Oct
8
to Oct 10

KUNO Annual Network Meeting in Helsinki

Double Exposure: Artistic Research and Pedagogy Across the Three Cycles

HOSTED BY ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS HELSINKI

REGISTER (Please register by Friday, 18 September 2026.)

PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER

19.00 Unofficial welcome dinner for early arrivals at own expense (Bistro Le Coin, Siltasaarenkatu 10)

THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Sörnäisten rantatie 19

9.00 Registration for participants open (until 16.00)

10.00-12.00 KUNO intensive course presentations for early arrivals and networking possibility to present new course ideas (Theatre Academy auditorium) 

(10.00-12.00 KUNO steering group meeting)

12.00-13.00 Lunch for international coordinators (meeting in Theatre Academy lobby, Haapaniementie 6)

Other participants may have lunch at their own expense in nearby restaurants: Campus restaurant Kookos, Restaurant Bruket, Tanner , Lintu 2

13.00-15.00 International coordinators’ meeting (K-218)

15.00-16.30 Opening of KUNO Annual Network Meeting (Academy of Fine Arts, 2nd floor lobby)

Drinks

Welcoming words by Leevi Haapala and Julija Fomina

NOBA exhibition presentation by Harri Monni

Music performance: Duo Severi Tikkinen & William Tarvainen 

BFA show opening in Kuva/Tila gallery

16.30-18.00 Tours in the Mylly building and presentations of workshops 

18.00-21.00 Dinner in campus restaurant Kookos (Theatre Academy)

FRIDAY, 9 OTOBER

Venue: Auditorium, Theatre Academy

10.00-10.15  Welcome! Words from Dean of Academy of Fine Arts and KUNO Steering group

Artistic intervention: Tea Sirén “ANTI-ELON: Austerity Politics in the Era of Chainsaws, Other Tools, Pushbacks and Naked, Horny Organizations (Everybody Is So Vocal About What They Really Are Doing)

10.15-11.30 Presentation of the theme of the meeting and panel discussion

Double exposure: Artistic research and pedagogy across the three cycles.
How did research become a part of my art? How did making art become part of my research? How have my research skills developed as part of my own art education and art-making?

Panelists:

Chloe Lewis, Professor of Sculpture and Head of Education, Faculty of Fine Art Music and Design (KMD), University of Bergen

Taina Erävaara, Head of Education and Research, Arts Academy, Turku University of Applied Sciences

Vytautas Michelkevicius, Head of Doctoral Programme, Vilnius Academy of Arts

 Nabil Ahmed, Professor of Visual Intervention, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art

Facilitated by Magnus Quaife, Professor of Artist Pedagogy, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki and Mika Elo, Professor of Artistic Research, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

11.30-13.00 Kuno Network matters

  • KUNO annual report and launching the new website

  • Presentations of the new steering group candidates and voting

  • Presentation of a new KUNO member candidate and voting

  • Presentations of KUNO members via the topic of the meeting

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Working groups (please register)

  • Art History ( Chair Julija Fomina and Annette Busch)

Double Exposure: Rethinking Art History through Images, Comparison and Montage

This discussion explores how teaching art history can be produced collectively using the means of both art historical and artistic research. Starting from our different local contexts, we will try to identify themes and historical questions - such as migration, shifting borders, center and periphery, colonial and post-socialist histories, or ecology - that could be productively investigated across the Nordic–Baltic region. We will consider how comparison, montage and working with images might help students research these questions across national and disciplinary boundaries. What connections, differences or tensions become visible through such encounters? The discussion aims to generate a set of concrete themes and questions that could later be developed into shared course assignments and students' research.

  • Artistic Research and Artist Pedagogy (Chair Magnus Quaife)

  • Curriculum Development and Teaching Practices (materiality and workshops) (Chair Bjarki Bragason)

16.00-16.30 Summaries of working groups (K-218)

Free time

19.00 Dinner (Restaurant Bruket, Kaikukatu 3)

SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER

9.15 Bus transportation from Hakaniemi Square to Aalto Studio and the Aalto House in Munkkiniemi

10.00-12.00 Visits to Unesco Heritage sites: Alvar Aalto Studio and The Aalto House (Places limited to 40 persons)

 https://www.alvaraalto.fi/en/location/studio-aalto/

https://www.alvaraalto.fi/en/location/the-aalto-house/ 

Alternative programme: exhibition tour in the city centre (meeting point in Kiasma lobby)

10.15 Kiasma  Museum of Contemporary Art https://kiasma.fi/en/ 

11.15 Helsinki Kunsthalle https://taidehalli.fi/en/ 

12.15 Bus transportation from Kiasma bus stop 

12.30 - Closing of the KUNO Network Meeting at Studio GNTV, Ritokalliontie 18 B 

Lunch, presentation of the studio & artists: Tommi Grönlund, Petteri Nisunen, Mika Taanila and Marko Vuokola. (Instagram: _studio_gntv)
Sauna option

14.00 & 16.00 Bus transportation back to Hakaniemi Square

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

RECOMMENDED HOTELS

Scandic Hakaniemi

Scandic Paasi

Other options near Academy of Fine Arts:

Citybox Helsinki

Noli Sörnäinen

LOCAL TRANSPORT

https://www.hsl.fi/en 

Tickets can be purchased via HSL app or by credit/debit card on readers in buses, trams and train (select the zones and tap your debit/credit card on the reader). When using metro, buy the ticket before entering escalators/platforms.

ARRIVING FROM THE AIRPORT

Bus 600 (nearest stops Haapaniemi and Hakaniemi)

Ticket 4,80 (zones ABC)

ARRIVING BY THE FERRY (From Länsiterminaali)

Tram 7 to Haapaniemi

Tram 9 to Hakaniemi

Ticket 3,50 (zones AB)

KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT

KUNO supports up to 3 participants to take part in the network meeting: 1 international coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports the 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Helsinki until Sunday for the networking night.

What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO Secretary for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
How to invoice: Following the KUNO network meeting in Helsinki, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Estonian Academy of Arts / KUNO. It should be sent by email to KUNO Coordinator: kuno@artun.ee / Reference: “KUNO Helsinki” . The invoice should include the names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Nov 2026. 

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Oct
9
to Oct 11

KUNO annual network meeting in Trondheim

Venture Collective

HOSTED BY Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU

Agenda (CET)

REGISTER (registration closed)

Wednesday, 8 October

19:30 Unofficial welcome dinner for early arrivals  (UNA Solsiden, Beddingen 14) 

Thursday, 9 October

Venue: Kunstarken (entrance on the corner of  Kirkegata and Gyldenløves gate)
11:30–11:50  Registration for the International Coordinators (registration for other participants will be open until 16:45)
12:00-13:00  Lunch for the International Coordinators (KIT canteen)
13:00–15:00 International Coordinators’ Meeting  (Administation 6th floor, room 610) 
15:00–15:15 Opening Network Meeting  (Kunstarken) 
15:15–16:45 KIT Campus Tours
17:00–19:00 Opening of the KUNO biennial (Galleri KiT)
19:30­ Welcome Dinner (KiT canteen)

Friday, 10 October

Venue: Kunstarken (entrance on the corner of Kirkegata and Gyldenløves gate )
09:15–10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00–12:00 Network Meeting
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 Possibility to explore the KUNO biennial (Galleri KiT) 
14:00–14:45 Parallel working groups – working on concepts
14:45–15:00 Coffee break
15:00–16:00 Parallel working groups – working on concepts
16:00–16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30  Venture Collective Student Presentations (Galleri KiT) 
19:30 Dinner (Restaurant Osteria Moderna) 

Saturday, 11 October

Venue: Kunstarken 
10:00–12:00 Concept presentations from Working groups
12:00–12:15 Sum-up and closing of the KUNO network meeting
12:15–13:15 Lunch

OPTIONAL PROGRAMME:

·       Art Museum Tour – Museums in Trondheim (Meeting point 13:30, Dronningens gate 10)

13:30  PoMo, Dronningens gate 10 
14:30 Kunsthall , Kongens gate 2 
15:15 Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Bispegata 7b

·       Fjord and Sauna at Sjøbadet (‘Winter’ Bathing and Sauna), 15:30 – 16:30 
(16 spots only), St Olavs Pir 

Sign up here:  ttps://nettskjema.no/a/552232 (choose one activity only, however it is potentially possible for Winter Bathers to participate in the first part of the Art Museum Tour).

Please check here: Practical Travel Information

Recommended hotels:

Scandic Solsiden

We recommend booking your stay at the hotel Scandic Solsiden which is located just across the street from Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU. Using the booking code BNTN091025, the price for the hotel room is NOK 1 290 per night for a single room. The booking code is valid until 5 August. Please kindly note that in case you delay booking accommodation until late, only the cost of NOK 1 290 per night will be refunded and the excess will have to be covered from the institutional budget.

Other hotels:
Scandic Nidelven
Scandic Bakklandet

KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT

KUNO supports up to 3 participants to take part in the network meeting: 1 international coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports the 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Trondheim until Sunday for the networking night.

What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO Secretary for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
How to invoice: Following the KUNO network meeting in Trondheim, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Vilnius Academy of Arts / KUNO. It should be sent by email: lina.koseleva@vda.lt / Reference: “KUNO Trondheim” . The invoice should include the names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Nov 2025. 

Please find below the requisites needed to be added to the invoice:
Recipient: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Company code: 111950439 
VAT code: LT100003222911 
Address: Maironio St. 6, LT-01124, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Oct
10
to Oct 12

KUNO annual network meeting 2024 (in Reykjavik, Iceland)

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HOSTED BY iceland University of the arts (iua)

Agenda (Icelandic time zone)

REGISTER (registration open until 23rd September)

Wednesday, 9 October

19:00 Unofficial early arrivals dinner (at own expense)
Venue: Hafnartorg Mathöll (downtown, close to hotels)
Address: Hafnartorg, Geirsgata 17, 101 Reykjavík

Thursday, 10 October

IUA Fine Art Department
Address: Laugarnesvegur 91, 105 Reykjavík
(enter at main entrance on lower side of the building)

12:00-13:00 International coordinators lunch (IUA canteen)
13:00–16:00 International coordinators meeting (meeting room nr. 106)
16:30–18:00 IUA Welcome programme
Registration is open from 16:00 (in the lobby)
16:30 Welcome drinks
17:00 Departmental tour and openings of 3 BA solo exhibitions in the department‘s galleries
18:00 Welcome dinner at Kaffi Laugalækur, an IUA hangout (2 min walking distance
Address: Laugarnesvegur 74a, 105 Reykjavik

How to get to and from hotels to IUA Fine Art Dept.:
Walk (approx. 45 min) by the seafront, following Sæbraut street
Bus (see www.straeto.is for route planner. The bus system is cash-free. Use the app KLAPP)
Taxi: Hreyfill (tel. +354 5885522) / BSR (tel. +354 5610000)
Suggestion: In town before the welcome program? Head over to Laugardalslaug public swimming pool (10 min walking to IUA) before joining for the welcome drinks at 16:30.

Friday, 11 October

IUA Departments of Design, Architecture & Art Education
Address: Stakkahlíð 1, 105 Reykjavík (note, not same location as yesterday)

9:00–10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00–11:30
1. Welcome address by Kristín Eysteinsdóttir, Rector of Iceland University of the Arts
2. Keynote lecture: Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, artist representing Iceland at the Venice Biennial and IUA part time teacher.
11:30–12:30 Lunch (IUA canteen)
12:30–15:00 Network meeting (auditorium)
15:00–15:30 Coffee break (and possibility of short tour of the building)
15:30–17:00 Thematic discussions, parallel sessions (see discussion list in attachment below)
17:00-19:00 Free time
How to get to and from hotels to IUA – Stakkahlíð location:
Walk (approx 30 min) through downtown.
Bus (see www.straeto.is for route planner. The bus system is cash-free. Use the app KLAPP)
Taxi: Hreyfill (tel. +354 5885522) / BSR (tel. +354 5610000)

Suggestion during free time: Hang out in the hot tubs and saunas at Sundhöllin pool or take a swim/soak in the hot tub at the sea at Nauthólsvík public beach baths on your way to dinner.

Happy hour suggestions close to dinner: Apótek, Skúli Craft Bar, Hótel Holt

19:00 Dinner, Brút restaurant. Location: Pósthússtræti 2, 101 Reykjavík
Evening option: Nordic House, opening of Head2Head exhibition, DJ music 20-23:00


Saturday, 12 October

ART WALK
Please note participants in day-trip must bring all gear for the day with them.

09:50 – 12:00 Walk between art venues in Reykjavik (National Gallery and artist run spaces) Opportunity to network and get to know the Icelandic art scene

Meet in front of National Gallery at 09:50. Please be on time.
Location: Fríkirkjuvegur 7, 101 Reykjavík Preview of unopened exhibition “Looking inward, looking outward:140 years of the National Gallery of Iceland”.
30 min walk to the Marshall House (location: Grandagarður 20, 101 Reykjavík) for preview of the Head2Head project and visit to artist run Kling&Bang Gallery and Living Art Museum

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (walking distance from Marshall House)
13:00 – 18:00/19 Optional day trip: Hike, Reykjadalur hot river and continental rift Cost: 30 euro (charged by card or pay link on the bus) Bus arrives at the lunch location. We will not go via the hotel.

Bring with you: Backpack for your things, good walking shoes (no sneakers), rain proof gear, hat, gloves, warm clothes for when you get out of the water (woolen undershirt and long underwear is ideal), plastic bag in case you need to keep your stuff dry as you soak in the river, swimwear, towel, water bottle, some snacks like an apple or chocolates in your pocket for the hike.

Drive to the town of Hveragerði (45 km outside Reykjavik)

Walk to Reykjadalur’s natural hot river (3 km moderate uphill hike each way, total 6 km, ca 2 hrs hike). It’s not extreme, and everyone will go on their own pace.

Bathe in the hot river, or optional continued walk. Note: there is no changing room and no bathroom on site; visitors change outside. It is slightly rough but worth it, you will warm up when we walk back!

After the hike there is the possibility to stop at a small restaurant where we can get a drink and snack (at own expense).

On the way home: Drive to Þingvellir national park, walk through the Mid-Atlantic rift where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates separate, the founding site of Iceland’s ancient parliament, Alþingi founded in 930 AD. Light walk.

18:00/19:00 arrival in downtown Reykjavik, close to hotel. Dinner: Optional dinner (at own expense) at Hafnartorg Mathöll foodhall
Address: Hafnartorg, Geirsgata 17, 101 Reykjavík

Evening option: Opening of Head2Head exhibition, Living Art Museum/Kling&Bang Weather: The forecast says it will be around 0 or minus degrees. Iceland Met Office: en.vedur.is

Information about parallel discussion sessions

Participant list

Visitor information

KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT

KUNO supports up to 3 participants to take part in the network meeting: 1 international coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports the 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Reykjavik until Sunday for the networking night.

What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO Secretary for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
How to invoice: Following the KUNO network meeting in Vilnius, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Vilnius Academy of Arts / KUNO. It should be sent by email: lina.koseleva@vda.lt / Reference: “KUNO Reykjavik” . The invoice should include the names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Dec 2024. 

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Oct
12
to Oct 14

KUNO annual network meeting 2023 (in Vilnius, Lithuania)

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SHARED IMAGINATIONS

HOSTED BY VILNIUS ACADEMY OF ARTS (VDA)

Agenda (Eastern European time zone)

REGISTER (registrarion closed)

Wednesday, 11 October

19:30 Unofficial welcome dinner for early arrivals (restaurant Grey Pilies St. 2, 01124 Vilnius).

Thursday, 12 October

Venue: Maironio St. 3, Vilnius
11:30–11:50 Registration for the International Coordinators (registration for other participants will be open until 16:45)
12:00-13:00 Lunch for the International Coordinators (restaurant Grey Pilies St. 2, 01124 Vilnius).
13:00–15:00 International Coordinators’ Meeting (room 110)
15:00–15:15 Coffee for the International Coordinators
15:15–16:45 VDA Campus Tour led my dr. Marius Daraškevičius (meeting point in front of the building at Maironio St. 3)
17:00–19:00 Opening of the KUNO biennial “Shared Imaginations” (Maironio St. 3, Vilnius)
19:30­ Welcome Dinner (MO museum Bistro, Pylimo St .17 01141 Vilnius)

Friday, 13 October

Venue: Maironio St. 6, Vilnius, Gothic Hall
9:15–10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00–12:00 Network Meeting
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 VDA Campus Tour led my dr. Marius Daraškevičius (meeting in front of the building at Maironio St. 6)
13:00–14:00 Possibility to explore the KUNO biennial “Shared Imaginations” (Maironio St. 3)
14:00–14:45 Presentation “Imagination Exchange” by prof. Kristupas Sabolius
14:45–15:00 Coffee break
15:00–16:00 Presentation “Cosmic Imagination” by assoc. prof. Julijonas Urbonas
16:00–16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 Keynote speaker Lina Lapelytė (artist and performer, co-author of the opera-performance “Sun & Sea” (Marina)
19:30 Dinner (restaurant La Boheme, Šv. Ignoto g. 4/3 01120 Vilnius)


Saturday, 14 October

Venue: Maironio St. 6, Vilnius, Gothic Hall
10:00–12:00 KUNO Teachers’ Seminar
10:00–10:20 KUNO intensive course “Rural Contexual Practice” by dr. prof. Vytautas Michelkevičius (VDA) and Daniel Peltz (University of the Arts Helsinki)
10:20-10:45 KUNO intensive course “Interaction between Culture and Nature” by dr. Julija Fomina (VDA) and Triin Metsla (EKA)
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00 -11:30 KUNO intensive course “Intventory of Behaviours ” by Magnus Quaife (Uniarts)
11:30 –12:00 - KUNO intensive course “Border as a Place” by dr. Marius Daraškevičius (VDA), prof. Kirke Kangro (EKA) and Bjarki Bragason (IUA)
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 Sum-up and closing of the KUNO network meeting

OPTIONAL PROGRAMME:

14:30 - Optional tours (prior registration for the tours is mandatory. Please fill in the registration form by the 5th of October at the latest)

Option 1 : 14:30 - 15:30 The Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (KGB museum) - 1 hour guided tour in English

Option 2: 16:00 - 18:00 Lukiškės prison - 1:30 - 2h guided tour in English

Lukiškės prison is probably one of the most interesting cultural phenomena in Lithuania because the former prison is transforming into a hub for music, modern art, design and culture. A community of around 300 artists, musicians, dancers and so on have started creating a new story of the prison in summer 2021.

Option 3: 14:30 - 20:00 Visiting the International Contemporary Art Fair in Vilnius

The art fair ArtVilnius’23 will take place between October 13–15. This year, the fourteenth edition will inhabit the three main halls and outdoor areas of the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo, covering 12,000 square meters in total and consisting of 70 art galleries/institutions and 300 artists from 18 countries.


Saturday night is free for networking

KUNO pays an extra night in the hotel for those staying until Sunday.

Recommended hotels

  • Hotel Vilnia, Maironio St. 1, LT-01124 Vilnius (2-minute walk from the Academy)

Classic Single Room – 80 € /per night 

Standard single room -  už 75 € /per night 

Single room – 66 € /per night (5-minute walk from the Academy)

  • Neringa Hotel, Gedimino pr. 23, Vilnius (15-minute walk from the Academy)

Business class double room -91€ /per night

Travel

Vilnius Airport is the biggest in Lithuania, located just 7 km from Vilnius city centre.

Find the full map for Vilnius Airport flights: www.vilnius-airport.lt

You could also consider flights to/from Kaunas airport, which is just 100 km away from Vilnius.

There are shuttle Ollex minbuses going from Kaunas airpot to Vilnius. Please check the schedule here.

Practical information

KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT

KUNO supports up to 3 participants to take part in the network meeting: 1 international coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports the 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Vilnius until Sunday for the networking night.

What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO Secretary for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
How to invoice: Following the KUNO network meeting in Vilnius, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Vilnius Academy of Arts / KUNO. It should be sent by email: lina.koseleva@vda.lt / Reference: “KUNO Vilnius” . The invoice should include the names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Dec 2023. 

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Oct
20
to Oct 23

KUNO annual network meeting 2022

LIBERATING TIME

hosted by Turku UAS Arts Academy

Agenda (Eastern European time zone)

REGISTER (registration is closed)

Wednesday, 19 October
19:30 Unofficial welcome dinner for early arrivals (restaurant Tintå, Läntinen Rantakatu 9).

Thursday, 20 October
Venue: Arts Academy (Köysiteatteri, Linnankatu 56, near Varvintori)
12:00–13:00 Registration and lunch (Registration open all day)
13:00–15:00 International Coordinators’ Meeting (can be accessed via Zoom)
15:00–15:15 Coffee
15:15–16:00 Tour at the Arts Academy
17:00–18:30 Opening of KUNO Expo in Köysiratagalleria at the Arts Academy
19:30­– Welcome Dinner at the Arts Academy, Köysiteatteri

Friday, 21 October
Venue: Arts Academy (Köysiteatteri, Linnankatu 56)
9:00–10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00–12:30 Network Meeting
12:30–13:30 Lunch + possibility to explore KUNO Biennale
13:30–15:00 Taina Erävaara and Henna-Riikka Halonen moderating presentations and discussion around Liberating time
- Feminist Culture House, Katie Lenanton & Paola Jalili: Feminist Tools for Collaborations
- Leena Kela: Rest of Time – Is an Eye of a Storm a Place to Rest?
15:00–15:30 Coffee
15:30–17:00 KUNO Teachers’ Seminar I*
- Diana Lindberg (Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU): Becoming Raw
- Kristoffer Akselbo (Funen Art Academy, FAA): How do we speak of what we cannot observe and how do we process the recognition of the multiplicity of observations.
19:30– Dinner at the City Center (Restaurant Hugge, Linnankatu 3)

Saturday, 22 October
Venue: Turku Art’s House & Kunsthalle Turku
10:00–11:30
(Turku Art´s House, Nunnankatu 4)
- Kuno Biennale: General Sharing
(Kunsthalle Turku, Vanha Suurtori 5)
- Eero Merimaa: Sculpture as a Carbon Storage

Turku UAS EduCity (Ringsberg & Hammarbacka, Joukahaisenkatu 7)
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–15:00 KUNO Teachers’ Seminar II*
- Harri Monni (Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts Helsinki): The challenge of teaching art in a precarious time
- Vygintas Orlovas (Head of the Site-specific Art and Scenography Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts): Manipulating Time via Sound in Pure Data
- Žilvinas Gytis Lilas (Vilnius Academy of Arts): Ghostology: a case study
15:00–16:00 Sum-up and Closing of the KUNO meeting
16:00–17:00 Tour at the KampusART – the Kupittaa Campus Art´s Programme
(OPTIONAL) 19:00–23:00 Transport to Villa Marjaniemi (Sauna location at Ruissalo, 15 mins from City Center)
Saturday night is free for networking and sauna :)

KUNO pays an extra night in the hotel for those staying until Sunday.

Recommended hotels

Radisson Blu Marina Palace

135.00 EUR / Standard room for 1
155.00 EUR / Standard room for 2
150.00 EUR / River view room for 1
170.00 EUR / River view room for 2

Scandic Hotels

161 € Standard room for 1
181 € Standard room for 2

Centro Hotel

15 standard rooms for one - 106€/night
10 twin rooms for 2 - 124€/night

Practical information

Registration desk for the KUNO annual network meeting is at the Köysiteatteri entrance (the exact address for this entrance is Linnankatu 56), attached a picture of the location. For those taking the local bus, the bus #1 will take you there, and the bus stop 51 (Veistämöntori) is where you get off the bus.

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KUNO Network meeting 2021
Oct
21
to Oct 23

KUNO Network meeting 2021

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The KUNO annual network meeting 2021

hosted by Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA)

Põhja pst 7, Tallinn

Venue map

Final agenda (Eastern European time zone)


Wednesday, 20 October

17.00 - KUNO EXPO / It Must Be My Dream/  opening at EKA, venue is open till 19.11.21

Ane Hjort Guttu artist film Manifest / Manifesto (looped screened from 16.00 - 19.00 during the annual event)

Design and Architecture Gallery, Pärnu mnt 6, Tallinn

Thursday, 21 October
Estonian Academy of Arts (Põhja pst 7, Tallinn)

12.30-13.00 Registration and lunch - main entrance of EKA, room A 502

13.00 - 15.00 INTERNATIONAL COORDINATORS’ MEETING (can be accessed via Zoom (Meeting ID: 943 6416 4204)
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break

15:15 - 16:15 TOUR of EKA BUILDING (led by Gregor Taul)

17.00 - 18.30 KUNO express course "General Sharing of Art: By(e) Biennale" presentations

Design and Architecture Gallery, Pärnu mnt 6, Tallinn

19.00 WELCOME DINNER AT THE RESTAURANT PEGASUS

Friday, 22 October

Estonian Academy of Arts (Põhja pst 7, Tallinn)

09.00 - Coffee & Registration + Tour at EKA Gallery (optional), room A 501
10.00-12.15 NETWORK MEETING (can be accessed via Zoom (Meeting ID: 943 6248 0023))
12.15-13.30 LUNCH + possibility to explore KUNO Expo
13.30-14.00 film by Ane Hjort Guttu, Manifest / Manifesto (2020) (room A101)

14.00-15.50 KUNO SEMINAR ‘Art Education and its Architecture’ (streaming at tv.artun.ee/kuno21)

Cecilie Andersson - Situating Artistic Practice within Bergen School of Architecture

Laura Toots - Growing at/of/from EKKM

Eik Hermann - Slow Education and Raw Space

Panel discussion moderated by Liina Siib and Kirke Kangro

15.50 - 16.15 Coffee & snacks

16.15 – 17.15 KUNO MODERATED DISCUSSIONS

Topic I: Art Academies: expectations of an artist, expectations of economy (moderated by Liina Siib, Felix Gemlin)
Topic II: Art Academies: expectations of contemporary art institutions and art world (moderated by Marge Monko, Henrik B. Andersen)

(via Zoom) Topic III: Art Academies: expectations of accessibility and on-line art education (moderated by Josefina Posch, HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design) (can be accessed via Zoom (Meeting ID: 943 6248 0023))

17.15 - 18.00 SHARING FROM GROUP DISCUSSIONS

18.00-19:30 - Tour at EKA (optional)

18.30-19.30 Tour at EKKM (optional)

20.00 DINNER at restaurant ÜLO

Saturday, 23 October

Estonian Academy of Arts (Põhja pst 7, Tallinn)

10.30-11.00 Coffee and Registration

11.00-13:00 KUNO TEACHERS’ SEMINAR (streaming at tv.artun.ee/kuno21)

Reflection on the theme by Kirke Kangro

Keynote 2: Nicolas Bourriaud

13.00-13:30 Q&A

13.30-13.45 Presentation of the KUNO biennale

13.45-14.15 Lunch

14.15-15.00 Sum-up and closing of the KUNO meeting (streaming at tv.artun.ee/kuno21)

16.00-18.00 GUIDED TOUR IN KUMU (Jeremy Shaw, The Future is in One Hour; Estonian Art in the 1990s), (optional)

Saturday night is free for networking.

KUNO pays an extra night in the hotel for those staying until Sunday.

Travel and practical information

Traveller’s questionnaire

!!! All travellers, regardless of age and vaccination status, arriving in Estonia must complete a traveller’s questionnaire. This can be done not earlier than three days before arrival and may be required upon boarding the aircraft for Estonia.

This questionnaire can be filled in online here: https://iseteenindus.terviseamet.ee/

Wearing masks

– As of 18 October, EKA requires wearing protective masks in the EKA common areas, auditoriums, classrooms, studios, labs, workshops. Mask wearing is requested while visiting other offices and study areas. More information cab be found here.

MAP OF VENUES DURING KUNO NETWORK MEETING IN TALLINN

 The map can be accessed here:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=19QKjT2qKf8k-hCTLifGwEHYCBrSIKlTz&usp=sharing

 Alternatively, you can also use the QR code for it

Other practical information (transport, etc.) can be found here.

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KUNO Network meeting 2020
Oct
16
11:00 AM11:00

KUNO Network meeting 2020

The KUNO annual network meeting 2020 is hosted by Estonian Academy of the Arts (EKA) via the Zoom platform.

The meeting serves both administrative purposes for the network and it will be a platform for the members to share and reflect on the effects of the pandemic and on how we can continue to collaborate in the network during these difficult times.

Registration link
Notice there should be only 1 registration pr university. The registration should indicate number of participants from each institution. Registration deadline is FRIDAY 9 October.

A link to the online meeting + technical instructions will be distributed by email in due time.

Friday 16 October

Eastern Europe time   12:00 – 14.45
Central Europe time   11.00 – 13.45
Iceland GMT                 09.00 – 11.45

Agenda


Network administration
IS 09.00 - 09.45 / CEST 11.00 – 11.45 / EST 12.00 - 12.45

-Mobility and budget report, incl. information about digital mobility

-New candidates for the KUNO Steering group: Further presentation of candidates. Statements from candidates is available here.

-Shift of KUNO Secretary: Statement of Vilnius Academy of Arts will be distributed in advance

 

Break for 30 minutes
IS 09.45 – 10.15 / CEST 11.45 – 12.15 / EST 12.45 – 13.15

There will be a performance on Zoom during the break so stick around!

 

Sharing from KUNO members
IS 10.15 – 11.00 / CEST 12.15 – 13.00 / EST 13.15 – 14.00

This session takes place in 4 virtual breakout rooms. There will be a moderator and 4-5 institutions in each room for sharing and discussions.

What each institution needs to prepare for this session:

Questions to reflect on, max 5 minutes pr institution:

  • What positive solutions and developments has Covid19 brought about in your institution?

  • How can we use this new knowledge to develop KUNO collaboration and strengthen digital/blended mobility between partners?

Discussions led by the Room moderator will take place during the second half of this session.

 

Coffee break
11.00 – 11.15  / 13.00 – 13.15 / 14.00 – 14.15

 

Closing of the meeting
11.15 – 11.45 / 13.15 – 13.45 / 14.15 – 14.45

Sharing from groups (Room moderators)

Announcement about next network event

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Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in Tallinn was selected host for KUNO annual events in 2020.

The KUNO network is still aiming at having a meeting at EKA in Tallinn, in spring 2021, where we hope to join together leaders, teachers, international coordinators and students for meetings, seminar and an exhibition.

An update on these plans will be provided at the online meeting on 16 October.

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Support for the meeting

In order to encourage all members to create a good atmosphere during this online Network meeting, KUNO offers support to the institutions so that refreshments can be offered.

100 eur if 2 persons attend the meeting

200 eur if +3 persons attend the meeting

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KUNO in Tromsø 2019
Oct
17
to Oct 19

KUNO in Tromsø 2019

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Academy of Contemporary Art and Creative Writing (UiT) in Tromsø is the host of the KUNO 2019 annual events.

All events take place at the Academy of Contemporary Art and Creative Writing, Grønnegata 1. Exception is the dinner on Friday, which will be held at Storgata Camping, right across form the academy.

Thursday 17 October

12.30-17.00 COORDINATORS MEETING

Agenda for meeting

16.00-17.00 Internationalisation at Home: Why, what and how?

Presentation by Anne M. Møgster, Senior Adviser at the Oslo Metropolitan University on the experiences of working with Internationalisation at Home including internationalisation of curriculum at the OsloMet. Click the title above for abstract.
-We encourage all who have arrived to join this session: coordinators, leaders and teachers.

17.00 Tour of the Academy of Contemporary Art and Creative Writing

19.00 Welcome dinner at UiT


Friday 18 October

09.30-12.00 NETWORK MEETING

Agenda for meeting

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-13.30 Border As a Place

Presentation of a KUNO/Nordplus intensive course that took place in Narva, Estonia last August. The intensive course was a collaboration between EKA Tallinn, IUA Reykjavík, UiT Tromsö and KUVA/UniArts Helsinki.

13.30-15.40 KUNO Pre-Seminar

Led by Kjell Magne Mælen , UiT Tromsø

Topic I: Research Based Teaching.
Presentation by Hanne Hammer Stien - Associate Professor and Vice Director for Education and Artistic Research at the Academy of Contemporary Fine Art and Creative Writing, Tromsø.

When calls for professors at our academies nowadays are announced it is more likely that artists with a Ph.D. in artistic research or the equivalent are requested. The applicants are probably also asked to describe their plans for artistic research and more important, they must define how they will apply their artistic research into their teaching modes. What does it mean to teach based on artistic research? How does the change towards research based teaching affect our academies? What kind of expertise do we want our teachers to have? What do we want to teach our students? These are questions that will be discussed in this panel.

-Breakout group discussions and sharing.

Topic II: Professional, Personal, Private.
Presentation by Arne Skaug Olsen from the Academy of Contemporary Fine Art and Creative Writing, Tromsø.

-Breakout group discussions and sharing.

16.30-18.00 KUNO TEACHERS SEMINAR

Meaningful/-less internationalization within higher education of Fine Art

Welcome and Introduction to theme by Markus Degerman

Keynote 1: Hanna Horsberg Hansen from the Academy of Contemporary Fine Art and Creative Writing, Tromsø.
Title: International networks and collaborations from a Sami perspective
Bio: Hanna Horsberg Hansen is associate professor in art history and theory at the Academy of Arts in Tromsø. Hansen has conducted extensive research about Sámi art, exploring the frictions between art history as a Western, hierarchic, linear Eurocentric discipline and Sami art as something excluded from this history. Her research comprises historical, as well as contemporary art and the institutionalization of Sami art since the 1970's

Q&A

20.00 Dinner at Storgata Camping


Saturday 19 October

10.00-12.00 KUNO TEACHERS SEMINAR

Reflection on theme by Markus Degerman

Keynote 2: Robel Temesgen from Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University.
Title: Reflections on international aspects in arts education
Centering the conference theme, “internationalization” Robel Temesgens’ keynote speech will look into scarcity and abundance based on his journey of studying, research, production and exhibition throughout the years to question ‘how much of scarcity politics is adequate to making a career’.
In such a way, Robel walks through his projects, studio work and teaching position, by engaging the following questions:
How does internationalization understand privilege? Has it been created out of scarcity or abundance? When do these two concepts manifest?
In the Art Academy structures: where do scarcity and abundance situate? How does scarcity for specific vicinity become abundance elsewhere and what are the making elements? 
Hopes: what are the institutional promises of access for student/emerging artists and how to maintain? Robel will discuss the questions above through his personal and institutional experiences as testimony.

Bio: (b.1987, Ethiopia) received MFA in Contemporary Art from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art and Creative Writing, University of Tromsø, Norway (2015) and a BFA in Painting from Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University (2010). His practice focuses on painting and encompasses elements of performance, installation, newspaper and collaborative projects. Temesgen’s works have been exhibited in numerous platforms internationally. Currently, he is based in Addis Ababa working between studio and lecturing at the Department of Painting, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University. 

Breakout-groups discussion 10.45-11.30
Sharing from groups 11.30-12.00

Sum-up and closing of the KUNO meeting 12.00-12.30

13.30-15.00 GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF TROMSØ

The Tour includes stops at various sights and museums. After that there is the possibility to visit the Northern Norwegian Art Museum, which has an exhibit about Betzy Akersloot-Berg, one of the first nordic maritime explorer/painter women artists at the turn of the last century.

Saturday night is free for networking.

KUNO pays an extra night in the hotel for those staying until Sunday.
A list of nearby restaurants will be given to participants. It is important that you make a reservation early for your group.

MEET THE KUNO TEACHERS IN TROMSØ

Here you will find information on the teachers who have signed up for the KUNO events in Tromsø.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

ARRIVAL INFORMATION

The Tromsø airport is only 5 km from the city of Tromsø. Airport bus takes 10 min and costs 9€. Taxi costs approximately 24€, depending on the time of the day.

MAP OF TROMSØ VENUES

List of restaurants

Tromsø weather forecast (notice the 0 degrees!)

HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel The Edge

Reserved rooms at reduced rate will be held until Oct 1. and should be booked directly at the hotel – see below. 
Rates: Single per night NOK 1240, double 1340, including breakfast. The rates are valid 17-20 October.

Reservation by mail to cl.theedge@choice.no. 
Please supply the following information:

  • Reference/booking code: PM 24405 UIT

  • Date of arrival and departure

  • Name and phone number

  • Credit card number to secure the booking

  • Room category – standard or upgrade. Possible upgrades:

Superior room with view: +200kr
Deluxe room (incl. 180 cm bed and bathrobe): +500kr
Junior suite: price upon request

KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT

Kuno supports up to 3 participants to take part in the meeting: 1 coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Helsinki until Sunday for the networking night.

What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
-Maximum refund for travel is 300 EUR pr. participant (except 600 from Iceland). As Tromsö is quite on the outskirts of the Nordic/Baltic region we will look into these reimbursement rates if needed.
-Maximum refund of hotel is 3 nights each for 3 participants, depending on their length of stay (check rule above on IRC, leader and teacher).

How to invoice: Following the KUNO events in Tromsø, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Iceland University of the Arts / KUNO, Thverholt 11, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland. It should preferably be sent by email: alma@lhi.is / Reference: “KUNO Tromsø” . The invoice should include names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Dec 2019. 
! Note that transport to/from airport is not reimbursed. 

Do you wish to bring more teachers to the meeting and need support?

KUNO members who would like to bring more than one teacher to the meeting in Tromsø and need support are welcome to use KUNO teacher mobility for support. Please, contact the KUNO coordinator for further information.

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KUNO in Gothenburg 2017
Oct
19
to Oct 21

KUNO in Gothenburg 2017

NEW! KUNO CONFERENCE GUIDE - Full programme for Gothenburg 2017

Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg is the host of KUNO 2017 annual events.

Thursday 19 October 2017

13.00 - 16.30 Coordinators Meeting at Glashuset, Valand Academy

16.30 - 17.00 Guided Tour of Valand Academy (optional)

18.00 - 20.30 Welcome Dinner at Valand Academy  (all participants)

Friday 20 October 2017

09.00 - 12.00 Parallel sessions: 

  • Network Meeting at Cinema Hall, Valand Academy (for leaders)
     
  • IP Workshop "Realising Ideas" at Glashuset, Valand Academy (for teachers)

12.00 - 13.00 lunch

13.00 - 17.00 Teachers Seminar

INCLUSIVE ACTIONS – ART SCHOOLS IMAGINING DESEGREGATION?
Art schools propose a fundamentally important and highly specific critical space for wider society. In part, they have been enabled to do so by operating in relative autonomy with respect to a mainstream culture of university technocratic reform. Whether we are speaking of stand-alone historic academies or art schools that are contained within larger university-type institutions, we are faced with traditions of artistic pedagogy rooted in the autonomy of students’ individual processes of art making, unfolded in exclusive dialogue with artist-educators.  Considerable challenges are being raised towards these conditions and assumptions. The teacher’s seminar offered by Valand for KUNO 2017 asks what are the potentials for art education when we imagine desegregation within our societies.
-Further Info and Schedule can be found in the Programme/Guide above.

Keynote speakers: Ram Krishnan, Sarah Tuck, Nav Haq and Andrea Phillips

19.30             KUNO Dinner at Avalon Hotel

Saturday 21 October 2017

10.00 - 11.30  Teachers Seminar continues

11.45 - 12.15  Lunch with a take-away-option for those leaving for airport

12.15 - 16.00 Bus tour of GIBCA Programme (optional).
                      See programme/guide at top of this page!

Registration for the meeting

Deadline for registration was 1st October. Please, contact alma@lhi.is if the deadline has passed and you need to register.


Book your Hotel

Hotel Avalalon: Avalon Hotel is situated in the city center. You can go by tram 3 or 7 from Drottningstorget next to the Central station and get of at Kungstorget. Or take the flight bus from the airport Landvetter and get of at Kungstorget.

To book your hotel please send an email no later than 19th of September to guestservice@avalonhotel.se and state "KUNO" in subject. Price pr night is 1500 SEK. 

KUNO support for Travel and Hotel (Reimbursement info)

KUNO supports 3 participants from each member institution to take part in the meeting: 1 coordinator, 1 dean/rector/head and 1 teacher. 

Support: maximum amount of refund for travel is 300 EUR (except 600 from Iceland) pr participant. Additionally, KUNO pays for hotel, max 2 nights each. KUNO will pay for the allocated hotel nights pr participant on the spot. Those staying extra nights are expected to pay for additional nights upon arrival/departure. 

Reimbursemt of flight costs: Following the KUNO events in Gothenburg, your academy should send an invoice to Iceland Academy of the Arts, co. KUNO, Thverholt 11, 105 Reykjavík Iceland. Email: thorsteinn@lhi.is / Reference: “KUNO Gothenburg” . The invoice should include receipts of the purchased flight tickets and should be sent before end of Dec 2017. Note that transport to/from airport is not reimbursed. 


 

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