia (SWE), DJ JOA and many more on Saturday. Art in different forms by Valentina Gelain, Bekim Hasaj, Susanne Marins, Ole Tolstad (NO), Patricia Rodas, Dragos Alexandrescu, Moa Cederberg, Kyösti Linna, Jukka Rajala and more.
Musically there will be a variety of styles – rap, beatbox, swinging soul, folktronica, acoustic piano, electronic music – so you can be sure to find something that suits your ears.
The wonderfully talented and entertaining magician Arkadia will perform both on Friday and Saturday doing shows that suit both children and adults.
Art forms exhibited include different forms of visual art, photographs, art films, sound art and an astounding performance “Big Skirt” as a highlight of the evening.
A bonfire will keep us warm out in the courtyard and there will be plenty of good food and beverages to keep our energies high.
TICKETS
ADULTS
25 € / 2-day ticket at the door
20 € / 1-day ticket at the door
EARLY BIRD (buy before 8.9.2022)
20 € / 2 days ticket “early bird”
15 € / 1 day “early bird”
DISCOUNTED TICKET (students, kids age 13-17, retired, unemployed)
10 € / 2-day ticket
8 € / 1-day ticket
KIDS under age 12
0 € for free!
HOW TO BUY YOUR TICKET
You can buy tickets before the festival (Early Bird) directly from us by simply mailing us at magdalena@malakta.fi. Just let us know what kind of a ticket you want and how many and we’ll send you your payment details. You’ll get your ticket in the mail as a PDF as soon as we’ve registered your payment. Easy peasy!
You can also buy your ticket at the door upon arrival. We accept card and cash. No MobilePay (yet).
HOW TO GET HERE AND STAYING THE NIGHT
We can be found at the address: Töckmovägen 48, 66100 Malax.
Public transport is scarce, but please use our Facebook-page to give a shout out for sharing or searching for a ride to the festival. The environment and your wallet will thank you for co-driving!
If you feel like staying the whole weekend at Malakta you are free to pitch up your tent on our field next to the festival area, no charge but also no extra comforts. Please let us know beforehand if you are camping.
In the vicinity of Malakta there are some B&B’s and Åminne Camping site, with both tents, small cottages and places for camper vans.
WHY A FESTIVAL?
New Beginnings is a festival to celebrate new beginnings both on a personal level, in arts and culture and on a general level in society after the pandemic. It is also a festival to celebrate the end of the network project Culture Connection 6263 within the network North Cultitude 6263 that Malakta is part of.
WHERE AND WHAT IS MALAKTA
Malakta is located in an old dairy factory by the Malax River in the municipality of Malax in western Finland. The location is in the middle of a beautiful and quiet countryside.
Malakta is an artist-run center for creativity, culture, arts and people. Our aim is to create an oasis for people where creativity, ideas, art, and culture can grow and flourish.
Our slogan is “Art is for Everyone!”
We have arranged and hosted events, concerts, workshops, theater shows, masterclasses or labs, retreats and creative get-togethers since 2007. We also house artist studios, crafts workshops, artist residencies and a film production company all under the same roof. Malakta’s creative community also realizes projects together with regional, national and international collaborators. Since 2017 Malakta has been run by AiM –Art in Malakta rf Association.
Malakta is a vibrant and growing space welcoming national and international artists, the local community, groups, associations, companies, and all with an interest in creating better conditions for people, ideas and organizations to develop in a sustainable and dynamic way.
We welcome You to come and join the festival New Beginnings!
FUNDERS & COLLABORATIONS
A huge thanks goes out to our funders who make this festival possible! The festival is supported by
– Nordisk kulturkontakt
– Svenska kulturfonden
– Taike, KulturÖsterbotten
– Harry Shaumans stiftelsen
– Aktiastiftelsen i Malax.
