Seminar

Agenda: Soft Infrastructures: Participation and Public Programmes
Exploring the field of public engagement and educational programming in the arts, including strategies for accessibility, participatory practices, and ways of creating dialogues with different audiences.
MAMBA Master Agenda is a seminar and presentation series organized by the master’s programme in Medium and Material-Based Art (MAMBA) from the Art and Craft Department at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) in collaboration with Kunstnernes Hus. The next session will take place on Friday, October 24, 2025, under the title Soft Infrastructures: Participation and Public Programmes, exploring the field of public engagement and educational programming in the arts, including strategies for accessibility, participatory practices, and ways of creating dialogues with different audiences.
We will have presentations by invited practitioners working on engagement and educational programming in diverse contexts. Following this, invited speakers will share projects and experiences connected to MAMBA students’ research themes, reflecting on the insights and collaborations that shape their own artistic and educational practices. Our goal is to encourage interdisciplinary exchange on how contemporary art can engage meaningfully with a range of practices and discourses.
Program
Morning session
9h30 to 10h00: Coffee
10h00 to 10h10: Welcome by Susanne Winterlig
10h10 to 10h20: Introduction by Belén Santillán
10h30 to 11h10: Station of Commons with Grégoire Rousseau, Eddie Choo Wen Yi, and Mathilde Palenius (Online presentation)
11h15 to 12h00: Tredje Rom at Fotogalleriet with Nkule Mabaso and Youth Advisory Member
12h05 to 12h50: Pilotgalleriet at NITJA Senter for Samtidskunst with Camilla von Køppen
Afternoon session
13h30 to 14h05: Crafting and flying with nature with Kari Carlsen
14h10 to 14h45: Presentation with Rosalind Goldberg
14h50 to 15h25: Communist Museum of Palestine with Rene Gabri and Ayreen Anastas
15h25 to 15h30: Closing remarks
Language: English