Arctic Forum is the meeting place where researchers, decision-makers, civil society and industry can discuss issues of sustainable development from an Arctic perspective.
This year, the theme for Arctic Forum is "Our Place, Our Future", and it will be based on the exhibition “Down North” at Bildmuseet. The exhibition will work as a space for a walk-and-talk dialogue, where participants will be guided through the exhibition, while discussing topics arisen from the surrounding art.
In brief, participants will be divided into small groups of 5–6 persons each, and a maximum of 16 groups in total. Each group will be guided by a curator and a researcher through the exhibition while discussing topics arisen from the surrounding art. In total, 2 walk-and-talks will be performed, which means that the participants will be able to meet researchers from two different expertise areas.
The day will end with a panel discussion where questions and reflections from the walk-and-talk dialogues are summarized.
The exhibition "Down North" contains works by thirty contemporary artists from Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States, as well as from Sápmi and other indigenous nations in the Arctic regions.
08.30–09.30 Registration and fika
09.30–10.00 Welcome
Anders Jansson (Bildmuseet) 5 min
Kristina Sehlin Macneil (Várdduo) 5 min
Linda Lundmark (Arctic Centre) 10 min
Lena Maria Nilsson and art mediators – Group division 10 min
10:00–12.00 Walk and talk exhibition 1
12:00–13:00 LUNCH
13:00–15:00 Walk and talk exhibition 2
15:00–15:30 FIKA
15.30–16.15 Concluding discussion
Conversation leader: Simon Oja
17:00 Guided walk from Bildmuseet to Elite Hotel Mimer
17:30 – 20.00 DINNER
Avango, Dag
Berntsdotter Vallgren, Diana
Blind, Ellacarin
Bonta, Maja
Johansson, Madelen
Jönsson, Anneli
Kristoferqvist, Anngelica
Lindblad, Michael
Sandström, Camilla
Sandström Emmelin, Anna
Sundström, Olle
Weiser, Hilde
Buckland, Philip
Findji, Cyane
Frisk, Inge
Johansson, Richard
Jönsson, Eric
Larson, Keith
Liu, Bokai
Mirjamsdotter, Sofia
Jansson, Anders
Schindler-Egl, Angelika
Sehlin MacNeil, Kristina
Wikström, Mikaela
Wilde, Danielle
Bavykina, Alina
Bordignon, Irene
Carpenter, Ele
Demiroglu, Cenk
Evander, Magnus
Garrioch, Isabella
Jokela, Janica
Klaminder, Jonatan
Mårtensson, Emma
Nordström, Magnus
Oja, Simon
Snellman, Outi
Stoor, Krister
Zmyvalova, Ekaterina
Alenskär, Cathrin
Ciurcina, Valeria
Gleisner, Celina
Hällgren, Anna-Maria
Kohtala, Cindy
Lau, Meghan
Morales, Madelin
Nordbrandt, Karin
Piirainen, Jocelyn
Sandström, Per
Schmidt, Paul
Tjärnberg, Nalika
Össbo, Åsa
Bigert, Mats
Cowern, Toby
Danielsson, Erik
Granberg, Åsa
Gudasz, Cristian
Nilsson, Lena Maria
Nordebo, Ola
Schimmer, Robyn
Sköld, Peter
Sundström, Maria
Tapper, Rebecca
West, Clara
Þór Andrésson Markús
Bishop, Tim
Börlin, Monica
Crook, Joe
Davis, Paul
Garefelt, Petrus
Gras, Myriam
Kirchner, Nina
Laframboise, Luke
Pettersson, Hans
Rylander, Sara
Urrea, Camila
Alenskär, Cathrin
Bishop, Tim
Bordignon, Irene
Garefelt, Petrus
Jansson, Anders
Larson, Keith
Lau, Meghan
Lindblad, Michael
Liu, Bokai
Sandström, Camilla
Schimmer, Robyn
Sehlin MacNeil, Kristina
Zmyvalova, Ekaterina
Berntsdotter Vallgren, Diana
Cowern, Toby
Demiroglu, Cenk
Garrioch, Isabella
Gleisner, Celina
Gras, Myriam
Kirchner, Nina
Kohtala, Cindy
Mirjamsdotter, Sofia
Nilsson, Lena Maria
Nordström, Magnus
Tapper, Rebecca
Weiser, Hilde
Avango, Dag
Buckland, Philip
Börlin, Monica
Ciurcina, Valeria
Crook, Joe
Findji, Cyane
Gudasz, Cristian
Johansson, Richard
Jokela, Janica
Mårtensson, Emma
Sundström, Olle
Tjärnberg, Nalika
West, Clara
Blind, Ellacarin
Carpenter, Ele
Davis, Paul
Granberg, Åsa
Johansson, Madelen
Morales, Madelin
Nordbrandt, Karin
Nordebo, Ola
Oja, Simon
Pettersson, Hans
Schindler-Egl, Angelika
Wilde, Danielle
Össbo, Åsa
Bavykina, Alina
Bonta, Maja
Danielsson, Erik
Jönsson, Eric
Klaminder, Jonatan
Laframboise, Luke
Piirainen, Jocelyn
Sandström Emmelin, Anna
Sandström, Per
Sundström, Maria
Snellman, Outi
Wikström, Mikaela
Þór Andrésson, Markús
Bigert, Mats
Evander, Magnus
Frisk, Inge
Hällgren, Anna-Maria
Jönsson, Anneli
Kristoferqvist, Anngelica
Rylander, Sara
Schmidt, Paul
Sköld, Peter
Stoor, Krister
Urrea, Camila
Please use the form below to register for the Arctic Forum.
Registration Form
Deadline: 8 November
We have a limit of 100 participants, so make sure to register well before 8 November.
Anders Jansson (Bildmuseet), Linda Lundmark (Arctic Centre), Kristina Sehlin MacNeil (Várdduo), Lena Maria Nilsson (Arctic Centre), Dag Avango (LTU)
Arctic Forum 2023 is a joint collaboration between Arctic Centre at Umeå University, Várdduo – Centre for Sámi Research at Umeå University, and Luleå University of Technology (LTU).
