Culture and inclusion

Welcome to Arts and Audiences conference in Stockholm on October 10th to 12th. Here is a taste of the program, and you can register today. 


The main theme for the upcoming Arts and Audiences conference, which will take place in Stockholm October 10.-12. is ’culture and inclusion’. The program will be structured around how the arts can be perceived as relevant for more audience groups through lowering barriers and increasing motivation. 

Wednesday October 10th 
from 18.00, opening concert at Musikaliska, Nordic Music Days (October 10.-13.), a Nordic festival for contemporary music.

Thursday October 11th
09.00-16.30, Hotel Rival
Keynote speakers include: 

• The Louvre Museum in Prison: what contribution to a more inclusive society? Anne Krebs (FR), Louvre Museum
• New Music: New Audiences. Project manager Thomas Demidoff (DK) and audience researcher Heather Maitland (UK)
• Can we get all the arts? Battle Satellite - a panel discussion concept - in collaboration with British Council and Institute of Ideas. Hosted by Tiffany Jenkins (UK)
• Cultural productions with "the other". Maria Koskijoki (FI), the Helina Rautavaara museum, and Sari Salovaara (FI), the Culture for All Service
• Including the local community. Head of Education at ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Christina Papsø Weber (DK)
• more information to be announced! 

Evening program in collaboration with Nordic Music Days, concert at Slussen from 19.30.

Friday October 12th
10.00-16.00, different places in Stockholm
The day will start with parallel workshops, and after lunch participants can choose to visit some of Stockholm’s cultural institutions to experience, learn and discuss inclusion and audience engagement.

• Workshop with Lisa Baxter (UK), The Experience Business
• Panel discussion by the Swedish Society of Composers at Musikaliska
• Visit to Stadsteatern Skärsholmen, a theatre for children and youth
• Visit to Moderna Museet, Stockholms museum for 20th and 21st century art
• more sessions to be announced!

Again Audiences Norway invites artists, artistic directors, curators, producers, learning managers, communication managers, cultural architects and strategists to join forces and investigate common goals and ways of collaboration. So welcome to the Arts and Audiences conference in Stockholm. 

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The experiences from the first Arts and Audiences in Bergen in 2011 have been part of the planning for the conference in Stockholm. Based on feedback, it is important for us to maintain the following points:

• Sharing of knowledge, discussions and networking
• Partially optional program - a choice between workshops and visits
• Documentation - a high level of documentation, with photos, video streaming, active twittering and reports

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Thank you to our Nordic collaborators Nordic Music Days 2012, RANK (SE), KOP (Network for Art and Audiences in Sweden), SNYK (DK), Danish Centre for Art and Interculture (DK), Culture for all Service (FI), Finnish National Gallery (FI), Helsinki Festival (FI), Arts Council of Finland (FI), Reykjavik Arts Festival (IS), Visit Reykjavik (IS), Bergen International Festival (NO), Ny Musikk (NO).

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Please explore the Arts and Audiences website for information and inspiration from the 2011 conference in Bergen, with resources like the top strategies, a soundslide about the conference, a full video streaming of the conference, presentations and information about the contributors and speakers.