Cultural Investment & Development of Place - ISOBAR 2019
Thursday 7 November 9:00 – 16:00, SOT bar & burger
Urban development is important for wellbeing and safety, settlement growth, business development and environmental protection. Municipalities who succeed in developing attractive and vibrant cities and towns are characterized by being active community developers, have a comprehensive and long-term focus in their work and are team players alongside residents and local business. (From the Norwegian Government website).
With this as a backdrop, DanseFestival Barents invites you to participate in this exciting one-day seminar, which is aimed at those who are working to develop thriving and sustainable local companies within their own municipalities. This day will offer new ways of thinking for those who are engaged in developing county specific strategies, and also for those who work within the tourism industries. We welcome you to an inspiring and thought provoking seminar.
We also invite artists to participate in this important dialogue about how art and artists can contribute to the local community as community developers.
How can we together create the necessary arenas and facilitate democratic meeting places in our local community? How can we better understand each other´s roles, and create good collaborative projects that are sustainable for all?
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"Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær – The Arctic Hideaway" Photo: Martin Losvik
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"Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær – The Arctic Hideaway" Photo: Martin Losvik
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Fleinvær Photo: Ole Forbrigd
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Please note that the main working-language will be English.
Moderator: Gull Øzger
Bjørn Eirik Olsen
“The importance of art and culture for a new way of thinking.”
In the face of major challenges, the world has to leave the old ways of thinking and acting behind. An important part of the change seems to be a cognitive leap where tacit knowledge, intuition and creativity play key roles. This means that the attributes and working methods of art and cultural business become increasingly important.
Bjørn Eirik Olsen is presently employed as a researcher and project manager at the University of Tromsø¸, working with creative and cultural industries. From 2012 to 2019 he was Head of The Cultural Business Foundation of SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (Kulturnæringsstiftelsen).
Bente S. Andersen is a performance artist as well as Artistic Director of Samovarteateret in Kirkenes. Andersen has been the brain behind countless art and cultural events across the borders in the north. She has worked tenaciously for art and culture to be a key element of urban development in the municipality of Sør-Varanger.
Photo: Samovarteateret
Håvard Lund
"Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær – The Arctic Hideaway"
Fleinvær - The Arctic Hideaway is located on the island of Sørvær, as part of the Fleinvær archipelago in Gildeskål municipality. Today, the unspoilt fishing village is home to nine residents, and is truly an energizing place with incredible views of Lofoten. This unusual concept has received tremendous attention from the national and international press, and was also a recipient of the Northern Norwegian Architectural Award 2016.
Håvard Lund is a highly regarded jazz musician and composer. He is also the initiator of Fleinvær - The Arctic Hideaway, an innovative project on Northern Norway's beautiful and dramatic coastline. The founder says he comes armed with a number of coincidents wrapped in self-awareness, to this years ISOBAR seminar. Some of his greatest sources of inspiration are city planner Richard Florida, community builder Roar Svenning, as well as former Festspill director Birger Carlsen. Håvard's achievements are possibly not entirely as coincidental as he claims.
PRICE:
Seminar price: 1500 NOK
Artist price / Self-employed: 1000 NOK
Registered participants will be invoiced.
We encourage institutions/municipalities/counties to sponsor one of their local artists to attend the seminar.
Please note that the festival pass does not apply to ISOBAR.
Included:
• Lunch at SOT bar & burger (please note any allergies etc.)
• Performance of "Birds (come back to bones)" by Dansinitiativet. Read about the performance here.
• Festival pass - gives 50% discount on festival performances
REGISTRATION:
Påmelding: post@dansefestivalbarents.no When registering please remember to write:
• "ISOBAR Registration" in the email subject field
• Name and contact info to the registrant (address, email, phone, job title)
• Special dietary requirements/allergies/vegan/vegetarian
• Accommodation and breakfast needs (please see Smarthotel accommodation offer below)
• Invoice address
SCHEDULE:
09:00 - 09:20 Coffee, waffles and fruit
09:20 - 09:30 Welcome
09:30 - 10.30 Bjørn Eirik Olsen
15 min break
10:45 - 11:45 Bente S. Andersen
11:45 - 12: 30 Lunch at SOT
12:30 - 13:30 Håvard Lund
15 min break
13:45 – 14:45 Panel discussion with Gull Øzger
30 min break
15:15 – 16:00 PERFORMANCE: Birds (come back to bones)
VIEW THE FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME:
http://www.dansefestivalbarents.no/home.php for information about other performances, seminars and events and information about Hammerfest.
TRAVEL INFO: http://www.dansefestivalbarents.no/travelinfo.php
The fastboat from Alta arrives in Hammerfest at 8.40am, with return for Alta at 16.40 or 19.45. DanseFestival Barents is not responsible for any schedule changes.
SMARTHOTEL ACCOMMODATION OFFER:
For participants to DanseFestival Barents there will be a special festival offer at Smarthotel Hammerfest, located next door to Arktisk kultursenter, where most of the activities will be taking place.
Single room: 680 NOK
Double room: 750 NOK
Superior: 850 NOK
Junior suite: 1000 NOK
Breakfast is an additional 120 NOK. Please inform us if you want breakfast when you book accommodation.
This event is a collaboration between DanseFestival Barents and SOT Hammerfest
