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
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
Maia
Urstad
Espen
Johansen
Siri
Skjerve
Putte Helene
Dal
Syafiatudina
Syafiatudina
rachael
fernandes
Geir Tore
Holm
Ana Maria
Bresciani
Anne-Mari
Syre
Sara
Skotte
Hans Hamid
Rasmussen
Camilla
von Køppen
Frances
Morris
Trond Hugo
Haugen
Sissel
Lillebostad
Selene
Wendt
Banji
Chona
Grethe
Melby
Tessa
Giblin
Benjamin
Slotterøy
Line
Halvorsen
Ann Kristin
Aas
Shruti
Ganguly
Soheil
Nabi
Siri
Opheim
köken
ergun
Manuela
Moscoso
Hege
Henriksen
Andreas
Angelidakis
Geir Egil
Bergjord
Mari
Kolbeinson
Jonatan Habib
Engqvist
Antonia
Majaca
Valentinas
Klimasauskas
Gertrude
Flentge
Jørgen
Lund
Mai
Hofstad Gunnes
Vit
Havranek
Martin
Midtbø Rokkones
brigit
arop
Lena
Malm
Eliel
Jones
Sara
Rossling
Ute Meta
Bauer
Noor
Bhangu
Fanny
Gonella
irina
botea
Irina
Bucan
Gabriel Johann
Kvendseth
Rike Frank &
Vanessa Joan Müller
Simen
Stenberg
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Signatures / Comments
Mari Meen
Halsøy
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Billedkunstner
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Patrick
Flores
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Chief Curator and Professor
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Elnaz
Azadpour
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Art mediator
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Ingwill
Gjelsvik
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Billedkunstner
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Ingrid Haug
Erstad
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Director, Bergen Assembly
As a previous student I can say this program was instrumental in shaping my professional development. The MA Curatorial Practice fosters a community of engaged professionals and strenghtens the art field.
Mathias
Danbolt
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Professor in Art History, University of Copenhagen
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Per
Platou
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Artist/curator
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Henriette
Stensdal
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artist
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Linda
Lid
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Artist/Gallery owner
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Kari
Aasen
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Artist
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Ingeborg Annie
Lindahl
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Artist and curator
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Lars
Toft
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Director of Proscen
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Daniela
Arriado
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Curator I Chair The Norwegian Association of Curators I Board IKT - Int.Association of Curators
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Nina
Bang
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Artist
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Natasa
Petresin Bachelez
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Co-founder of Initiative for Practices and Visions of Radical Care
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Lena
Szirmay-Kalos
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curator
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Hanns Lennart
Wiesner
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Curator and alumni of Curatorial Practice
This course was the best thing I did in my life. It needs to continue
Gerrie
Van Noord
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Educator
This is a vital programme that offers a unique approach to curatorial pedagogy. It's closure would not only be a huge loss to the landscape in Norway, but also internationally.
Kenneth
Varpe
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artist
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Vsevolod
Kovalevskij
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Director InTheCloset Curator Contemporary Art Centre V
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Benjamin
Slotterøy
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Artist / Curator
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marthe ramm
fortun
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Artist
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Siri
Hermansen
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Artist
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Kaeto
Sweeney
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Artist
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Marisa
Ferreirs
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Artist and Phd candidate at Royal College of Art, London
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Gjertrud
Steinsvåg
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Director
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Monika
Kalinauskaite
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Curator at Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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Raluca
VOINEA
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Curator, co-director of tranzit .ro
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Tina
Hanssen
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artist
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Maria Veie
Sandvik
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Forlagsredaktør med ansvar for kunst i Museumsforlaget
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Bjørn Inge
Follevaag
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Curator/Gallery Director
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Mina Storhaug
Haufmann
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Art writer and part of admin. NBK
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Trond Hilmar
Søbstad
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Librarian
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Sveinn Fannar
Johannsson
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Artist
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Nicholas
Norton
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Critic
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Emilio
Sanhueza
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Kommunikasjonsleder, Bergen Kunsthall
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Ifrah
Osman
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Kurator og formidler
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Evelyn Holm
Holm
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Art historian
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Hilde
Kjønniksen
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Billedkunstner og kunstlærer
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Maya
Økland
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Kunstner og kurator
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Maja
Ćirić
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curator & art writer
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Dora
Garcia
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artist, professor
I want to support an educational programme that "focus on practice, ethics and experimentation
Catalin
Gheorghe
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Professor of Curatorial Research
I do consider that this programme is valuable beyond educational intentions, through its community practices, and its geo-cultural relevance.
Lina
Dzuverovic
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Course Leader, MA Curating and Collections, Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts, London
It would be a terrible shame and a mistake to close this unique course which has an excellent international reputation.
Eszter
Szakács
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Curator
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Jacky Jaan-Yuan
Kuo
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Artist
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Asbjørn
Hollerud
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Director - Foreningen Trykkeriet
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Bodil
Furu
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artist
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Eva
Rem Hansen
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Kunsthistoriker
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Elida
Linge
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Artist and fruit farmer
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Tove
Tømmerberg
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Bildekunstner
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Petter
Buhagen
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Kunstner
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ANNGJERD
RUSTAND
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artist and writer
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Eszter
Lovrity
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Culturl manager
No!
LUISA
AUBERT
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Kurator formidling Nasjonalmuseet
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Therese
Kellner
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Curator
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Ingrid
Lønningdal
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Kunstner
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Anthony
Morton
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Artist and theorist
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Leevi
Haapala
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Dean, The Academy of Fine Arts, University of Arts, Helsinki
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Mari
Norddahl
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artist
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kiyoshi
Yamamoto
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Artist
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Zsófia
Kergyó
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Editor at art newspaper
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Gabor
Thury
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Curator - steirischer herbst
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Anette Friedrich
Johannessen
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Artist
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Runa
Halleraker
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Kunstner
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Benedek
Farkas
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Student
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Kristin
Risan
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Kunstformidler
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Sara Cecilie
Miran
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Artist
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Trine
Otte Bak Nielsen
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Curator
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Renate
Rivedal
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Kunstforedrag.no
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Viktor
Pedersen
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Kunstner
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Ben
Hampe
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Queensland Museum, Australia
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Patricia
Sichmanova
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Artist
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Miriam
Levi
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Artist
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Tove
Sørvåg
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Mediator
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Rita María
Muñoz
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Artist
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Elin
Haugdal
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Professor i kunsthistorie
Er unikt og viktig studieprogram i Norge som utdanner sterke kandidater til kunstfeltet!
Paul
O'Neill
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Director, PUBLICS
An essential model for a curatorial course for the region and of global importance
Cecilie
Størkson
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artist
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Niamh
Brown
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Curator
I had hoped to apply next year. I've admired this course and it's unique structure for years
Gro Agnethe
Stokke
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Kulturvernrådgiver // masterstudent
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Vilde
Tuv
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Musician
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Maria Ines
Rodríguez
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Director Walter Leblanc Foundation
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Teresa
Kurowska
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Kunstner
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Randi
Midthun
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Art mediator
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Marius
Eid
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Artist/RN
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Luca
Fábián
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student
please save it🙏🏼
Kjersti
Solbakken
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Director Bergen Kunsthall
In support of the long-term thinking the program constitutes, contributing significantly to the strengthening of the art ecology in Bergen and internationally
Tanja
Sæter
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Coast Contemporary
This programme is very much needed in Norway.
Carol
Stampone
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writer and artist
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Klara Sofie
Ludvigsen
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Billedkunstner
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Jason
Bowman
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Artist and Curator
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Malcolm
Anderson
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Retired Trade Union Official
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Susanna
Antonsson
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Artist
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Axel
Wieder
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Director, Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Previously Director of Bergen Kunsthall. The MA Curatorial Practice Programme at MKD, University of Bergen created a unique professional community in Norway that helped to advance discussions and create knoweldge for the scene. Keep it up!
Cis
O'Boyle
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Artistic Director Idle Women
The curatorial MA makes a unique, valuable and essential contribution to international curation. What a myopic decision, particularly in this climate. I would expect this from a British institution not a Norwegian university.
Itzel
Esquivel
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curator
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Marea
Vigesaa
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Kiho student
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Maria
Blom
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Student
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Rhea
Dall
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Director, O—Overgaden
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