Tanssiinkutsu – Invitation to Dance

| Emma Fält

Performance

Anna Fält, Emma Fält (SE/FIN) and Andrea Mancianti (ITA/FIN). Invitation to Dance is a spellbinding performance, an intimate ceremony, an invitation to calm down or get wild together. The performers create a soundscape that combines ancient traditional and electronic music, experimental voice techniques, improvisation, as well as rhythms and traces created by drawing using different materials. 

Invitation to Dance consists of moments of listening, drawing, and bodies moving in the shared space. The piece was born from the basic need to come together and create and play, to maybe invite dancing….

Premiered at LUMIT_Stage, Kuopio, in October 2025.

Working group:

Anna Fält: Voice

Emma Fält: Drawing sounds, livelooping

Andrea Mancianti: Electric guitar, electronic sounds

Anna Maria Väisänen: Facilitating the students

LUMIT High School: Collaboration/ Technician Heikki Leppäjärvi

Sampo Jaakkola: Photos/Trailer/Documenting the piece

Special thanks to Sannamaria Kuula, Kerttu-Liisa Pirinen, Heikki Leppäjärvi and the students /LUMIT

With the support of the Finnish Cultural Foundation and TAIKE, LUMIT High School

DRAWING OUT LOUD NEWS

| Emma Fält

Dear everyone,

Sharing a few little things for you to experience the newest drawing sounds/projects I am involved with:

Please, go listen to parts of our latest piece, Invitation to Dance – soundtrack (a taste of it) on Radio Helsinki, Pertin Valinnat – program. Andrea Mancianti was interviewed in the episode that was out on 17.2.2026. :

https://radiohelsinki.page.link/1zV9

As well, an online interview by Santtu Paananen Kulttuurijulkaisu Iäni, who came to visit me some weeks ago. Thank you. You can get to know the self-built instrument that I work with. This is unfortunately only on Instagram, but I will offer more clips this spring on my own webpage.

https://www.instagram.com/kulttuuri_iani/

You can also follow my webpage and read the new posts on Drawing Sounds Diary, a slowly growing online diary of my practice and especially its connection to listening and sound. I am currently updating it and adding new material. So, drawing enthusiasts and listeners, welcome!

photo: Santtu Paananen/ Iäni came to experience the day at my studio and created a video reportage about my practice. Thank you for visiting!

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WELL – international drawing residency 2026

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July 24–29, 2026 | Niemelä House, Nerohvirta Village, Iisalmi, Finland

Applications are now open for WELL 2026, the 4th International Drawing Residency, hosted by artists Angie Brew and Emma Fält in the Finnish lakeside countryside. WELL offers a focused and supportive environment for artists, researchers, and creative practitioners interested in drawing and expanded drawing practices. The residency creates time and space for deep reflection, listening, and grounding, while encouraging dialogue, experimentation, and collective exchange. Each summer, the Fält family opens their land and studios in Nerohvirta Village near Iisalmi to a small group of international and local artists. Surrounded by forests and lakes, participants are invited to engage with their own creative practice while becoming part of a temporary community of drawing practitioners.

Residency Focus
The residency is centred around drawing as a practice that can expand into multiple disciplines and approaches. Participants are encouraged to explore both individual work and shared creative processes.

What we offer

  • Drawing and sound art workshops led by Anna & Emma Fält and Angela Brew
(Further workshop details will be announced during the spring.)
  • Opportunities to share and develop your artistic practice with fellow artists, researchers, and practitioners
  • Time and space for independent creative work
  • A small, supportive community of practitioners
  • Simple shared vegetarian meals
  • Daily access to nature: lake swimming, forest walks, and harvesting
  • A peaceful working environment in the Finnish countryside-


Participation Fee


The residency fee is 451.5 € (£390).
The fee covers the programme and shared meals and is kept as low as possible to cover basic costs.
Accommodation is not included in the residency fee. Participants may choose from:

  • A low-cost bedroom in the studio house
  • Local accommodation nearby
  • Camping in the surrounding area.

Who Can Apply

  • Applications are welcome from artists, creative practitioners, researchers, and makers whose work relates to drawing or expanded drawing practices.
  • The residency hosts a maximum of 7 participants, allowing for an intimate and focused working environment.

To apply,/register please send an email including:

  • A short introduction to your practice
  • A brief description of what you are currently working on
  • A few sentences on why participation in the WELL residency would be meaningful for you
  • Application deadline: April 20, 2026

Contact
For applications and questions regarding accommodation or the residency programme, please contact the organisers by email. We warmly welcome applications from practitioners interested in exploring drawing, nature, and shared creative practice in the Finnish landscape.



WELL International Drawing Residency


Hosted by Emma Fält & Angie Brew
brewdrawing@gmail.com
emmavilina@gmail.com

Drawing out loud queer group news 2026

| Emma Fält

Aikuisten paja / Adult workshops

KESKIVIIKKO / ON WEDNESDAYS , 16-18, Museokatu 1, 70100 Kuopio (pedagoginen tila)

11.2. / 25.2 / 11.3 / 25.3 / 8.4 / 22.4. / 6.5. / 20.5.

Ei sisäänpääsyä, materiaalit tarjoaa työpaja / free admission, materials provided by the workshop

Nuorten paja / Youth (under 18 years )

TIISTAI 15-17 / TUESDAYS between 15-17, Museokatu 1, 70100 Kuopio (pedagoginen tila)

24.2./ 10.3./ 24.3./ 7.4./ 21.4/ 5.5.

Ei sisäänpääsyä, materiaalit tarjoaa työpaja / free admission, materials provided by the workshop

Tervetuloa piirtämään, tapaamaan ystäviä, lepäämään, kuuntelemaan, olemaan, unohtamaan, tyhjentämään pääsi, tekemään virheitä, nauramaan ääneen, jakamaan ajatuksia ja olemaan queer hyvässä ja luovassa seurassa! Tänä keväänä kuomme uusia piirroksia sekä yksin, että yhdessä, kuten tavallista. Tapaat uusia vierailijoita ja saat luoda pienen paikan/kodin/suojan itsellesi. Tule mukaan kerran tai osallistu koko kevään ajan!

Kysymyksiä ja ilmoittautuminen mukaan: emmavilina@gmail.com

Welcome to draw, meet friends, rest, listen, be, forget, empty your head, make mistakes, laugh out loud, share thoughts and be queer in good creative company! This spring, we are going to create some new pieces individually and together, as always. You will meet new visitors and create a little place/home/shelter for your queerness. Visit once or participate throughout the spring!

Ask any question, and sign in at: emmavilina@gmail.com

In collaboration with Kuopio City and Kuopio Museum

Arriving at the museum Museokatu 1, 70100 Kuopio

There is only a short walk from the Kuopio Market Square to Kuopio Museum. It is easy to get to the museum by public transport.  

On Museokatu, next to the main entrance of Kuopio Museum, there are two parking spaces for the disabled. Paid parking spaces can be found under the market square and along the nearby streets. Additionally, parking spaces for Kantti’s customers are located on Maaherrankatu. 

celebrating distance and proximity in oulu

| Emma Fält

I am travelling today to one of my favourite cities from my childhood, Oulu to celebrate arts in the opening winter city festival of European Capital of Culture Oulu2026!

You will find me sharing one of my newest pieces from last year Celebrating distance and proximity, is published in collaboration with Reality Research Center https://todellisuus.fi/in-english/ & ILME ry / Kehä Festival https://www.kulttuuriosuuskuntailme.fi/ilmeinenglish

Celebrating D i st a n c e and proximity

This work is online and always open to experience wherever you are in the world. You just need your headphones and a piece of paper + black marker of some kind.

Come to visit, say hi and experience the piece at Cultural Centre Valve tomorrow 16.1.2026 between 16-18:30 ( Lobby of the Valvesali hall )

Autumn workshops begin: all rural & kuopio city + random visitor queers welcome to draw & meet twice a month <3

| Emma Fält

D R A W I N G O U T L O U D

Taidetyöpajat seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöille

Maksuton aikuisten ryhmä, yli 18 – vuotiaat

Keskiviikot 10.9. / 24.9. / 8.10. / 22.10. / 5.11. / 19.11  / 3.12. ja 17.12. klo 17-19
Kuopion Museon oppimistilassa

Ilmoittautuminen : emmavilina@gmail.com


Aikuisille suunnatuissa, rennoissa työpajoissa tutkimme maailmaa piirtäen, aistien ja keskustellen. Tänä syksynä kokeillaan erilaisia piirustus- ja painotekniikoita ja jatketaan työskentelyä vuorovaikutteisten harjoitteiden parissa. Keskeistä työskentelyssä on vuorovaikutteisuus ja mahdollisuus luoda tila, jossa queeriksi* itsensä kokevat ja identiteettiään pohtivat voivat ilmaista itseään ja tutustua toisiinsa tekemisen kautta, sekä etsiä ja löytää itselle sopivia ilmaisun muotoja. Tule mukaan ja tuo ystäväsi!

Työpajat ovat osallistujille maksuttomia. Aiempaa osaamista tai kokemusta taiteellisesta työskentelystä ei tarvita. Kielet: suomi ja englanti

Queer – kattokäsite, jolla kuvaillaan sekä seksuaali- että sukupuolivähemmistöjä. Queer on alkuperäisesti ollut sateenkaarivähemmistöjä halveksuva ja loukkaava sana, mutta se on vuosien saatossa omittu sateenkaariyhteisöjen käyttöön. Lähde: https://kehraaja.com/opas-sateenkaarisanastoon/

Yhdessä taiteilija Emma Fältin kanssa
Yhteistyössä : Kuopion kaupunki ja Kuopion Museo

DRAWING OUT LOUD

Art workshops for sexual and 
gender minorities

Free adult group, +18 years old
Wednesdays 10.9. / 24.9. / 8.10. / 22.10. / 5.11. / 19.11  / 3.12. & 17.12. klo 17-19
/ Kuopio MUSEUM, Pedagogical space
/ Sign up & info: emmavilina@gmail.com

In these easy-going art workshops, we explore the world through drawing, sensing, and discussion. This autumn, we will experiment with different drawing and printing techniques and continue working on interactive exercises. The main focus in the workshops is a dialogical approach, sharing and the opportunity to create a space where queer* can express themselves freely and get to know each other through making, as well as seek and find forms of expression that suit them. Come along and bring your friends!

The workshops are free of charge for participants. No previous knowledge or experience in artistic work is required. Languages: Finnish / english


*Queer – an umbrella term that describes both sexual and gender minorities. Queer was originally a derogatory and offensive word for rainbow minorities, but over the years it has been appropriated for use by rainbow communities. Source: https://kehraaja.com/opas-sateenkaarisanastoon/


Together with an artist Emma Fält
Together with : Kuopion City ja Kuopio Museum

The Wave In the Mind at Ålands sjöfartsmuseum

| Emma Fält
NEWS + UPCOMING

Drawing from historical ship log annotations, physics-based environmental simulations, and contemporary generative tools such as OpenAI’s Sora, the piece explores how past maritime events can be reimagined through machine-assisted interpretation. Dear All,

I warmly welcome you to the opening of our exhibition:

The Wave In the Mind: Roberto Fusco & Emma Fält

12.06.- 3.09.25

Ålands sjöfartsmuseum
Hamngatan 2
MARIEHAMN

open daily, 10 am-17 pm Vernissage on Wednesday, 11th of June at 5 pm

https://sjofartsmuseum.ax/en/thewaveinthemind/

The Wave In the Mind by artist duo Fusco and Fält continues their work that combines computation, analogue and digital technology, with traditional drawing and printing techniques. They have been exploring the physical and expressive properties of the water surface and sand, and in their latest installation. In The Wave in the Mind, they are encountering storms from different perspectives. Modern sensor technology provided measured data for the simulation of a storm from 2004, while subjective accounts of the sea state found in ship journals provided means for a speculative reconstruction of a storm from ‘34. 
The dark figures hovering in the space are covered with marks of water movement, but they are more subtle and silent than gigantic waves. 
The exhibition’s soundscape is composed of drawing sounds on different materials and human voices. These embodied attempts to follow and entrain with the waves use our sensuous bodies, instead of reductively measuring and calculating natural phenomena.

Roberto Fusco, b. 1980, is a media artist based in Helsinki. At the intersection of physical and computational processes, his artistic research explores how observation becomes a form of participation in environmental phenomena, with a specific focus on the Baltic Sea’s ecological transformations. Through custom sensor development, data materialization and simulation, he creates feedback systems between human bodies and marine environments that transform invisible ecological processes into tangible experiences. By combining material and digital elements, Fusco navigates between scientific, objective depictions of phenomena and subjective, felt experiences, revealing the ongoing negotiation with technology while underscoring the complexity and unpredictability of the material world beyond what is computable.

Emma Vilina Fält, b.1983 is a multidisciplinary artist working with live arts, drawing, performing arts, and participatory practices. Their relationship with water has developed in Lake Nerkoonjärvi, Northern Savonia and deepened in the Northern Bothnian Sea and the Arctic Ocean, where a lot of their artistic processes originated. “The best thing about natural waters is their nature, scents and soundscapes they create. Being in contact with water, diving in, reinforces the feeling of how everything is connected. It makes one wonder how to determine the boundaries of our bodies, if that is even possible.”

With the input of the Finnish Meteorological Institute and Åland Maritime Museum. With the support of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and Finnish Cultural Foundation SKR.

https://www.robertofusco.net/
https://emmafalt.net/

Hope to see you there!

All the best,

Roberto and Emma

https://vimeo.com/robertofusco