MapTales: An exciting Climate Narratives initiative where children exchange art between Osterøy and Ilulissat

In April – June Mathew Stiller-Reeve from Village Green will be hosting several art workshops in Osterøy and Ilulissat.  Mathew was originally a climate researcher, but now works as a freelancer, focusing on dialogue and how we can create meaningful exchanges of stories.

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The Ilulissat Ice music festival

This year the ice music festival was hosted for the first time in Ilulissat on the 9th – 10th of March. Through a collaboration with the ice music festival and the Ilulissat Icefjord centre, we were able to host an incredible event with music from Nanook and Terje Isungset.

The incredible Icefjord centre during the ice music festival. Photo: Emile Holba
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The Ice Music Festival Greenland Sessions, was performed with a view of the stunning UNESCO world heritage site, Ilulissat Icefjord, on the west coast of Greenland.

The Greenland Sessions was hosted on the terrace of the Icefjord Centre, which provided the perfect scenery and stage for collaboration with the Greenlandic community in Ilulissat.

We want to thank the Ice Music festival for hosting an incredible event, Nanook for the inspirational music and the Icefjord centre for helping us host the event

The audience defying the cold temperatures to attend the unique Ice music festival. Photo: Emile Holba

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Ice Music Festival Greenland Sessions — Ice Music Festival Norway

Greenland Sessions: A New Ice Music Festival in Ilulissat, Greenland. March 9th and 10th, 2024.

In a new collaboration with the Ice Music Festival from Norway, two outdoor concerts will be performed on March 9th and 10th at the Icefjord Center in Ilulissat. The concerts will take place within a scenography made of ice and with instruments crafted from ice. Additionally, talks and a Science Camp for both children and adults will be held during these days.

The event on Facebook: ICE MUSIC FESTIVAL GREENLAND SESSIONS | Facebook

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Meet the winners of the The world’s Best climate stories writing competition

We would like to congratulate the winners of The world’s best climate stories writing competition at LitFest Bergen, hosted in collaboration with The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research: Carissa Cecilia Coane (USA) and Maya Teiman (Germany).

The winners of The world’s best climate stories writing competition: Carissa Cecilia Coane (USA) in the poetry category and Maya Teiman (Germany) in the essay category. Source: LitFest Bergen
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