AR@K26 symposium: Reclaiming art! Creative expression as a building block in our social foundations

We are delighted to announce the return of Kristiania’s artistic research symposium. The 8th annual AR@K symposium will span two days with international participants exploring this year’s topic of Reclaiming art! Creative expression as a building block in our social foundations.

Dates: 14.04.2026 & 15.04.2026

Venue: Fjerdingen, Chr. Krohgs gate 32, Oslo

Registration

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“Artistic Research at Kristiania" - AR@K - is an annual, cross-disciplinary, international symposium for artistic research hosted by Kristiania University of Applied Sciences in Oslo. 

The topic for AR@K26 is Reclaiming art! Creative expression as a building block in our social foundations.

The 2026 edition is organized in collaboration with Atelier Nord, Oslo’s leading venue for mediabased art.

PROGRAM DAY 1 - 14 APRIL

PLENARY SESSIONS

PARALLEL SESSIONS #1 –  11:45–13:15

  • Touring Culture (room FAU-101) 
    Presenters: Rafal Hanzl and Jannicke Johansen; Eirini Sourgiadaki; Mary O’Neill 
    Chair: TBA
  • Practices of Subversion (room FAU-308) Presenters: Judit Csobod; Farah Kassem; Gabriel Paletz 
    Chair: TBA
  • Histories of Form (room FAU-310)
    Presenters: Lisa Claypool; Unn Conradi Andersen; Synne Skjulstad
    Chair: TBA
  • Embodied improvisation (rooms FST-611 + FST-614/615)
    Presenters: Frode Thorjussen and Sandra Berg Mozard; Martyna Kosecka; Hilde Rustad and Gunn Helene Engelsrud
    Chair: TBA

PARALLEL SESSIONS #2 – 14:15–15:45 

  • Ecological Relations (room FAU-101)
    Presenters: Linn Obrestad and Hilde Iren Dølheim; Jürgen Buchinger; Cristiana Macedo and Teresa Almeida
    Chair: TBA
  • Mediated Memory (room-FUN-201) Presenters: Rozalie Levá Kohoutová; Selma Ćatović Hughes; Thor Magnus Tangerås
    Chair: TBA
  • Acts of Resistance (room FUN-312)
    Presenters: Vivek Jain; Christin Staubo; Dimitra Kordomenou
    Chair: TBA 

OPTIONAL 16:00–19:00

  • Campfire Encounter (meet up at reception on ground floor): A walking tour with campfire experience to Nøklevann / Bøler with Signe Alexandra Domogalla and Lars Arstad.

    Good walking shoes are recommended!

    Follow this campfire project on instagram: @baalprosjektet

PROGRAM DAY 2 - 15 APRIL

PLENARY SESSION

  • 09:30–10:30 Keynote speaker Elena Sgarbossa: Soft (Moving) Skills: Acknowledging and Naming Soft Skills in Dance Practice (room FAU-101)

PARALLEL SESSIONS #3 – 10:45–12:15 

  • Orders of Difference (room FAU-308) 
    Presenters: Riku Laakkonen; Victoria Burgher; Åse Áva Fredheim 
    Chair: TBA
  • Algorithmic Conditions (room FAU-310)
    Presenters: Burcin Genis Ergün; Francesco Pizzocchero and Lucia D'Errico; Mengyao Xia, Marija Griniuk and Melanie Sarantou
    Chair: TBA
  • Artistic Methods (room FST-611) Presenters: Nikolay Barzakov; Inna Kulazhenkova; Hyeji Nam
    Chair: TBA
  • Workshop Soft Skills (room-FST-614/615) 
    With keynote speaker Elena Sgarbossa

PARALLEL SESSIONS #4 – 13:15–14:45 

  • Sonic Relations (room FAU-101) 
    Presenters: Dario Savino Doronzo and Livio Minafra; Gonzalo Muruaga and Miguel Angel Crozzoli 
    Chair: TBA
  • States of Exhaustion (room FUN-118)
    Presenters: Lukas Lund; Linda Luv; Isa Araújo
    Chair: TBA
  • Forms of Togetherness (room FAU-308)
    Presenters: Nadja van der Weide; Rada Leu; Eira Bjørnstad Foss
    Chair: TBA
  • Learning Practices (room FAU-310)
    Presenters: Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk and Cecilie Sachs Olsen; Liis Nimik; Katja Bjørneboe
    Chair: TBA

PARALLEL SESSIONS #5 – 15:00–16:30 

  • Politics of Care (room FAU-101) 
    Presenters: Dida Sundet; Carly Wijs; Siri Senje 
    Chair: TBA
  • Relational Infrastructures (room FAU-308)
    Presenters: Andrew Vallance and Jenny Baines; Bikram Pal; Mirimari Väyrynen
    Chair: TBA
  • Inclusive Movement (room FAU-310)
    Presenters: Signe Alexandra Domogalla, Alexandra Lexie Koren and Janne Haugland; Carolina Valente Pinto; Riina Hannuksela
    Chair: TBA 

PLENARY SESSION/CLOSING EVENT – FROM 16:45