1. art and entertainment
2. visual art and design
3. sculpture

MIDNORDIC CULTURE DAYS 2015
Public art, art in our public space
June 1-3, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
The conference is held at Arken Conference Center
Moderator for the conference is journalist Elin Holmberg
Language; English
Cost; 1100 SEK
PROGRAM
MONDAY, 1 June
19:00
A get together is organized at Örnsköldsviks Kollektiva
Konstnärsverkstad (artist cooperation and workshop). More
information about this event will follow if you register for it.
TUESDAY, 2 June
8:30-9:00
Registration and coffee.
The main auditorium for the conference, Pinassen, Arken
Conference Center
9:00-9:30
Welcome to the conference!
Glenn Nordlund, chair, Örnsköldsviks municipal council
Knut Vik, chair, the culture group, Midnordic Committee
AnnaKarin Sjölund, chair, the sub-committee for Regional
development, Landstinget Västernorrland
9:30-10:45
Art and common space - rethinking issues of public space
Kunstakademiet Trondheims course Art and common space brings
together art and architecture students in an experimental forum.
Professor Anne-Karin Furnunes and professor Simon Harvey,
Norway
Short intermission
10:50-12:00 400 days before opening
About public art from an art commissioners point of view
Elenor Noble, public art coordinator, Region Gävleborg, Sweden
12:00-12:45 LUNCH
13:00-17:00 A guided excursion, by buss, with the Nätterlunds Foundation to
the High Coast Art Valley.
Assembly point; Outside the main entrance of the conference
center
19:00
Dinner and award ceremony for the Midnordic Culture Prizes,
First Hotel Statt
Margareta Winberg, chair of the Midnordic committee, will
together with Knut Vik, chair, the culture group, Midnordic
Committee hand out the cultural prizes of 2015
Toastmaster Håkki Eriksson, artist
WEDNESDAY, 3 June
8:30-9:30
9:30-9:50
To do or not to do?
Artistic issues related to the working process, the planning and the
realization of public art
Simon Gripenberg, visual artist, Finland
Annika Bergvik-Forsander, visual artist, director of the Nordic art
school, Finland
Coffebreak
9:50 -10:50 Selectable seminars, no registration in advance is necessary
10:50-11:50
- Mannaminne
About the creation of Mannaminne and artist Anders Åberg, a
lifetime of creating art and space.
Karin Skoglund, chair and director at Mannaminne, Sweden
- Artscape Nordland
A landscape as a gallery. About an international art project in
Nordland, bringing together participants from 18 countries.
Kristoffer Dolmen, Cand. Mag, art historian, Norway
- INVOLVATIONS
Art works of participation 'Find it hard to change? -Try the
Transition Machine!' the loop of a dark voice urges. And finally,
after some hesitation, You DO enter...
What will happen when art works work?
Åsa Maria Hedberg, visual artist, ceramicist and glass artist,
Sweden
- Art and flying ideas along the 62nd and 63rd parallel north
About the importance with flying trams, interactive performing
art on internet, to eat on Skype, create music in the latitudes and
making art in distance and around the world. The concept of
starting an international non-urban art arena in latitude 63.
Andreas Brännlund, artist, Sweden
11:50-12:45 LUNCH
12:45-13:40 Public Art Agency Sweden
Public Art Agency Sweden explores and develops the interaction
between contemporary art and public spaces. Through sitespecific art, temporary interventions, urban development projects
as well as discussions and publications.
Peter Hagdhal curator, Public Art Agency Sweden
13:40-14:30 Impressions, Movements & Traces - My practice in the city
A personal idea of what public space is and can be, from the
perspective of a visual artist. Works and projects related to public
space - using the city not only as a source of ideas, but also as a
work-space and material.
Jamila Drott, graffiti writer and visual artist, Denmark/Sweden
Short intermission with snacks
14:30-15:00 Presentation by the awardees of the 2015 Midnordic cultural prizes
15:00-15:30 Wrap up session - summary of the Midnordic Culture Days 2015
and closing remarks
Moderator Elin Holmberg and the Midnordic Culture Group
Coffee and good bye mingle
15:30-16:30 For those who has time to spare!
A common walk to Örnsköldsviks Museum & Art Hall. A guided
tour of the famous artist and sculptor Bror Marklunds studio and
exhibition.
Assembly point, outside Pinassen