Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts

BEK is thrilled to be part of the new project of Re-Imagine Europe, a collaboration of fourteen interdisciplinary arts organisations across Europe. The network has received support from the Creative Europe programme for the project New Perspectives for Action, starting in February 2023. New Perspectives for Action is a four-year transnational co-creation and circulation project by Re-Imagine Europe, and builds…

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Multidisciplinary artist Mark Fell is back in Bergen. During his May residency he has participated in The Pirate Academy and leads the continuation of his workshop series “Rewilding Practice”. Fell’s residency is organised in cooperation between BEK and KORO’s project STUDIO at KMD, exploring studio practices and work processes in fine art, music and design. The first part of Fell’s…

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This 2-day course teaches you how to fly a drone, issues of security and regulations, and what is needed of registering etc before you can fly a drone on your own. April 20–21, 202210:00–15:00 BEK has a drone (DJI phantom 4 pro v2) that you will be able to master at the end of the course. Drone photography and filming…

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Thanks for dropping by BEK during Resonating Nordnes on Sunday 20 March! We counted more than 100 visitors throughout the day, enjoying a Radio Multe 93.8FM broadcast about Nordnes history from our listening station or taking part in a family workshop on sound making. The events at BEK were a part of Resonating Nordnes and Borealis 2022. More on the Radio…

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We glide into the new year with our 2022 Opening Week and invite everyone to an open house at BEK! Join us for workshops, screenings, talks, and concerts – or just for a walk through our spaces, studios and labs and a friendly chat. You can see and hear works in progress by some of the artists working with BEK,…

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The symposium The Only Lasting Truth is Change brought together artists and scholars from several continents to examine what an artwork can be and what an artwork can do in a world that cannot and should not return to ‘normal’ post-pandemic. We are happy to share some glimpses of the events 19–20 November. Pictured: Tenthaus – Lucia Pietroiusti – Maria Rusinovskaya of…

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For the symposium The Only Lasting Truth is Change, artist Jackie Karuti has developed a new weather instrument — a part of How Clouds are Formed (2019–), a developing body of work assembled in many parts and across different locations using objects, spare parts and movements. It is presented with video and a set of mechanical actions, where a motor…

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BEK is closed during the Christmas holiday from December 21st to January 6th. Those of you who have an agreement on the use of project rooms and studios are welcome to use these.

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