THE ART OF SHARING

The Art of Sharing is the name of the conference the National Museum, Concerts Norway and Scenekunstbruket are organizing next week. For the first time, three national cultural institutions have joined forces to organize a multidisciplinary conference focusing on research into the communication of art to children and young people.

To communicate is to share

- "To communicate is to share," says Egil Rundberget, Head of R&D at Concerts Norway. "We want to share knowledge about the communication of art. We don't have enough research on communicating art to children and young people, so it's important to share the research that does exist with a wider audience.

The conference presents research and research findings in performing arts, visual arts and music.

- "Research on art and art education for children and young people has grown considerably over the past 15 years," says Anne Qvale, Special Advisor at the National Museum. "It's important that we, as organizers, join forces to facilitate telling a larger audience about the findings of the research.

Out of the binders

Ådne Sekkelsten, general manager of Scenekunstbruket, agrees.

- "As national players in the Cultural Rucksack, it's important for us to create such arenas for sharing and conversation. Yes, it's even a responsibility I believe we have as cultural institutions - to lift the research out of the binders and see what practical significance it can have," says Ådne Sekkelsten, CEO of Scenekunstbruket.

International participants

The speakers come from the USA, England, France and Norway, and ask questions that are relevant to anyone working in the field of art for children and young people. How do we create meaning in the communication of art to children and young people? How can we best connect art, knowledge, collaboration and experience? What kind of artistic strategies do we need to develop to communicate to and with children and young people?
Speakers include Alexandra Lamont from Keele University in England, Palmyre Pierroux and Rolf Steier from the University of Oslo, Lisa Nagel and Lise Hovik from the SceSam project, Alexander Refsum Jensenius from the University of Oslo, and Kari Holdhus from Stord/Haugesund University College. The host is Guttorn Andreasen, DJ, writer and well-known music profile from NRK P3. The conference features artistic contributions from violinist Catharina Chen and dancer and choreographer Erik Kaiel.

Practical info

The conference will be held at the National Gallery in Oslo on Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2, from lunch to lunch.
The organizers are the National Museum, Concerts Norway and Scenekunstbruket.
Read more and see the full program at www.rikskonsertene.no/kunsten-a-dele-/