Art Club: Spring 2026
Project
January – June 2026
The theme for this autumn is identity and representation. How do we represent ourselves to others? What creative tools can we use to express who we truly are? What does a world look like where everyone is free to be themselves?
Together, we will explore our identities: how we see ourselves, and how we wish to be seen by those around us. Through playful experimentation and creative processes, we will discover new ways of expressing who we are.
The Art Club brings children into the world of contemporary art in a fun and accessible way - with an emphasis on the process of learning through experimentation and play. Working alongside professional artists and educators, children discover new ways of thinking and creating that they can carry with them in their everyday lives. At the end of the semester
The theme for this autumn is identity and representation. How do we represent ourselves to others? What creative tools can we use to express who we truly are? What does a world look like where everyone is free to be themselves?
Together, we will explore our identities: how we see ourselves, and how we wish to be seen by those around us. Through playful experimentation and creative processes, we will discover new ways of expressing who we are.
The Art Club brings children into the world of contemporary art in a fun and accessible way - with an emphasis on the process of learning through experimentation and play. Working alongside professional artists and educators, children discover new ways of thinking and creating that they can carry with them in their everyday lives. At the end of the semester we invite friends and family to an exhibition to celebrate what we have made and learned together.
Welcome!
DATES AND ARTISTS*
23 August
27 September
25 October
22 November
6 December
*Please note these dates may change. Artists to be announced.
GROUPS AND TIMINGS
The youngest group is for children in Years 1–3, and the older group is primarily for Years 4–6. If you have a child in Year 7 or 8, they are still warmly welcome to join the Art Club and should be registered in the older group.
Group 1: 11:00–13:15 (grades 1 –3) - FULL
Group 2: 14:15–16:30 (grades 3–6) - Few places available
Each group is limited to 20 participants.
Please note: On 6 December, children should arrive at 1:00 pm, and the exhibition will open for family and friends at 3:00 pm.
PAYMENT
The fee for the Art Club is NOK 600,- plus an active family membership at Kunsthall Stavanger, NOK 500,-.
For those already registered from Spring, your family membership is still current for the Autumn. Please follow this link, and purchase only the Autumn registration fee of 600kr.
Kunsthall Stavanger offers free spots in the Art Club for children whose parents or caretakers are unable to cover the costs of participation. For more information, see the bottom of the page.
ABOUT THE KUNSTHALL STAVANGER MEMBERSHIP
It is mandatory to have a family membership to take part in The Art Club, as we encourage the caretakers of participating children to also be engaged in the kunsthall in general. You can see a list of all membership benefits, including free entrance and discounts on our membership page.
NO COST PARTICIPATION
If caretakers do not have the opportunity to cover the cost of their child’s participation (both membership and registration fee), we have some free spots available. This also includes children with the "Opplevelseskortet" activity card. To request a free space, please contact our Project Manager via marisa@kunsthallstavanger.no. All requests are treated confidentially.
CONTACT
For any other questions, please reach out to Anna, our Art Club Educator at formidling@kunsthallstavanger.no
Viljar Irtun Moe
Viljar Irtun Moe (he/him) is a dance artist based in Stavanger. Viljar is a contemporary dancer and choreographer who works with dance and performance from a range of perspectives and in different collaborative constellations through interdisciplinary projects. He has a particular interest in improvisation and interaction in dance. His work often draws on expressive physical movement and queer perspectives, and he frequently uses alternative performance spaces to bring dance to audiences.
Helle Navratil
Helle Navratil is a photographer based in Stavanger and runs Studio Gaffa AS, where she works with commercial photography, film and visual communication. She has extensive experience leading workshops and teaching photography to photographers and other creatives. Alongside her commercial practice, she develops her own artistic projects and is currently working on CHROMAKREATIV, a photographic universe centred around creativity, colour and curiosity.
Helga Nyman
Helga Nyman (b. 1983) is an art historian and curator at Stavanger Art Museum. She studied at Linköping University and the University of Bergen, where she earned a master’s degree specializing in contemporary art.
Nyman has curated and co-curated museum exhibitions including Bill Viola: Into the Light (2021), Experiences of Oil (2021), and Zhanna Kadyrova: Material Evidence (2022). She also initiated and curated an exhibition series exploring play, participation, and performativity in contemporary art under the concept NONA, including solo exhibitions with artists Jacob Dahlgren, Shahrzad Malekian, Sol Calero, and Misaki Kawai.
Nyman has also worked to create platforms for the presentation of performance art, including through the “Kuppelkupp” program series at Stavanger Art Museum and through projects in public spaces. She has many years of experience in art education and mediation and is also an active writer and lecturer.
Victoria Heggelund
Victoria Heggelund (b. 1996) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Stavanger. With a BA in Contemporary Dance from the Faculty of Performing Arts (UiS), she works in the intersection of performing arts, textiles, and objects, with a practice that combines body, materiality, and subcultural references. Her projects explore identity, belonging, and aesthetic translations, ranging from textile installations to intimate performative encounters. She also works with redesign, jewellery, and clothing under the label De:Glaner, titled the same as her first performance.
Anna-Victoria Simensen Borgersrud
Anna-Victoria Simensen Borgersrud (b. 1994) is an artist based in Stavanger and Bergen. She holds a BA in Medium- and Material-Based Art from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and is currently pursuing an MFA at the Bergen Academy of Art and Design. She works with textiles and printmaking, often combining these with collage, sculpture, and installation. Her practice explores identity, memories, and expectations, while actively incorporating unease, colour, and humour. She has a background as an art mediator at Stavanger Art Museum and as a workshop assistant at Tou Trykk.