KULT: Seminar for All Creatives

Name: KULT: Seminar for All Creatives
Start: 2024-11-20T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-11-20T15:30:00+02:00
Location: Kulttuurilaboratorio

Schedule

Wed Nov 20 2024 at 09:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Kulttuurilaboratorio | Oulu, OU

Welcome to KULT!
KULT Seminar offers an opportunity to develop your skills and network with other creative professionals. Join us to share insights and experiences about the creative fields of Northern Europe with local and international experts!
Our goal is to provide small but impactful bits of knowledge and open meaningful discussions about art and culture. We strive to connect different actors and ideas, improve the capabilities of the northern cultural sector, and support new collaborations. Come and build new ways of working with art and culture in our northern city!
Wed 20 November 2024 at the Kulttuurilaboratorio (Culture Lab), Pikisaarentie 15 B 1, 90100 Oulu. The seminar program will be primarily in English. Register by 13 November 2024 – places are available for the first 50 registrants.
REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.office.com/e/KqzUwqzq0b
Please note that the entrance to the Kulttuurilaboratorio is not fully accessible due to thresholds and a narrow inner door (72 cm).
KULT aims to enhance the knowledge of artists and cultural professionals beyond formal education. The seminar is organized by the CreArt 3.0 project of the Cultural Services of the City of Oulu (Creative Europe) in collaboration with The Nook (Oulu2026).
CreArt 3.0 (Creative Europe 2024-2026) expands the European CreArt (Network of Cities for Artistic Creation) network in the field of visual arts for medium-sized European cities. Since 2012, the CreArt network has aimed to promote the contemporary art field through a European network collaboration and mobility program targeted at emerging artists, curators, and art and cultural actors. https://creart2-eu.org/
The Nook steers our theme further towards creative design and use of urban environments. The project launches several place-making projects in the city center of Oulu and aims to do its part in bridging the gap between urban planning and culture.
Also, remember the AVARA event on art, culture, and technology on November 21-22, 2024, with registration closing on 8 November 2024 at https://oamk.fi/en/productions/avara-2024/.
KULT PROGRAM
9:00 Start of the Day
9:30–10:45 Jens Thoms Ivarsson: Using Art and Design in City Development
Jens Thoms Ivarsson is an award-winning designer, artist, speaker, and former creative director of the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi. For six years, he also served as the artistic director of Rain Gothenburg and was a founding member of Manhole lid-poetry. Jens undertakes artistic commissions in public environments and has worked with numerous companies and organizations worldwide. In addition to the floating gallery of Poikki Art & Design Camp, Jens runs his own company, JTI STUDIO, where he helps businesses, municipalities, organizations, and universities find better and more creative solutions through the design process.
Additionally, Jens has just got a new job as Design Strategist for Art & Culture for the city of Gothenburg.
In this lecture Jens Thoms Ivarsson talks about the design method and how we can use it in our everyday lives. He also talks about how we can use this design method and art when we develop our cities. Jens has worked with water in different forms and shapes, for example as an artist and Creative Director for the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi or how he turned rain into an asset for the city of Gothenburg.
Followed by Q&A.
10:45–11:00 Break
11:00–11:30 Presentation of the "We Are Culture" Call (Oulu2026)
Presented by Community Coordinator Mirja Syrjälä.
11:30–12:30 Light Lunch at Kulttuurilaboratorio
12:30–12:45 Morning Reflection
12:45–14:00 Hildá Länsman, Lávre Johan Eira & Alice Jektevik: Independent Professional Artists in the North – How to Build Infrastructure for Music, Visual Arts and Creativity

Three Sámi creative professionals on how they collaborate to build independent and sustainable professional art careers in the North, working outside of the established music industry in Norway and Finland.
Hildá Länsman, Artist: Introduction to Luohti and Sámi Music

An intro to Sámi music and the visual aspects of musical storytelling.

Hildá Länsman is one of the most talented Sámi singers today, and a proud practitioner and advocate of the Luohti vocal technique. Länsman has previously been a part of the bands Gájanas, Solju and Vildá, but is releasing new music January 2025 for the first time under her own name together with music producer Tuomas Norvio. Hildá Länsman has studiet at Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, but now spends her time between her home village Ohcejohka on the Finnish side of Sápmi, and the village Guovdageaidnu on the Norwegian side of Sápmi.

Lávre Johan Eira, CEO and Artist: Creating Musical Infrastructure in the North

Creating and Founding an Indie Sámi Record Label.

Lávre Johan Eira is a Sámi artist and musician from Guovdageaidnu, on the Norwegian side of Sápmi. Lávre is known for his ability to combine traditional joik with contemporary music and soundscapes. He has performed both solo and with other Sámi artists, and his music often addresses profound themes of Sámi culture.

Alice Marie Jektevik, Visual Artist and Producer: Visual Production for Music

Creating visuals for live music on a micro budget.

Alice Marie Jektevik is a Sámi visual artist and producer whose work focuses on developing and increasing the visibility of Sámi culture. Jektevik runs her own company at www.samistage.com, which promotes and showcases Sámi culture and art through various cultural projects. Jektevik works closely with Sámi artists such as Lávre Johan Eira, Hildá Länsman, Isalill Kolpus, Petra Laiti and Joar Nango. Jektevik has previously produced the international indigenous festival Riddu Riđđu (2017-2020), Márkomeannu (2022), and been a guest producer at the Artist in Residency Lásságámmi (2020-2022).
Followed by Q&A.
14:00–14:30 Afternoon Coffee
14:30–15:15 Funding Workshop for Synergies Between Art and Technology
Presented by Advisor Sidsel Eskesen, Nordic Culture Point.
15:15–15:30 Closing of the Day

What is CreArt 3.0?
CreArt 3.0 project aims to develop and expand the CreArt (Network of Cities for Artistic Creation) network in the field of visual arts in medium-sized European cities. Since 2012, the CreArt network has been exchanging experiences and best practices to promote contemporary art through a Europe-wide network collaboration and mobility program targeted at emerging artists, curators, and art and cultural professionals.
The main partner of the project is Fundación Municipal de Cultura FMC in the city of Valladolid, Spain, and the Cultural Services of the City of Oulu have a co-partner role in the extensive European consortium. Other co-implementers include the City of Rouen (France), the City of Clermont-Ferrand (France), the City of Lublin (Poland), Artkomas - The Kaunas Center for Creative Industries (Lithuania), the City of Skopje (Macedonia), the Croatian Association of Artists (Zagreb, Croatia), the City of Venice (Italy), the City of České Budějovice (Czech Republic), the cCty of Aveiro (Portugal), the City of Regensburg (Germany), and the Liepaja Culture Foundation (Latvia), as well as partners Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz (Austria), Bluecoat, Liverpool (UK), and Lviv Artistic Council Dialogue (Ukraine).
Our aim in Oulu is to strengthen the development, professionalization, and internationalization of visual artists and the art field as part of the European cooperation network and the Oulu2026 cultural program, as well as to promote Oulu's goals in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Media Arts.

What is The Nook?
The Nook project turns lifeless urban spaces into vibrant and experiential places, Nooks. For residents, these places appear for example as calming nests, cozy green and floral avenues, spots for admiring the Northern Lights, or as concrete communal changes to the everyday environment.

Our goal is to experiment with place-making and diversify the way we design public places in Oulu. With the downtown area changing due to several megatrends, we believe it’s important to make public spaces more diverse to accommodate the spatial needs of today. Public outdoor spaces don’t have to be just for getting from one place to another; they can also serve as genuine meeting and activity spots for people, almost like an extension of their homes.

The project will be implemented in collaboration with local and international partners from 2024 to 2026, as part of the Oulu2026 cultural programme.