Why participate?
Digistage offers young artists a valuable springboard to visibility. Each participant will receive feedback from art experts and the public will be able to vote for their favourite works. The most successful works will be rewarded with cash grants to support young people’s artistic development.
Who is Digistage for?
Digistage is open to anyone aged 13-29 who is interested in arts and culture and not yet working professionally in the field. Performers can participate individually or in groups, and the platform is open to a wide range of art forms – from dance to visual arts and from music to theatre.
Get involved and showcase your art!
We are always looking for new, inspiring work to showcase. Participation is easy and will open again in spring 2025. Stay tuned – more information about participation and upcoming deadlines will be published at digistage.nuorikulttuuri.fi.
We warmly welcome you to join our growing community, where young art meets the public and creates new opportunities for all participants. Join us to share your story and be inspired by the creativity of others!
Eligibility criteria
- The young people in the video are aged between 13 and 29.
- The video can be between 2 and 20 minutes long. They may re-record their work or grab the most suitable scene from a larger whole.
- Digistage is aimed at young people with an interest in the arts. Young people studying art in vocational education and training and graduates in the arts (secondary school, polytechnic or university) can only participate as directors.
- The performer or group applies by making a video of their work.
- The work will be filmed horizontally.
- Performers and authors must have permission to publish their work on a virtual stage.
- The video will be submitted via the Nuori Kulttuuri application form.
Highlights of 2024:
In 2024, Digistage broke all previous records with over 7,000 views and 1,240 votes. The three most liked works were awarded at the Äänekoski Youth Culture LIVE event, and we received an incredible amount of positive feedback that reinforced our community’s commitment to youth art.
Digistage 2024 in figures:
- 7 000 separate views.
- 3 500 euros in scholarships distributed
- 1858 comments written on the works
- 1240 votes cast
- 372 young people performing
- 271 minutes of performances
- 250 hours watched by young people
- 55 works included