Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts

Haig Aivazian talks about counter-propaganda, sports, blackouts, Palestine, fugitivity and what he calls “the dumping grounds of democracy” in the new podcast from Ràdio Web MACBA, co-produced by BEK. “You don’t counter fake news with real facts. You counter fake news with some sly counter-propaganda. Things that resonate, that motivate, that energise, that fight off this thing. (…) It’s not…

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The BEK team will be taking time off in July; we’re back in the house on 1 August. We wish you a restful summer. Meanwhile, save the date for the BEK summer party 18 August – we hope to see you there!

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If you are working on an art project involving sound or moving image, you are welcome to apply for a studio residency at BEK lasting 2–6 weeks. The application deadline is 28 May 2023. The open call applies to residencies in the period of 7 August–17 December 2023. You can apply for a residency in our sound studio or video…

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This statement of support was collectively written and signed by cultural workers and cultural organisations in Bergen and Norway. The text and the initiative belong to the community. The statement was signed by 250 cultural workers and 40 culture organisations before being published at change.org/PapillonBergen. As independent cultural workers and art organisations in Bergen and Norway, we express our public…

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Explore how to create interactive electronic objects with Arduino, an open-source electronic prototyping platform with a wide range of possibilities.  Arduino can be used to create interactive projects to interface motors, lights, sensors and many more electronics parts together. This workshop, led by Antoine “Arthur” Hureau, will cover the basics of programming and electronics to getting started with the development of…

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Maia Urstad will premiere her new live performance “Time Pockets” on 29 April at the Oscillation festival in Brussels. Urstad worked on the performance in her recent studio residency at BEK. “Time Pockets” is a new live performance that Maia Urstad developed for presentation at the Oscillation festival. The title of the work refers to “spare time between tasks”. These…

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Please join us for an introductory one-day workshop on multi-channel video presentation techniques! Date: Friday 28 April, 10:00-17:00Place: BEK, C. Sundts gate 55 Sign-up: *UPDATE 24.04.23: the workshop is now fully booked.* Places are limited. The workshop is free and will be held in English. No prior knowledge is needed. Led by BEK’s producers Kaeto Sweeney and Morten Halvorsen, the workshop will show how to…

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Thank you all for dropping by BEK for our family day in collaboration with Borealis – a festival for experimental music!  Here’s a throwback to a playful day of sound loops, cardboard fort galore and a sound making workshop with artist Kjersti Alm Eriksen. We’re already looking forward to seeing you all again!  Watch the news report by NRK Vestlandsrevyen (broadcast on 20.03.23)…

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BEK is looking for a new Information Manager in a 50% position. Application deadline: 12 April 2023.Please find the full announcement text in Norwegian here. Photos: Thor Brødreskift (1, 2, 4), Synne Sofi Bårdsdatter Bønes (3).

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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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