Artist in Residence - Jakobstad: november 2012

torsdag 29 november 2012

Residency Conference 4.12.2012

Welcome on Fresh Air Conference in Rotundan at Campus Allegro on 4.12.2012!
"Why Artist Residencies Matters"

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Program (click to enlarge):

fredag 23 november 2012

Guest Artist Exhibition - Galleri GRO, Jakobstad

Welcome to the opening Tuesday 4.12. 18:00 PM at Gallery GRO, Runebergsgatan 8, Campus Allegro, Jakobstad

fredag 16 november 2012

Klas Eriksson - Artist Talk

Swedish Artist Klas Eriksson Presents his work on Tuesday 20.11. 15.30PM

Lecture room at 4th floor (Allegro C B2 464 / Centria)

Statement:

Klas Eriksson is interested in control, power and limitations. He expresses himself through performance, video and sculpture.

Klas Eriksson’s point of departure is mass-culture, where, employing various strategies, he explores our notions of authenticity, power and artistic expression.

Klas Eriksson has always enjoyed doing his own thing, establishing a communicative immediacy, which is both visually and conceptually innovative.

His works often borrow their expressions from popular culture, subculture and various power structures.

Other sources of inspiration include: Marina Abramovic & Ulay, Vito Acconci, Judy Chicago,Friedrich Nietzsche, Francis Alÿs, Michel Foucault, Kristin Lucas, Mike Smith and Chantal Mouffe.

Webpage: http://www.klaseriksson.org/

(Image stolen from his website)

Todays tip - Nika Oblak & Primož Novak

KUD MREŽA/GALERIJA ALKATRAZ

Ljubljana, 16.11.2012

Nika Oblak & Primož Novak dobitnika nagrade CYNETART /

Nika Oblak & Primož Novak receive CYNETART Award

Alkatraz Gallery is pleased to announce that Nika Oblak & Primož Novak received the 2012 CYNETART Award,

by the Trans-Media-AkademieHellerau in Dresden, for their pneumatic video installation Sisyphus Actions,

You can find more info at: http://t-m-a.de/cynetart/cfp-2012/preistrager?lang=en.

Sisyphus Actions is currently also nominated for the New Technological Art Award 2012 – NTAA 2012 by Liedts-Meesen Foundation, in the frame of Update_4 Biennial at the Zebrastraat in Ghent, Belgium,

http://www.galerijalkatraz.org

Nika Oblak & Primož Novak (link)

tisdag 6 november 2012

Upcoming: Seminar and exhibition

"Fresh AiR".
December 4th and 5th.
A seminar about Artists in Residence in general, institutions, phenomena, profiles, ideas and so on. Specially invited keynote speakers.
Place: Lecture room "Rotunda" at Campus Allegro.

Guest artist exhibition.
Five former guest artists from AiR-Nykarleby shows their work at the Gallery GRO, Campus Allegro.
Opening December 4th.

More information about both events will be posted soon. So stay tuned.

AiR-Jakobstad

The Residency was started 1996 by Svenska Konstskolans Vänner, which was a support oganisation for students at Svenska Konstskolan i Nykarleby - nowdays the the Fine Arts education (BA) at Novia University of Applied Sciences.

Until 2012 the residency was located in Nykarleby.

In August 2012 both the educaton and the residency moved to Jakobstad and the new Campus Allegro which houses several educations as well as cultural venues. The AiR and its related projects (workshops, Artist talks etc.) continues in Jakobstad under the adjusted name (AiR-Jakobstad) and a new organisation.

AiR-Jakobstad is currently mainly an artist run initiative with continued connections to the fine arts education at Novia UAS and close collaboration with the city of Jakobstad.

We also collaborate closely with the local art society Konstverket and thus also with their exhibition programme Gro. At the moment we accept about 4-6 artists annually. The main part of our artists in residence, is the result of established contacts and collaborations. However we do at times accept applications from artists not being within our network of contacts. We do not advertise for any open calls and nor have we any specific dates for application deadlines. More information about applications can be acquired robert.back[at]novia.fi

Our guest apartment is provided by the city of Jakobstad and located at the "old fire station". It's very much in the city centre and about 500 m from the Campus Allegro (Novia UAS) where it's possible to have access to studios, workshops and equipment.