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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If you are working on an art project involving sound, moving image or electronics, you are welcome to apply for a studio residency at BEK lasting 2–6 weeks. Next application deadline: 8 January 2023. For residencies in the period 1 February–30 June 2023, the application deadline is 8 January 2023. We will also announce a second open call for the…
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Artists have the possibility of using equipment at BEK during studio residencies in our spaces and while developing projects commissioned by BEK. We cannot provide equipment on a general basis and do not lend equipment externally. BEK wants to contribute to the local art scene by developing technical expertise in the field and being a relevant working space for artists.…
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The QGIS workshop at BEK 24–25 November inspired the participants to delve deeper into the geographic information system (GIS) software QGIS. The workshop was organised as an extension to “Where is the High North?”, artist Toril Johannessen’s contribution to the symposium The Only Lasting Truth is Change. The workshop, led by Helge Nysæter and Simon Šanca from the Western Norway…
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As part of the symposium The Only Lasting Truth is Change, BEK invites you to a QGIS workshop by Helge Nysæter, Associate Professor, and Simon Sanca, PhD Candidate, both from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). This workshop is a practical introduction to how to work with spatial information in the geographic information system (GIS) software QGIS. QGIS…
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The artwork «Representation (for people and those who represent them)» by Toril Johannessen is now installed at Bergen City Hall. In collaboration with BEK, Johannessen used machine learning technology as part of creating the work. The artwork, commissioned by the City of Bergen for Bergen City Hall, consists of digitally woven textiles with computer generated images based on 900 submitted portraits…
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We have upgraded our video studio! With a new Mac Studio, two 5K Apple Studio displays, and a Sony A1 camera, we look forward to facilitating artists working with 8K projects. Professional artists working with moving image are welcome to apply for a residency in our new 8K studio in the period 3 October–1 November 2022. Application deadline: 4 september…
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