Seminar: Art and Design in the Arctic

Date: 3.11.2011 09:00–16:00
Place: Castrén-sali (ls 11) / Castrén Hall (Lecture Hall 11)
Address: Yliopistonkatu 8
Rovaniemi

The seminar themes include applied visual arts, art and design in the Arctic environment, and sustainable development in the arts, design and art education. In addition, international artists and designers present their work. Seminar is jointly organized by River Lighs event, Master's Degree in Applied Visual Arts, WDC2012 Helsinki Rovaniemi project and Arctic Design project.

Programme

Applied Visual Arts, Art Education and Sustainability
9:15 Opening of the Seminar, Dean Timo Jokela, Faculty of Art and Design
9:30 Arctic Sustainable Arts & Design, Glen Coutts, professor of Applied Visual Arts
10:00 Visual Pedagogy in Sustainability Education, Allyson Macdonald, School of Education, University of Iceland
10:30 Art and Education for Sustainable Development, Ásthildur Björg Jónsdóttir, Iceland Academy of the Arts
11:00 Discussion on the presentations

11:30 Lunch (at one's own expenses)

Art and Design from Sweden, Norway and Finland
12:15 Birgitta Linhart – Tim Linhart – Albin Lindgren – Ann Kristin Gustavsson (Luleå, Sweden)
12:45 Per Iisak Juuso – Denis Barudki – Ann Mari Sarm – Majbritt Eriksen, Sami University College, Norway (Kautokeino, Norway)
13:15 Manager Merja Miettinen: Artists from Artists Association of Lapland & Magenta-project (Rovaniemi, Finland)

13:45 Coffee (at one's own expenses)

14:00 Päivi Tahkokallio & Taija Sailio: The new North – Arctic Art & Design workshop
15:30 Conlusion of the day, discussion and networking

Registration and more information:
Maria Huhmarniemi, maria.huhmarniemi(at)ulapland.fi

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Organizer:
Maria Huhmarniemi

maria.huhmarniemi (at) ulapland.fi