I have been working as a curator/project manager/director in different art insititutions in Norway since 1993. The last five years in Pikene på Broen (The Girls on the Bridge") in Kirkenes. Kirkenes, my hometown, is is a small town located northeast in Norway, by the border to Russia and Finland. Pikene på Broen is working with cross border art and cultural activites in the border areas of the Barents Region (the northernmost counties of Scandinavia and Northwest Russia).
http://www.pikene.no
publications
SDG - Sámi Dáiddaguovddás/Samisk Kunstnersenter
An exhibition space for indigenous Sami art, the centre is run by the Sami artists' association. Since 1986, it has served as a coordination and information …
Kunst i Nordland
A platform for organising international art projects wtihin Nordland County Council such as Artscape (1992-1998), a project involving 18 sculptures in …
Tromsø Internasjonale Filmfestival
A popular film festival for audiences, and an important meeting point for the Norwegian and international film industry. Started in 1990, it is one of the …
Pikene på Broen
Aims to bridge gaps across the borders in the Barents Region, and to contribute to the development of the town of Kirkenes in Norway and the surrounding border …
Rural Readers
An ongoing investigation of the connection between the Indian metropolis Calcutta and Finnmark County in northern Norway, the website presents a growing …
Riddu Riððu Festivála
Aims to expose, challenge and develop the indigenous Sami culture and identity, and to …
Verkligheten
A non-commercial, artist-run gallery and project space in Umeå, Sweden, showing visual arts, music performances, workshops, films, talks and seminars. Also …
Afbare - Arctic Documentary Films
An online database containing information on approximately 35,000 documentary films from the Barents region, mainly from Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Finnish …