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Jori Tapio Kalliola, ‘The Birds’, photo: Ossi Kajas Radovan Jenko, festival poster Mi Aleksandra Grönlund, ‘Moonwalk’, photo: ZT Jori Tapio Kalliola, sculpture
We are an artist-run local and international organisation running a unique annual international arts festival. Le Petit Festival was founded by Vinko Prizmic in 2005 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and launched in Hanko, Finland, in 2015. Jori Tapio Kalliola is known for his feisty, authority critical sculptures. He uses recycled materials and hardware store paints. Kalliola has been Hanko’s Le Petit Festival resident artist since 2015. The Association for Rural Culture and Education made him the Outsider Artist of 2021. Mi Aleksandra Grönlund is a freelance performing artist with a Master’s degree from the Helsinki Theater Academy. She promotes regional art in southeast Finland, Hanko, and organises art festivals, workshops, and projects. She has also researched European high and grassroot art trends. 40 She is the founder of Le Petit Festival Hanko.