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ART & SCIENCE
NORTH creative network Stavanger
March 10-13, 2016

The last event of the North – Creative Network project is taking place at Tou Scene, Stavanger.


i/o/lab is a partner of the NORTH – Creative Network, an initiative which opens for innovation and cultural exchange between the project partners: RIXC from Latvia, Lornalab from Iceland, PIKSEL and i/o/lab from Norway. Over the last two years the partners have participated in project activities that have taken place in all three countries. As the last activity in this collaboration i/o/lab is presenting an event that will focus on the interplay between art and science.
During the weekend March 10–13, 2016, i/o/lab will present artists who are engaged in science, technology, ecology and cross collaborative working. The program includes presentation of artworks, seminar and a social event.

PROGRAM

THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Opening of exhibition / Scene 1 Kl. 18:00
Exhibited works of: Maite Cajaraville (ES)/ Gisle Frøysland (NO)/ Tove Kommedal (NO)/ Gints Gabrans (LV)/ Paal Asle Pettersen (NO)/ Paula Vitola (LV)
Performance during the opening by Anna Fríða Jónsdóttir (IS)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 11
Seminar / Scene 1 Kl.10-16
Entry 150kr (includes lunch) - Sign up within Thursday!
Sign up here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kunst-vitenskap-seminar-tickets-22494352213

SEMINARPROGRAM
- Artists have a tradition for relating to science, this seminar will present contemporary artists and researchers where they talk about their projects that is either inspired by or is making direct use of science in their work.

10:00 Coffee/registration
10:20 Welcome introduction (i/o/lab by Hege Tapio)
10:30 Janis Liepins (LV)
11:00 Ainars Kamolins (LV)
11:30 Rasa Smite (LV)
10 min for Q&A

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 Maite Cajaraville (ES) & Gisle Frøysland (NO)
13:30 Paula Vitola
10 min for Q&A
20 min coffee break
14:20 Tove Kommedal (NO)
14:50 Rihards Vitols (LV)
15:20 Nora Vaage (NO)
10 min for Q&A
Closure
16:00 END
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SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Exhibition open 12:00 - 16:00 / Scene 1
Exhibited works of: Maite Cajaraville (ES)/ Gisle Frøysland (NO)/ Tove Kommedal (NO)/ Gints Gabrans (LV)/ Paal Asle Pettersen (NO)/ Paula Vitola (LV)


ART SCIENCE & COCKTAILS
20:00 -22:00 / Tou Scene Cafe
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-science-cocktails-tickets-22507487501

Social event where scientific and artistic inspirations is served with an exquisite cocktail.
Short presentations by:
Associate Prof. Kåre Bredeli Jørgensen and Associate Prof.Roald Kommedal from Dep. of mathematics and natural science, University of Stavanger
Hege Tapio, artist and manager of i/o/lab Center for Futureart
Maite Cajaraville and Gisle Frøyland, artists and delegates from PIKSEL - festival for open source hardware, software and art.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 13
Exhibition open 12:00 - 16:00 / Scene 1
Exhibited works of: Maite Cajaraville (ES)/ Gisle Frøysland (NO)/ Tove Kommedal (NO)/ Gints Gabrans (LV)/ Paal Asle Pettersen (NO)/ Paula Vitola (LV)

As a cosy event for the youngest audiencewe offer the storytelling event with:
“The fish that want”
13:00-14:00 / Scene 1
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fisken-som-kan-nske-tickets-22509381165

A storytelling performance with Marianne Stenerud
(in Norwegian!)
In the deepest blue ocean a little fish is swimming. The fish is not like other small fishes. It can wish for anything in the world and all its wishes come true. The children will hear strange little stories about wishes and dreams, and a myth about the time when the world was created .For children from 4 years.

The project is funded through the European Economic Area Financial mechanism Programme LV04"Conservation and revitalisation of cultural and natural heritage" Rogaland County and Stavanger Municipality.

CONTACTS

rixc@rixc.org

+371 67228478 (office)

+371 26546776 (Rasa Smite)