On 6-7 May Louisiana will host a contemporary arts festival, Art Alive, presenting a great number of the artists currently on show in the Illumination and Fire Under Snow exhibitions.

Art Alive will feature talks,performances and debates with artists such as William Kentridge, Shilpa Gupta, Ragnar Kjartansson, Pipilotti Rist, Manal Al Dowayan, Ed Atkins, Alex Da Corte and Olafur Eliasson. Other artists who have confirmed their participation are Darren Almond, Jacob Kirkegaard, Joachim Koester, Maiken Bent, Tiffany Chung, Rineke Dijkstra, AK Dolven, Jørgen Leth, Not Vital, Wura-Natasha Ogunji and Anna Bjerger.

The scene is set for an intense and diverse festival with a varied and exciting program full of dialogue, engagement and lively art experiences. More information on the program, participants etc. will follow on this page. A full program for the Art Alive days will be printed and ready by the end of April.

Price: Free with entrance ticket to the museum. Entrance tickets purchased on 6 May can be used again on the second day of the festival 7 May.