We are happy and proud to announce that Maria Rusinovskaya will be the new director at BEK from 1st December. Rusinovskaya is well known in Bergen’s art and cultural scene as an energetic, inclusive and visionary person. Through her work as a curator for Live Programmes at Bergen Kunsthall and previously as an artistic project manager for Pikene på broen,…
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Submit a portrait of yourself here www.gruppebilde.bek.no, and become part of a group image with Bergen's residents! Using technology that interprets photographs and creates new images, artist Toril Johannessen will create a comprehensive group image based on submitted portrait photos. The final image will become two large tapestries for Bergen City Hall where people and their elected representatives meet. Everyone who lives in Bergen is hereby invited to participate.
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BEK will go on summer holiday from 29th June to 3rd August. Booking of our studios and other facilities will be closed during the period. Those of you who already have an agreement to work here, are welcome to do so. In light of recent important anti-fascist social action, we will also commit ourselves. At BEK we will be listening…
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Welcome to a concert with Lux Passerine (Craig Wells, Omar Johnsen and Stian Remvik) – live streamed directly to you wherever you are; in the living room, on the beach or by the Sankthans bonfire! The concert starts on Tuesday 23rd June at 22:00, but the live-stream will be running from around 21:30
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BEK has been diving into the archive and is proud to present this summer’s travel radio! Trollofon radio is a stream of material from the music festival Trollofon and the associated internet radio Pilota.fm from 2001–2006; an eclectic mix of concert recordings, interviews and sound collages. In connection with the series Så jævla sanntid (So damn real-time), Trollofon radio will be streaming…
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At BEK we take the situation in connection with the coronavirus very seriously, and follow the authorities’ measures to prevent further infection spreading. We take precautions with more frequent cleaning and disinfection of our premises, and we urge everyone visiting us to frequent hand washing and to keep distance to other people working here.
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Our latest Verktøykassen (the Toolbox) offering is an introductory workshop in the development tool Max: a flexible, powerful visual programming software that uses on-screen boxes and ‘wires’. In addition to making complex sounds and music, you will have the opportunity to manipulate videos and create animations. Max also allows you to connect all kinds of keyboards, controller knobs and other Arduino-based…
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In February, BEK presented Warning – the trail – turn left – turn right, a one-night exhibition of works produced during the workshop Returning to Actuality. In conjunction with Så jævla sanntid (So damn real-time), we present an online version of the exhibition in the period of 27th May to 7th June.
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In 2020, BEK is celebrating its 20 year anniversary and throughout the year we will present a number of different projects – both new artistic projects and a selection from our archive. First up is “Så jævla sanntid” (“So damn real-time”) 2020 – a series where we explore various digital formats and show them online. In the coming months, we…
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Everyday life has become different for all of us as a result of the anti-coronavirus measures. Maybe you have projects that you can’t work on from home? Then you will be happy to learn that our studios and project rooms are open. As an artist and performer you can get access to equipment for production, our space and our competence…
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