ArtPlatform organizes an open house and an exhibition that focuses on public art and its role in society, consisting of program items and activities.

During the week, parts of the artist collective Grounding Future(s)'s ongoing project in Gottsunda, Uppsala will also be on display. The exhibition will be followed by a publication that, together with Shared Spaces is part of ArtPlatform's 20th anniversary.

During the open house week, ArtPlatform will be located in Athe trailer at the Academy of Fine Arts. Activities, program items and talks will be organized for visitors and invited guests. Each day has a theme that provides insight into the breadth of public art, and reflects different aspects of ArtPlatform's daily practice.

SHARED SPACES – PROGRAM OVERVIEW

TUESDAY 28/9: ADDITIONALÄLLIG ART, CULTURAL PLANNING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT

11-13 Studio conversation with Hanna Zelleke Collin (11:15 and 12:15)

13-16 Seminar day on temporary art, cultural planning and place development. Participants: Botkyrka Konsthall, Uppsala Municipality, Link Arkitekter, Future Place Leadership, Association for Cultural Planning

NOTE LIVE PODD 18-19 CANCELLED
Public discussion about Team Alpha's art project The Living Lambohov, with Rikard Fåhraeus, Christer Fällman and Åsa-Viktoria Wihlborg. Held in the auditorium at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.

WEDNESDAY 29/9: FUTURES FÖR PUBLIC ART PROCESSES

13-16 Theme day in connection with the Grounding Future(s) exhibition, with the Konstfrämjandets Syskonskap and the group Tjejsnack from Gottsunda

17-18 Digital lecture with the design collective Space Popular about their practice and relationship to the virtual. (in English)

THURSDAY 30/9: ARTS AND CULTURE PRURAL VILLAGES

12-14 Presentations and discussions with Uppsala Municipality (Living Countryside) and Leif Ahnland, city architect in Tibro (Tibro Train Tracks)

14-16 Rejmyre Art Lab presents the project Refuge in Rejmyre. Closing panel discussion with Rejmyre Art Lab and Magnus Ericson (Iaspis) and Joanna Zawieja (Statens Konstråd) (in English)

FRIDAY 1/10: GESTALATED LIVING ENVIRONMENTÖ

12-16 Presentations about art in relation to the policy area of ​​Designed Living Environment. Participants: Lena From, Skanska, Paula Urbano, Elin Strand Ruin, Alvaro Campo, Jenny Nordmark

14: 30-16 Workshop with Paula Urbano

17-21 AW at Taverna Brillo, with exhibition and talk by Oscar Ramos

LORDAG 2/10: PUBLIC ART WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 

12-13.30 Workshop for children (approx. 7–13+ years), with Jasmine Cederqvist and Adam Wallenberg 

13.30-16 Philosophical lab and conversation about participation, together with young people. Participants: Ruben Wätte and Saadia Hussain

Would you like to participate on one or more of the days? Email your interest to elina.lund@artplatform.se

Grounding Future(s)

Rudy Loewe and Johnny Chang from the artist collective Grounding Future(s) participates with material that will be exhibited throughout the week. The exhibition discusses issues and connections between art, community and public space, and reflects on the artist collective's ongoing work with a public performance at Gottsundaskolan in Uppsala.

Grounding Future(s) was started in 2019 and consists of Cassandra Lorca Macchiavelli, Louise Khadjeh-Nassiri, Johnny Chang and Rudy Loewe.

ArtPlatform

ArtPlatform produces and communicates art for public, semi-public and private environments. With broad experience in contemporary art, art history, curatorial practice, architecture and philosophy, ArtPlatform processes and projects physical and formal conditions for public art. Practical, theoretical, strategic and pedagogical.

ArtPlatform team

Adam Wallenberg
Alida Ivanov
Elina Lund
Molly Sjogren
My Draiby
Sara Rossling
Åsa-Viktoria Wihlborg