Public Art Consultancy in the Nordic Countries
Welcome to an online seminar focusing on the role of the public art consultant, curator and coordinator of art in the public sphere.
The seminar tackles multiple topics related to curating and project managing public art projects. An online presentation of the Helsinki Biennial at Vallisaari Island is included in the seminar.
Date: Friday 11 June 2021, 10:00–14:30 (UTC +03:00)
Venue: Online. A link will be sent on 10 June 2021 to all who have registered for the event.
For whom: The seminar is open to professionals involved or interested in public art processes, from the public art consultant, curator and coordinator’s perspective.
Language: English.
Seminar fee: Seminar is free of charge, but a registration is required. Please register no later than 10.6.2021 at 12.00 through the link below or here.
Speakers include
Nora Ceciliedatter Nerdrum, Head of the arts section and curator, KORO Public Art Norway
Kristiina Ljokkoi, Curator of Public Art, HAM Helsinki Art Museum
Åsa Mårtensson, Project manager – Knowledgehub public art, Public Art Agency Sweden
Henri Terho, Special advisor, TAIKE Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Linda Wallenberg and Åsa-Viktoria Wihlborg, initiators, NNAC – Nordic Network for Art Consultancy
Moderated talk by
Christine Antaya, arts writer, Sweden
Webinar program 11 June
10.00–11.05 WEBINAR PART I
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO HANAHOLMEN – THE HOST OF THE SEMINAR
Aino Kostiainen, Programme Coordinator, Hanaholmen – Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre
INTRODUCTION TO NNAC – NORDIC NETWORK FOR ART CONSULTANCY
About the network for freelance public art consultants and curators from Finland, Norway, and Sweden. A three year project supported by Nordic Culture Point.
Linda Wallenberg, Curator and Public Art Consultant, Linda Wallenberg konst, Sweden, and initiator NNAC – Nordic Network for Art Consultancy
Åsa-Viktoria Wihlborg, CEO, ArtPlatform, Sweden, and initiator NNAC – Nordic Network for Art Consultancy
INTRODUCTION BY MODERATOR
Christine Antaya, arts writer, Sweden
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE ROLES OF PUBLIC ARTS CONSULTANTS IN FINLAND
Henri Terho, Special advisor, TAIKE Arts Promotion Centre Finland
HOW DOES PUBLIC ART HAPPEN?
Nora Ceciliedatter Nerdrum, Head of the arts section and curator, KORO Public Art Norway
11.05–11.10 BREAK
11.10–11.20 NETWORKING SESSION
Coffee break with your Nordic colleagues in break-out rooms
11.30–12.50 WEBINAR PART II
HOW ART CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS
Reflections on art consultancy in the light of a commission on knowledge
Åsa Mårtensson, Project manager – Knowledgehub public art, Public Art Agency Sweden
WHEN DOES ART CONSULTANCY MATTER?
Discussions in break-out rooms
THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
A panel discussion on public art consultancy in the Nordic countries from the perspective of the national public art agencies in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. What are the benefits and challenges of the freelance public art consultant and curator, and of the Nordic perspective?
Nora Ceciliedatter Nerdrum, Henri Terho and Åsa Mårtensson
Moderated by Christine Antaya
12.50–13.20 LUNCH BREAK
13.20–14.05 PREVIEW PRESENTATION OF THE HELSINKI BIENNIAL AT VALLISAARI ISLAND
Introduction to the first Helsinki Biennial. The biennial presents 41 international artists or groups of artists from both Finland and around the world in maritime Helsinki. Helsinki Biennial opens June 12, 2021.
Kristiina Ljokkoi, Curator of Public Art, HAM Helsinki Art Museum
14.05–14.15 CONCLUSION
Linda Wallenberg and Åsa-Viktoria Wihlborg, initiators, NNAC – Nordic Network for Art Consultancy
Organizers: NNAC – Nordic Network for Art Consultancy, HANAHOLMEN Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, HAM Helsinki Art Museum and TAIKE Arts Promotion Centre Finland. In collaboration with KORO Public Art Norway and Public Art Agency Sweden
With support from: Nordic Culture Point
Situated in the archipelago and surrounded by site-specific art works by prominent Nordic artists, Hanaholmen has tangled the topics of public art since 2016, when a project called Mera Konst (More Art) initiated, highlighting the role of municipalities in Public Art projects. Read more
Information about the event
Linda Wallenberg, linda(at)lindawallenbergkonst.se, +46 734 24 84 96
Aino Kostiainen, aino.kostiainen(at)hanaholmen.fi, +358 40 551 9933
Cover photo: The art work TRO HOPP KÄRLEK (“Faith Hope Love”) by the visual artist Eva Lange is part of the art project “Two Lands – One Future” which highlights the close relationship that has continued for hundreds of years between Finland and Sweden. Photo by Jakke Nikkarinen