Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts

News and open calls

Acoustic Laptop workshop with Knut Olai Mjøs Helle in collaboration with nyMusikk Bergen

Acoustic Laptop is a hands-on and exploratory workshop organised in collaboration with nyMusikk Bergen, where participants build their own electroacoustic instrument using contact microphones and self-selected materials. With a DIY approach to sound art, the workshop invites participants to listen to vibrations in wood, metal and other solid materials, and to explore a tactile and physical counterpoint to screen-based laptop music.

BEK, C. Sundts gate 55, Floor 9. 11.03.2026–13.03.2026

BEK Opening Week 2026 Workshop: Intermedia Time and Sensory Assemblages

Three-day workshop exploring Sensory Percussion led by artist and composer Cameron Graham.

BEK, C. Sundts gate 55 17.02.2026–19.02.2026

BEK Nordic & Baltic Residency: 2026

BEK announces a funded three months residency for Autumn 2026 Deadline: 15 February 2026, selected artists will be notified in March 2026 Residency period: 3 months, mid-August until mid-November 2026 (with flexible starting date, if need be)

Application deadline 15.02.2026–15.02.2026

Workshop: Making π-Boxes for DIY FM Radio/ Streaming Broadcast

Welcome to this two day workshop with Ada LaNerd, who is part of the π-node (pronounced pi-node) collective in Paris, we will learn about, make and creatively broadcast with π-boxes.

BEK, C. Sundts gate 55, floor 9. 22.09.2025–23.09.2025

MA Graduate Studio Residency Award: 2025 winners

BEK is proud to present the winners of this year’s MA Graduate Studio Residency Award. We offer residencies to recent graduates from the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) at the University of Bergen (UiB). This initiative is a collaboration between BEK and KMD/UiB.

University of Bergen 13.06.2025–13.06.2025

Open Call: Studio residencies at BEK SPRING 2026

If you are working on an art project involving sound, moving image or electronics? Apply for a studio residency at BEK lasting between 2–6 weeks.

Application deadline 27.06.2025–27.06.2025

Ràdio Web MACBA: Son[i]a #387 – a new podcast with Haig Aivazian

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…

Web Radio MACBA 13.12.2023

Summer holiday

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!

Bergen 01.07.2023–31.07.2023

Open Call: studio residencies at BEK, fall 2023

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…

BEK, C. Sundts gate 55 03.05.2023–28.05.2023

Norwegian Culture Scene in support of Papillon and our Trans community

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…

16.05.2023

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