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Table of contents Map and info
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Introduction
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Program: Policy day
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Program: Professions day
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Professions day description The arts program
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Notes
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Hosts & contributors
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The arenas 1
Harstad Kulturhus Clarion Collection Hotel Arcticus
Harstad Kulturhus
Main arena 20th - 21st of June Havnegata 3
2 UIT - Campus Harstad Main arena 22nd of June Havnegata 3
Accomodation
UIT - Campus Harstad
3 Clarion Collection
Hotel Arcticus Havnegata 3
4 Thon Hotel Sjøgata 11
5 Scandic Harstad Strandgata 9
Venues 6 Nordic Hall Arts & dinner Strandgt. 9
7 Galleri NordNorge Subsistence Normannsgate 1
4 Thon Hotel
5 Scandic Harstad 6 Nordic Hall
7 Galleri Nordnorge
The information and accreditation stand is located at Clarion Arcticus Hotel Harstad. It is open during these hours: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
21st of June 22nd of June 23rd of June
17–22 09–17 08–13
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Arctic Arts Summit 2017 is the first ever summit and conference where all eight Arctic countries participate to highlight circumpolar arts and culture. The Arctic Arts Summit will serve as a catalyst for new knowledge and perspectives on high north development. At the summit, policymakers and stakeholders from the cultural sector throughout the Arctic region will present, analyse and discuss the role of arts and culture in the Arctic. The main objective of the Arctic Arts Summit is to strengthen the arts and culture in the north and underline the role of circumpolar cooperation. The summit also aims to stimulate to the building of sustainable continuous collaborations within arts and creative industries and broader the international high north development. We who live in the North, and our culture, should be the foundation for development in the Arctic. It is important to build operational networks throughout the circumpolar north and develop cultural infrastructure that includes all the eight countries. The people and culture in the North should serve as a starting point for the development of a circumpolar cultural policy.
Invited keynote speakers will reflect upon the position of the Arctic in the fields of art, and the standing of culture in the Arctic. Day two will feature a wide range of break out sessions hosted by circumpolar arts institutions and organizations. These sessions will have academic, artistic and development perspectives, and include participants from all the Arctic countries. The summit will present an Arctic arts program with music, performing and visual arts, representing all participating countries. Art from the circumpolar north will be essential in Arctic Arts Festival http://festspillnn.no/en, following the summit. Arctic Arts Summit takes place in Harstad, Norway, Wednesday 21st to Thursday 22nd June 2017. The summit is planned as a biennial event, rotating between Arctic countries. Norway holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2017. The Arctic Arts Summit is part of the Presidency’s Sector Programme for Culture.
On the first day of the summit, politicians from all the Arctic countries will present thoughts on how they read the Arctic culture and the Arctic art scene today.
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Program 21st of June - Policy day
Time 11:00 Arctic Arts: Kartellet feat. Benjamin Mørk – Anføttes Moderator: Artur Wilczynski, Canada´s ambassador to Norway 11:10 Welcome to Arctic Arts Summit Maria Utsi, Director, Arctic Arts Festival, Norway Linda Hofstad Helleland, Minister of Culture, Norway
11:30
Keynote: Daniel Chartier, Professor, Research Chair on Images of the North, Winter and the Arctic, University of Québec in Montréal, Canada Keynote: Kristin Danielsen, Director, Arts Council Norway
12:00 Lunch Arctic talks: Experience, visions and ideas 13:00 Vibeke Larsen, President, Sami Parliament of Norway 13:10 Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary for The Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) 13:20 Monica Ell-Kanayuk, Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Nunavut (CA) 13:30 Riitta Kaivosoja, Director General, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture 13:40 Anton Kuznetsov, Deputy Director, Department of international cooperetaion of the Ministry of Culture Russian Federation 13:50 Ragnheidur Helga Thorarinsdottir, Head of Division, Ministry of Education, Science & Culture Iceland 14:00 Staffan Forssell, Director, Swedish Arts Council 14:10 Kristian Pihlkjær Nitschke, Head of Section, International Affairs, Danish Ministry of Culture 14:20 Coffee 14:35 Arctic Arts: Marja Helena Fjellheim Mortensson Panel conversation moderated by Artur Wilczynski, Canada´s ambassador to Norway 14:45 Anja Jochimsen, Head of the Culture Department, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Church, Greenland Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council Ethan Berkowitz, Mayor, Municipality of Anchorage, USA Helen Campbell, Ambassador of the European Union to Norway Mikael Höysti, Head of department, Department for Culture and Resources, Secretariat of the Nordic Council of Ministers 15:30 Coffee 15:45 Arctic Arts: Øyvind Øksnes and Gaute Drange Vee, Arctic Philharmonic 16:00 Final statement Evening program 17:00
Pre-opening of the Arctic Arts Festival exhibition: Subsistence. Galleri NordNorge. The exhibition is open until the start of Arts & Dinner
18:45 Arts & Dinner. Nordic Hall
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
Time
Arts in the Arctic Arctic in the arts
Culture in High North development
Arctic culture cooperation
Cultural analysis and insights
Welcome by Artur Wilczynski, Canada´s ambassador to Norway Panel discussion moderated by Adam Hannestad, reporter, Politiken, Denmark. Panelists to be announced
9:00
Venue: Harstad Kulturhus
10:00
Curating the North: Who owns and mediates ”North” in the current ”scramble” for the Arctic?
Cultural tourism: Tourists meeting the culture of the North
Venue: Red Auditorium
Venue: Large Auditorium
Cultural circumpolar connections
Venue: Green Auditorium
Artistic education, research and practice in the Arctic
Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Mingling, networking and coffee
11:00
Contemporary indigenous art: What is indigenous art today?
Barents cooperation
Venue: Large Auditorium
Venue: Red Auditorium
Circumpolar perspectives on the ”imagined North”
Venue: Green Auditorium
Mingling, networking and coffee 12:00 13:00
Lunch Redefining Arctic culture: Russian perspectives
Venue: Green Auditorium
Regional development: The role of culture and creative industry in regional development? Venue: Large Auditorium
Development of art projects in the Arctic
Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Nordics cooperation: What knowledge is needed to strengthen the arts and cultural participation? Venue: Red Auditorium
Mingling, networking and coffee 14:00
UArctic World Ensemble: Creating a contemporary circumpolar musical expression Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Regional development: The role of culture and creative industry in regional development? Venue: Large Auditorium
Arctic Indigenous cultural exchanges in an international context Venue: Red Auditorium
Shaping and making of cultural policy in the Arctic, governance and knowledge of indigenous cultures Venue: Green Auditorium
Mingling, networking and coffee 15:00
Subsistence: What is the value of thinking about an essential Arctic, and how might this impact our understanding of the region today? Venue: Yellow Auditorium
16:00
The contribution of cultural industries in Nunavut economy
Venue: Red Auditorium
The EU and the Arctic: A place for culture?
Venue: Large Auditorium
Mingling, networking and coffee
Shaping and making of cultural policy in the Arctic, governance and knowledge of indigenous cultures Venue: Green Auditorium
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
Arts in the Arctic - Arctic in the arts Curating the North: Who owns and mediates ”North” in the current ”scramble” for the Arctic? The North has long been a place both imaged and imagined by insiders and outsiders alike. Advocating perspectives, ownership and storytelling from, by and in the North, we adopt an expanded understanding of ”curation” to probe the competing influences at play in today’s renewed ”scramble” for the Arctic. Moderator: Jérémie Michael McGowan Director, Northern Norway Art Museum (NO) Andreas Hoffmann Artistic Director, Arctic Culture Lab (NO)
Rickard Borgström Project Manager & Curator, Nuuk Nordic cultural festival (GL) Christine Lalonde Curator, National Gallery of Canada (CA)
Host: Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
Marja Helander Visual artist and filmmaker (Sápmi/FI) Sonya Kelliher-Combs Visual artist (US)
Venue: Red Auditorium
Contemporary indigenous art What is indigenous art today? What is cultural appropriation and what are the genuine indigenous expressions - who decides? Moderator: Katya-Garcia Antón Director, Office for Contemporary Art Norway (NO)
Maria Huhmarniemi Chairperson, Artists´ Association of Lapland (FI)
Máret Ánne Sara Artist, Dáidadállu (Sápmi/NO)
Moderator: Karoline Trollvik Director, Riddu Riddu Festivala (Sápmi/NO)
Heather Igloliorte Assistant Professor in Aboriginal Art History, Concordia University, Montreal (CA)
Bernadette Driscoll Researcher, Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian (US)
Tone Hansen Chair of the board, Council of Culture, Director of Henie Onstad (NO)
Venue: Large Auditorium
Host: Riddu Riddu Festival
Redefining the Arctic culture: Russian perspectives The Arctic is being defined and re-defined within the frameworks of industrialisation, securitisation and urbanisation. During the session, we will travel between two emblematic Russian Arctic cities of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula and Norilsk on the Taimyr Peninsula – delving into their current cultural strategies and futuristic visions. We will check the pulse of the northern cultural capital St. Petersburg and immerse into the depths of the Yakutian singing style, Toyuk. Moderator: Luba Kuzovnikova Artistic Directore, Pikene på broen (RU)
Vassily Pankratov Director of Gatchina Museum-Reserve (RU)
Natalia Fedyanina Director, Norilsk Museum (RU)
Stepanida Borisova Actress and ethno-singer, Director of the Yakut Theater Olonkho, Honoured Artist of Russia (RU)
Anton Shamshin Music producer, Murmansk (RU) Host: Pikene på Broen
Alexey Platonov (film-maker) and Francesco Sebregondi (architect) from the postgraduate education programme of Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design “The New Normal” (RU)
Venue: Green Auditorium
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
UArctic World Ensemble: Creating a contemporary circumpolar musical expression Creating a contemporary circumpolar musical tradition based on arctic-ethnic musical expressions. Fred Glesnes Leader, UArctic World Ensemble (NO) Host: UIT - The Arctic University of Norway
Tom Gordon Professor emeritus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (CA)
Ragnar Rasmussen Professor, UIT - The Arctic University of Norway (NO) Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Subsistence: What is the value of thinking about an essential Arctic, and how might this impact our understanding of the region today? Members of the Subsistence exhibition project share insights from their engagement with the Arctic - its peoples, landscapes, materialities, past histories and future trajectories. We argue for the enduring complexity of northern communities, and for an essential Arctic shaped by the interdependency of insider and outsider influences. Moderator: Julie Decker Director, Anchorage Museum (US)
Allison Akootchook Warden Performance artist (US)
Sonya Kelliher-Combs Visual artist (US)
Graham Hogg Partner and co-founder, Lateral North (Scotland, UK)
Brian Adams Photographer (US)
Marek Ranis Visual artist (PL/US)
Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Host: Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum and Anchorage Museum
Culture in High North development
Cultural tourism: Tourists meeting the culture of the North Tourism is a rapidly growing industry which may have far-reaching economic and environmental impact in the Arctic. Having focused on natural wonders and nature-based tourism in international marketing, there is a growing awareness of cultural tourism as a vital part of the experience. Going forward, leveraging the unique Arctic culture in marketing campaigns represents a potential for sustainable growth, provided it is executed with insight and respect of the Arctic culture. Positioning the Arctic as a unique experience in terms of both nature and culture can thus provide a platform for increased understanding and respect for local and indigenous societies in the North. Moderator: Børge Hemmingsen Senior Adviser, Innovation Norway Arctic (NO) Áshildur Bragadóttir Director, Visit Reykjavik (IS) Host: Innovation Norway Arctic
Soile Veijola Professor, Multidimensional Tourism Institute (MTI), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland (Fi)
Keith Henry CEO, Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada (CA)
Venue: Large Auditorium
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
Regional Development: The role of culture and creative industry in regional development? When debating regional development in the Arctic, sustainability for the many small and vulnerable societies is a key objective. Arts and culture are some of the main factors when understanding the attractiveness of life in the Arctic, and should be a priority when developing the Arctic region. Enhancing and understanding northern culture as an important factor of the regional development may provide business opportunities for other industries such as retail and tourism, while at the same time increase the attractiveness of the region for the locals. Moderator: Knut Perander Adviser creative industries, Innovation Norway Arctic (NO) Randi Abrahamsen Vice Director, Innovation Norway Arctic (NO)
Andreas Hjelle Trevarefabrikken, Henningsvær (NO) Svein Harald Holmen Project Manager, Vardø Restored (NO)
Susann Jonsson Director, Filmpool Nord (SE)
Timo Jokela Dean, professor, Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland (FI)
Cecilie Haaland Engelskmannbrygga, Henningsvær (NO)
Julius Oförsagd Cultural producer, The Arctic Design Week (FI)
Maria Huhmarniemi University lecturer, Arctic Art and Design Masters´ Program, University of Lapland (FI) Päivi Tahkokallio Vice President, The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo, Chair, Design Committee, Lapland Chamber of Commerce (FI)
Host: Innovation Norway Arctic
Venue: Large Auditorium
The contribution of cultural industries in Nunavut economy The Arts and Cultural Industries sector of Nunavut, Canada is one of the territory’s most important economic contributors, it creates more than 1000 full time jobs and more than 3000 people earn some income annually from arts sales. Combined, this is more than 10% pf Nunavut’s population. This makes Nunavut a unique example in the Arctic, and this session will address some challenges, but also strategize about opportunities of further development of arts and cultural industries in Nunavut. Sherri Rowe Deputy Minister Economic Development and Transport, Nunavut (CA)
Monica Ell-Kanayuk Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Nunavut (CA)
Venue: Red Auditorium
Host: Government of Nunavut
Arctic culture cooperation Cultural circumpolar connections As the world of international relations seems to become increasingly unstable and unpredictable, the Arctic stands out as a place of dialogue and peaceful collaboration across the borders. What role do international institutions such as the Arctic Council and Arctic Economic Council have in this picture? And what about science and cultural collaboration across borders? The Arctic Arts Summit brings people together across the Arctic borders. How do such gatherings, conference and cultural events effect the devolopment of the Arctic region? This session will explore the role of soft diplomacy and cultural relations in the Arctic. Moderator: Ole Øvretveit Director, Arctic Frontiers (NO)
Magnus Johannesson Director of the Arctic Council Secretariat (IS)
Nauja Bianco Arctic Advisor, Nordic Council of Ministers (GL)
Anu Fredrikson Director, Arctic Economic Council (FI)
Julie Decker Director, Anchorage Museum (US)
Ethan Berkowitz Mayor, Municipality of Anchorage (US)
Host: Arctic Frontiers
Venue: Green Auditorium
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
Barents cooperation For more than twenty years, the neighboring countries of the Barents region, Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway have been cooperating extensively, also in the field of culture. What is their story of success and how does cooperation proceed facing Arctic changes? Moderator: Tomas Hallberg Director, The International Barents Secretariat (SE)
Margrethe Alnes Grant programme coordinator, the Norwegian Barents Secretariat (NO)
Representative from the Barents Joint Working Group on Culture (JWGC) TBC
Venue: Red Auditorium
Host: The International Barents Secretariat
Development of art projects in the Arctic How can art councils and culture agencies contribute to policymaking, development of projects and funding? Arts councils and culture agencies play a significant role in funding culture projects. The purpose of the workshop is to see what does the arts councils and culture agencies do in the Arctic region and which possibilities are there. Is there a greater picture? What do the arts councils and culture agencies promote circumpolar cultural cooperation in the Arctic? Moderator: Kristin Danielsen Director General, Arts Council Norway (NO)
Steven Loft Director, Canada Council for the Arts (CA)
Staffan Forsell Director General, Swedish Art Council (SE)
Ragnheidur H. Þórarinsdóttir Head of Division, Ministry of Science, Education and Science Iceland (IS)
Esa Rantonen Head of Arts Support, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) (FI) Eva Maria Hakola Head of Development, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) (FI)
Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Host: Arts Council Norway
Arctic Indigenous cultural exchanges in an international context This panel will explore issues of commonality between Indigenous artists from the Arctic. Artists will discuss their personal experiences collaborating with other Indigenous artists in an international context. How is the shared histories of colonialism and resistance, how is Indigenous nationalism in a global contextthe. Power of Indigenous cultural exchange and knowledge transmittal and thay will also talk about Artists will have the opportunity to reflect on their past experiences, as well as posit potential future collaborative exchanges. Moderator: Heather Igloliorte Assistant Professor in Aboriginal Art History, Concordia University, Montreal (CA) Laakkuluk Wlliamson Bathory Uaajeerneq artist, (CA)
Michelle Olson Artistic Director, Raven Spirit Dance (CA) Anne Lajla Utsi Managing Director, International Sami Film Institute (Sápmi/NO)
Venue: Red Auditorium
Host: The Canadian Arts Council
The EU and the Arctic: A place for culture? A look into EU strategies and ongoing culture projects. Helen Campbell Ambassador of the European Union to Norway (EU)
Ole J. Furset Director, Sør-Troms Museum, Follow the Vikings (NO)
Hilde Methi Curator, Changing Weathers, Dark Ecology (NO)
Thea Breivik Creative Europe Desk Norway – Arts Council Norway (NO)
Host: The European Union´s delegation to Norway and the Arts Council Norway
Venue: Large Auditorium
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
Cultural analysis and insights Artistic education, research and practice in the Arctic Timo Jokela Dean, professor, Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland. Leader of the Thematic network on Arctic Sustainable Art & Design, University of Arctic (FI)
Gunvor Guttorm Rector, Sami University of Applied Sciences (NO)
Mirja Hiltunen Professor, University of Lapland (FI)
Venue: Yellow Auditorium
Host: University of Lapland
Circumpolar perspectives on the ”imagined North” The need to understand the Arctic as the sum of its diverse cultures requires: policies, programs and funding to foster relations between all cultures of the circumpolar space, both Aboriginal and non-native, across political and national boundaries. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together cultural and academic experts to discuss the will, the achievements and the challenges of building circumpolar cultural ties in order to understand and rethink the “Imagined North”. Daniel Chartier Professor, Research Chair on Images of the North, Winter and the Arctic, Université du Québec à Montréal (CA) José Babin Artistic director, Théâtre Incliné (CA)
Julie Decker Director, Polar Lab and Anchorage Museum (US) Jan Borm Vice-president international of Université de Versailles—Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
Urd Johannesen Coordinator, FarLit (FO) Lise Bach Hansen Cultureproducer head of programming, The Royal Danish Library (DK)
Venue: Green Auditorium
Host: University of Québec in Montréal
Nordic cooperation: What do we need to know to improve the conditions for arts and cultural participation? The Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis, Kulturanalys Norden, invite to a discussion about the conditions for creating and sustaining a strong art sector and a broad cultural participation north of the circumpolar. At first the Nordic Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis, Kulturanalys Norden, presents its current work with establishing a knowledge centre for Nordic cultural policy. Results from a recent study on cultural participation in sparsely populated areas and populous areas in Sweden, will be presented, and serve as a point of departure for a conversation between arctic arts experts about issues such as: What are the different conditions for the arts in sparsely populated areas versus in populous areas? What knowledge do we need in order to strengthen the arts and the cultural participation north of the circumpolar? When we address regional differences in the cultural participation, what do we need to consider from the Arctic? Moderator: Karolina Windell Director, Kulturanalys Norden (SE)
Mats Bjerde Director, Napa, Nordic Insitute in Greenland (GL)
Maria Utsi Director, Festspillene i Nord-Norge (NO)
Susanne Jonsson Director, Filmpool Nord (SE)
Host: Nordic Council of Ministers and Kulturanalys Norden
Venue: Red Auditorium
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Program 22nd of June - Professions day
Shaping and making of cultural policy in the Arctic: Governance and knowledge of indigenous cultures What are the similarities and differencies between the cultural politics in the Arctic region? The role of culture/cultural institutions when big issues are at stake? Moderator: Marit Anne Hauan Director, Tromsø Museum (NO) Moderator: Else-Grete Broderstad Professor, UIT - The Arctic University of Norway (NO) Karoline Trollvik Director, Riddu Riddu Festivala (Sápmi/NO) Vibeke Larsen President, Sami Parliament of Norway (Sápmi/NO)
Aili Keskitalo Member, Sami Parliament of Norway (Sápmi/NO)
Nina Björby Chairman of the Culture Committee, Västerbotten Region (SE)
Janike Kampvold Larsen Associate Professor, Institute of Urbanism and Landscape, The Oslo school of Architecture and Design (NO)
Neeta Jääskö Head of language department, Sámediggi (FI)
Steven Loft Director, Creating knowing and sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, Canada Council for the Arts (CA)
Mara Kimmel Intrapreneur, educator and researcher Institute of the North (US)
Host: UIT - The Arctic University of Norway, Riddu Riddu Festivala and The Sami parliament of Norway
Venue: Green Auditorium
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The arts program 20th of June
Foto: Hrafnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir
Sacrifice (IS) Iceland Dance Company presents SACRIFICE, a collection of new commanding creations exploring the relationship between art and religion. Inspired by the idea of rituals as an essential part of life, SACRIFICE takes over Harstad kulturhus in a celebration of dance, art and music where audiences move from one space to the next, experiencing a different ritual in each place. No Tomorrow - a ballet for eight dancers and eight guitars to the music by The National’s Bryce Dessner. Ragnar Kjartansson and Margrét Bjarnadóttir Union of the North - a performative video installation, attempting to fuse together consumerism and the spiritual in an act of marriage. Matthew Barney, Erna Ómarsdóttir and Valdimar Jóhannsson
Dias Irae and Shrine - part video-installation, part choreographed ritual that focuses on the transition from life to death. Gabriela Friðriksdóttir, Erna Ómarsdóttir and Valdimar Jóhannsson. Finally the festivities reach an immersive peak at the already bustling Market, where people present their beliefs, ideas and solutions for a sustainable future.
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The arts program 21st of June
Subsistence (NO/US) Subsistence is a collection of interventions, discussions and visual narratives that highlight the complexity of Arctic society - contemporary places and cultural spaces at the centre of global attention, where the inside and outside perspectives are dependent upon one another. Today’s renewed interest in the Arctic enforces important questions about future prospects - both for the region and in a broader perspective. The project presents works from artists who engage in the Arctic and the challenges there. The exhibition includes a wall installation from Sonja Kelliher-Combs, a performance and a popup shop by Allison Warden, a temporary office for Graham Hogg / Lateral North, a temporary wall drawing by Ingeborg Annie Lindahl,
a window installation of Marek Ranis, as well as video art by, among others, Marja Helander, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Derek CotĂŠ. Collaboration between Northern Norway Art Museum and Anchorage Museum.
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The arts program 21st of June
Kartellet feat. Benjamin Mørk – Anføttes (NO)
Foto: Knut Åserud
Traditional folk music and dance from Norway meets jazzy electronica. The melodies and the rhythm of the folk music is the same, while the instruments are digital. Anføttes explores the fusion of modern music with traditional dances and childhood games.
The dance company Kartellet has a distinctive and interactive style. They thrive on acrobatics, musicality, balance art and brute force. Benjamin Mørk is one of the most exciting and innovative musicians and composers in Norway today. The dancers from Kartellet are Lars Frihetsli, Inge Martin Helgesen, Kaleb Haile and Sigurd Johan Heide.
Marja Helena Fjellheim Mortensson (NO)
Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester / Arctic Philharmonic (NO)
Foto: Jørn Kristensen
Marja Mortensson recently released her debut album Aarehgïre (Early Spring). Her special voice and strong presence on stage dramatically conveys the South Sami language and music. Marja Helena Fjellheim Mortensson is one of Norway’s leading Sami musicians and is using joik both in traditional and modern expressions.
Since its foundation in 2009, the orchestra has become one of the largest and most active cultural institutions in Northern Norway, where it gives 150 concerts and opera performances each year through the three northernmost counties and Svalbard. The Arctic Philharmonic has also made its presence felt internationally, with successful tours under its principal conductor Christian Lindberg. Øyvind Øksnes and Gaute Drange Vee, will performe «Theatric no. 6» by Casey Cangelosi.
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The arts program 22nd of June
All the films will go parallel to the sessions on the Profession day, they will be screened in the Blue Auditorium.
Thinking at the Edge of the World: Perspectives from the North Thinking at the Edge of the World Perspectives from the North
This collection of artist portraits is a broad cross-disciplinary project exploring the cultural history of Northern Norway/Sápmi, curated by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA). Structured through a series of regional and international dialogues and partnerships, the project unfolds in various forms and locations across Norway and beyond, including research, artists’ residencies, exhibitions, text commissions and a number of activities implemented through an OCA pilot office in Tromsø as well as its premises in Oslo.
Artists: Niillas Somby, Sami political rights activist, journalist and photographer Keviseile (Hans Ragnar Mathisen), Artist and writer Synnøve Persen, Poet and visual artist Ánde Somby, Traditional Sami yoiker Máret Ánne Sara, Artist
Produced for OCA (Office for Contemporary Art, Norway) by Cultureshock Media Thinking at the Edge of the World: Perspectives from the North will be presented at 10:00.
Fish Hole When a giant hole appears at the limit of the Arctic, the walking fish are left making a difficult choice: Struggling with their unknown fate or diving away. The latest seems even more tempting since a new salesman offers deals for relocation in the south. Fish Hole is a geologic tale focusing on appropriation of territory and the danger to let others decide where and how we should live.
Creative team:
Fish Hole is an artistic cooperation between artists from Canada, Russia and Norway around the creation of a short movie of puppets and shadows. The short film, created in only 6 days, is based on a novella written by Icelandic author Kari Tullinius, written for Nordicité, walking on the circle cycle.
Simon Beaupré, Canada Anatolii Gushchin, Russia Alain Lavallée, Canada Anatolii Gaskov Izvarin, Russia José Babin, Canada Jack Markussen, Norway
The Last Walk
Fish Hole will be presented at 11:45, by director Simon Beaupré and artistic director José Babin.
A Théâtre Incliné and Arctic Art Summit coproduction with the support of Nordland Visual Theatre
A woman journeys out into the vast and unforgiving wilderness to find her sister, who has been banished from their community for negligence that ended tragically. The banished sister has battled depression since the great loss, causing her to isolate herself from her community. Knowing her sister lacks the skills to survive on her own, the sister attempts to forgive her and bring her home to continue their lives.
Directors: Mikisoq H. Lynge & Pipaluk K. Jørgensen, Greenland Jerri Thrasher, Canada Anna Hoover, Alaska
The Last Walk will be presented at 13:00 , by one of the Anna Hoover Directors
Thinking at the Edge of the World. Perspectives from the North
All the movies will be shown continuosly from 14:00
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The arts program 21nd of June
Foto: Mads Suhr Pettersen
Street Summit Graffiti, murals, vandalism-street art takes on different names, but one thing that rings true across the world is the cultural relevance behind these works of art. Now, Arktisk Graffiti by Kulta, Arctic Arts Festival and Rampestrek gathers street artists from the Barents region to establish an artistic meeting in Harstad at the Arctic Arts Summit. The artists will have full creative freedom on clarified and preapproved surfaces for their political and artistic comments. Inspired by their different perspectives and stories, they will produce collaborative works that will be unveiled at the end of the Arctic Arts Festival. This way, the artists will share experiences and discuss political challenges of their everyday
lives. Artistic expressions will be challenged, and new creative networks will be established. Thursday June 22nd the artists will work on pieces on some smaller surfaces at UiTThe Arctic Universety of Norway, Harstad throughout the day. The Arctic Arts Summit delegates will have the opportunity to follow the work in progress during free time or in breaks.
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Main hosts
Partners
Hosts
Maria Utsi, Director, Arctic Arts Festival
Inger-Marie Lampe-Lupton, Producer, Arctic Arts Summit
+47 982 55 600, maria@festspillnn.no
+47 406 04 373, ingermarie@festspillnn.no
Jens-Eirik Larsen, Project Manager, Arctic Arts Summit
Sverre Miøen, Senior Adviser, The Norwegian Ministry of Culture
+47 910 04 780, jellis@online.no
+47 415 52 565, Miøen Sverre.Mioen@kud.dep.no
Front page poster: Ger Arne Bertheussen