Save the MA Curatorial Practice Programme
University of Bergen

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Norsk:

Fakultet for kunst, musikk og design ved Universitetet i Bergen har foreslått for universitetsstyret å legge ned masterprogrammet i kuratorpraksis. Forslag om nedleggelse av masterprogrammet i kuratorpraksis

Dette er et unikt, mobilt og internasjonalt masterprogram som har etablert seg i samtidskulturfeltet gjennom 10 år. Det er også den eneste kuratorutdanningen som finnes i Norge. MA i kuratorpraksis

Med sitt fokus på praksis, etikk og eksperimentering har studiet tiltrukket seg et rikt mangfold av kandidater, som ofte har kunnet kombinere utdanningen med lønnet arbeid eller freelancearbeid.

Programmet tar for seg lokale, nasjonale og internasjonale kontekster med en sterk tilknytning til det profesjonelle kunstfeltet. Det er en spesiell modell for kuratorutdanning, og suksessen kan spores i prestasjonene til programmets alumner og deres vedvarende engasjement for programmet.

Siden etableringen i 2015, på bakgrunn av en grundig praksisbasert forskningsprosess i form av et pilotprogram fra 2004 til 2014, har den pedagogiske modellen vist seg å være relevant for mange.

MA-programmet har vist seg å være en verdifull forsknings-og kunnskapsutvekslingsplattform for mange typer kuratoriske praksiser innenfor samtidsmusikk, performance og teater, i tillegg til visuell samtidskunst.

Dersom fakultetets forslag skulle bli vedtatt av universitetsstyret, vil styret kaste vrak på denne lange perioden med satsing og utvikling av et tverrfaglig studieprogram uten noen faglig begrunnelse.

Vi forstår at universitetet setter sin ære i å ta vare på mangfoldet av fagdisipliner og bidra til at uteksaminerte kandidater har relevant kunnskap og erfaring for et bredt spekter av roller i samfunnet. Vi ber styret sette handling bak disse ordene.

Vi erkjenner også at kuratorutdanningene i mange europeiske land er truet av nedleggelse, og vi vil derfor sterkt oppfordre universitetsstyret til å motarbeide denne trenden. Vi håper styret vil støtte dette viktige programmet med tilstrekkelige ressurser og et vedvarende intellektuelt engasjement. Kunnskapen og erfaringen som er utviklet i Bergen må ikke forvitre på grunn av kortsiktige omprioriteringer som dette uforståelige forslaget om å legge ned studiet.

De undertegnede oppfordrer universitetsstyret ved Universitetet i Bergen til å bevilge tilstrekkelige ressurser slik at dette viktige studietilbudet kan leve videre.

English:

The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design at the University of Bergen has proposed to the University Board to discontinue the MA in Curatorial Practice. Proposal to Close Ma in Curatorial Practice

This is a unique, mobile and international MA programme that has established itself in the field of contemporary culture over 10 years. It is also the only curatorial education available in Norway.  MA in Curatorial Practice

With its focus on practice, ethics and experimentation, the course has attracted a rich diversity of candidates who have often been able to combine education with continuing paid work or as freelancers.

The programme addresses local, national and international contexts with a strong connection to the professional art world. It is a special model of curatorial education, and its success can be seen in the achievements of its alumni and their ongoing commitment to the programme.

Since the establishment in 2015, on the back of a thorough practice-based research process in the form of a pilot programme from 2004 to 2014, its pedagogical model has proven to be relevant to many.

The MA programme has proved its value as a research and knowledge exchange platform for many kinds of curatorial practices belonging to the fields of contemporary music, performance and theatre, in addition to contemporary visual art.

Should the Faculty’s suggestion be adopted by the University Board, the Board will throw out this long period of investment and development of a transdisciplinary study programme without any academic justification.

We understand that the University prides itself on caring for diverse disciplines and supporting graduate candidates with relevant knowledge and experience for a wide variety of roles in society. We ask the Board to put your actions behind these words.

We further recognise that curatorial education programmes in many European countries are under threat of closure and therefore want strongly to urge the University Board to resist this trend. We hope the Board will support this important programme with proper resources and an ongoing intellectual commitment. The knowledge and experience developed in Bergen should not be eroded by short sighted shifts of attention such as this incomprehensible proposal to close the course.

The undersigned call on the University Board of the University of Bergen to allocate sufficient resources to allow this important study programme to flourish.


SIGNATURES
Sarah
Lookofsky
Marianne
Heier
Jason
Wee
T
Lax
Kathy
Noble
Dimitris
Antoniou
Louise
Shelley
Anguezomo Nzé
Mba Bikoro
Raluca
Voinea
Bernard
Akoi-Jackson
Ingar
Dragset
Naeem
Mohaiemen
Lisa
Rosendahl
NIna
Strand
Carlos A.
Correia
Anthony
Coursier
Gregory
Castera
María
Berríos
Adeena
Mey
Dr Mike
Mavura
Theodore
Kerr
Zeren
Oruc
Dorothée
Nilsson
Tal
Gilad
Eleni
Michaelidi
Marti
Manen
Antonia
Simon
Sona
Stepanyan
Marianna
Garin
Maria
Pasenau
Ane
Hjort Guttu
Yolande
van der Heide
Mayra
Henriquez
Louis
Schou-Hansen
Martin
White
Mike
Sperlinger
Sergio Marcelo
de los Santos
Trine Otte Bak
Nielsen
Miriam
Wistreich
Anna
Ihle
LoCA
In Livingstone
Anawana
Haloba
Karin
Bähler Lavér
Unn
Devik
Rike
Frank
Are
Mokkelkost
Leontios
Toumpouris
Stefano
Miraglia
Ian
Waelder
Théo-Mario
Coppola
Viktor
Pedersen
Ann
Edvartsen Hay
Felipe
R Pena
Hilde Marie
Munroe
Hilde
Methi
Victoria
Bugge Øye
Constance
Tenvik
Ekaterina
Sharova
Elisabeth
Byre
Hanan
Benammar
Christine
Hammer Krokstrand
Jaleesa
Johnston
Nicolay
Aamodt
Linda
lerseth
Åse
Løvgren
Aleksander
Nærbø
Vebjørn
Guttormsgaard Møllberg
Charlotte Bik
Bandlien
Dina Dignæs
Eikeland
Marianne
Hultman
Bjarne
Asp
Bernhard
Bratsberg
May Lisbeth
Grønli
Henrik
Nordahl
Ove
Kvavik
Ida
Moen
Markus Li
Stensrud
Solveig
Granberg
Mari Kolsrud
Hustoft
Ingeborg
Aarsand
Pedro
Gomez Egana
Emma
Louise Gjerde
Roderick
Hietbrink
Drew
Snyder
Lily
Vikki
Aurora
Hirsch Steffens
Ingvild
EVjemo
Zeenat
Waaler
Kristoffer Dolmen
Kristoffer Dolmen
Grethe
Hald
Rick
Herron
Madeleine
Park
Vidar
Koksvik
Tommy
Olsson
Anna
Jakobsson
JEPKORIR ROSE
KIPTUM
Gilda
Axelroud
Øystein
Schmidt
Cathrine
Nordkvist
Anders
Kreuger
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Signatures / Comments
Maia
Urstad
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Artist
comments
Espen
Johansen
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curator
comments
Siri
Skjerve
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Styreleder Norske Kunsthåndverkere
comments
Putte Helene
Dal
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Formidlingsleder, kunsthåndverker og kurator
Fagkompetanse er viktig og fordypning.
Syafiatudina
Syafiatudina
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Writer, Curator, and member of Kunci Study Forum & Collective
After my graduation from the program, I keep telling my colleagues that I would like to organize similar program in Indonesia. The practice-led aspect shaped by peer learning helps me to understand my own work. The program should continue!
rachael
fernandes
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Designer
comments
Geir Tore
Holm
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Artist
comments
Ana Maria
Bresciani
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Curator, KORO
comments
Anne-Mari
Syre
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Kunsthåndverker
comments
Sara
Skotte
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Kunsthåndverker
comments
Hans Hamid
Rasmussen
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artist
comments
Camilla
von Køppen
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artist
comments
Frances
Morris
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Former Director, Tate Modern
comments
Trond Hugo
Haugen
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Artist
Norway
Sissel
Lillebostad
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Leder Kunsthuset Kabuso
comments
Selene
Wendt
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Curator
comments
Banji
Chona
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Curator/Artist
comments
Grethe
Melby
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Phd Teatervitenskap UiB
comments
Tessa
Giblin
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Professor of Contemporary Curating, Director of Talbot Rice Gallery
comments
Benjamin
Slotterøy
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Artist and Curator
comments
Line
Halvorsen
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Kunstner
comments
Ann Kristin
Aas
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Nestleder NK-styret
comments
Shruti
Ganguly
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Filmmaker
It is a disservice to the world of arts and culture to discontinue this type and level of study that is borderless in scope, with infinite outcomes for some of the most promising, urgent and necessary artists, curators and conversations to shape our world.
Soheil
Nabi
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Architect
comments
Siri
Opheim
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artist
comments
köken
ergun
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artist
comments
Manuela
Moscoso
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Executive and Artistic Director
comments
Hege
Henriksen
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Director, Norwegian Crafts
comments
Andreas
Angelidakis
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Artist
comments
Geir Egil
Bergjord
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Styreleder Norske Billedkunstnere
comments
Mari
Kolbeinson
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Artist and boardleader of Norske billedkunstnere - Rogaland
comments
Jonatan Habib
Engqvist
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Chair, Swedish Association of Curators
The Bergen MA is not only an internationally leading program, it has also been a valuable asset in advocating curatorial networks while gathering, investigating and disseminating unique findings on the conditions of curatorial and artistic production.
Antonia
Majaca
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curator
comments
Valentinas
Klimasauskas
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Curator
comments
Gertrude
Flentge
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Course lead Lumbung Practice Sandberg Instituut
comments
Jørgen
Lund
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Frilans kunsthistoriker, phd
comments
Mai
Hofstad Gunnes
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Artist
comments
Vit
Havranek
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Vice Rector AVU
comments
Martin
Midtbø Rokkones
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Kulturarbeider
comments
brigit
arop
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freelance curator / project manager at the Contemporart Art Museum of Estonia
comments
Lena
Malm
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IASPIS
comments
Eliel
Jones
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Curator
comments
Sara
Rossling
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Curator & Art consultant
comments
Ute Meta
Bauer
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Professor Museum Studies and Curatorial Practices
I was involved in the making of this novel Master prg - the first of its kind in Norway and still unique in its structure.
Noor
Bhangu
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Curator
comments
Fanny
Gonella
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Director
comments
irina
botea
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artistt
comments
Irina
Bucan
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artist and researcher
comments
Gabriel Johann
Kvendseth
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Artist
KMD: please be the serious institution you claim to be
Rike Frank &
Vanessa Joan Müller
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Artistic Directors, European Kunsthalle
comments
Simen
Stenberg
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Artist
comments
Dominique
Hurth
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artist
comments
Maaretta
Jaukkuri
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artist
comments
Lorie
Ballage
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Artist
comments
Knut Ove
Arntzen
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professor emeritus
comments
Alexander
Koch
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Gallerist KOW & New Patrons International
comments
Eva
Rowson
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Daglig leder, Bergen Kjøtt
comments
Elin Merete
Flannum
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artist
comments
Tom-Erik
Lønnerød
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Spriten kunsthall
comments
Casper
Jaworski
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Art Historian
comments
Oliver
Stålhanske
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Tømrer
comments
Johanne Nordby
Wernø
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National Museum
comments
Natasha Marie
Llorens
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Professor of Art Theory, Royal Institute of Art Stockholm
comments
Marjolijn
Dijkman
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Artist and Co-founder 'Enough Room for Space'
comments
Thomas
Abercromby
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independent Curator
As a curator, the MA in Curatorial Practice is essential for the development of our field in Norway. Its focus on ethics, practice, and experimentation is crucial, and closing this programme would be a great loss to the for the whole of the creative sector
Ryan
Feddersen
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Artist and curator
This is a truly one of a kind educational program. It would be a shame and a mistake to end it.
Roza
El-Hassan
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Artist
comments
Anne
Klontz
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Curator
comments
Nat
Muller
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Curator, writer, researcher
comments
Serubiri
Moses
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Faculty at CUNY
Working with the amazing alumnus including like Indonesian curator Syafiatudina Safa, and Singaporean curator Ben Hampe was really enlightening. Our conversations stayed with me, as only inspiring conversations do.
susanne
winterling
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professor
comments
Inger Lise
Hansen
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Artist
comments
Ruth
Noack
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Curator, Author
I’ve had opportunity to experience the high level of the program when invited to teach there a few years back. The program stands out in quality and commitment to education and it would be extremely missed, we’re it to be discontinued. Keep it open!
Max
Hannus
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Curator
comments
mei
szetu
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Touring program Nasjonalmuseet
comments
Zeyno
pekünlü
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Artist
comments
Anna
Dasovic
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PhD student HDK-Valand
comments
Frøydis
Lindén
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Artist
comments
Malin
Barth
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Director Kunsthall 3,14
comments
Anthony
Gardner
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Professor of Contemporary Art History
The Bergen MA is a world leading program that has been instrumental in supporting new voices to Norwegian and global culture. It is a life force for the university, the city and for Europe. It is without doubt a huge success and an invaluable asset.
Frida
Langli
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consultant
comments
Joakim
Borda-Pedreira
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RAM galleri
comments
Raymond
Jill
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23.02.51
comments
Marijn
Bril
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Independent Curator
comments
Randi Grov
Berger
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Curator
comments
David
Morris
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Researcher&lecturer, Afterall/University of the Arts London
comments
Anthea
Buys
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Independent curator and ex-Bergener
comments
Tuva
Tørresdal
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Student & gallerist
comments
Per
Rutledal
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Curator
comments
Niklas
Obermann
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Editor/Art Writer
comments
Gro
Gjengedal
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Kunsthåndverker
comments
Lars Mørch
Finborud
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Author, Curator
comments
Edvine
Larssen
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Artist
comments
Randi
Nygård
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artist
comments
Katia
Krupennikova
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curator
comments
Marit
Bergendahl
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Conductor
comments
Satu
Herrala
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curator and doctoral researcher, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
comments
Kata
Katz
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academic lecture
comments
Ida
Grøttum
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artist
comments
Ida
Bringedal
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Director
comments