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

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. 

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 

• Shakespeare Boutique Hotel, Bernardinu str. 8 Vilnius (2-minute walk from the Academy)

Standard single room -  už 75 € /per night 

• Amberton Cathedral Square Hotel, L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus 1, LT-01122 Vilnius

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. 

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.

At Kunsthogskolen i Oslo

KUNO Coordinators meeting

KUNO Network meeting

KUNO Teachers Seminar

At Helsinki Academy of Fine Art

KUNO Coordinators and Network meeting
KUNO Teachers Seminar

At Academy of Fine Arts Umeå

KUNO Coordinators and Network meeting
KUNO Teachers Seminar
 

At Estonian Academy of Arts

KUNO Coordinators and Network meeting
KUNO Teachers Seminar

At Bergen National Academy of the Arts

KUNO Coordinators and Network meeting
KUNO Teachers Seminar

At Royal University College of Fine Arts

KUNO Coordinators and Network meeting
KUNO Teachers Seminar