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Impressions from the first Ilulissat Icefjord challenge along the magnificent UNESCO Ilulissat Kangia!

A truly challenging and magnificent experience for young and old, locals and visitors, participants and volunteers!

This years winners were Kjartan Nesbakken Haugen and Tanja Johansen

Thanks to all the fantastic volunteers and ISP Langrend Avannaata Kommunia ILLU science and art World of Greenland Kangiata Illorsua – Isfjordscentret – The Icefjord Center Air Greenland Brugseni Ilulissat Pisiffik Team Aker Dæhlie Universitetet i Bergen for support

Pictures by Palle K. JerimiassenFrederik Petersen and Kerim Nisancioglu

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.

Continue reading “MapTales: An exciting Climate Narratives initiative where children exchange art between Osterøy and Ilulissat”

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.

Read more: The Ilulissat Ice music festival

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

You can read more about the event here:

Ice Music Festival Greenland Sessions — Ice Music Festival Norway

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

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

This upcoming month there will be a series of online art lectures, held by Prof. Eamon O’Kane, KMD, University of Bergen

All lectures will be at the following times on the dates below

Continue reading “From Studio to Site -Online Art Lecture series”