Art Club: Autumn 2025
Project
1 August – 30 November 2025
Art Club with Lina Viste Grønli (2025). Photo: Helle Navratil.
ABOUT THE ART CLUB
For children in years 1 –6.
Why do we tell stories about who we are, where we come from, and where we’re going? This semester, we’ll explore the power of stories: our own and those passed down through time. Inspired by myths and memories, we’ll discover how stories shape the way we see ourselves, our communities, and the world around us. Together, we’ll imagine new stories about our past, our present, and the future we want to create.
The Art Club is one of Kunsthall Stavanger's core activities. Here, children are introduced to contemporary art in a fun and accessible way.
Together with specially invited artists, the children explore different ways of working and thinking within the field of contemporary art. One of the goals of the Art Club is to provide children with new experiences and introduce tools from the
ABOUT THE ART CLUB
For children in years 1 –6.
Why do we tell stories about who we are, where we come from, and where we’re going? This semester, we’ll explore the power of stories: our own and those passed down through time. Inspired by myths and memories, we’ll discover how stories shape the way we see ourselves, our communities, and the world around us. Together, we’ll imagine new stories about our past, our present, and the future we want to create.
The Art Club is one of Kunsthall Stavanger's core activities. Here, children are introduced to contemporary art in a fun and accessible way.
Together with specially invited artists, the children explore different ways of working and thinking within the field of contemporary art. One of the goals of the Art Club is to provide children with new experiences and introduce tools from the art world that they can use in their everyday life. In the Art Club, they get to meet and work with professional artists, and our skilled art educators follow them through the semester. At the end of the semester we invite our friends and family to an exhibition to see what we have made and learned.
Welcome!
DATES AND ARTISTS
25 January: Tove Kommedal
15 February: Bård Bjørknes
15 March: Camilla Løken
26 April: Hege Østmo-Sæter Olsnes
31 May: Exhibition with Joseph Constable
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 am – 1:15 pm (Grades 1–3) - FULL!
Group 2– 2:15 pm – 4:30 pm (Grades 4–6) - Places still available!
Each group is limited to 20 participants.
Please note: On the final workshop, 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,-.
Pre-registration via SPOND is now open!. A payment request will be made directly in January 2026.
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 Marisa via marisa@kunsthallstavanger.no. All requests are treated confidentially.
CONTACT
For any questions, please reach out to our Art Club Educator Oleksandra Fabricius at oleksandra@kunsthallstavanger.no
Tove Kommedal
Tove Kommedal (b.1970) works with various techniques, with sculpture and installation serving as the central elements, focusing on underlying concepts and themes. Kommedal has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including Post at Hå Gamle Prestegård in 2025 and Oksymoron at Østfold kunstsenter in 2022. She has also been represented in, among others, the Autumn Exhibition (#137) in 2024 and Fra balkongen at Stavanger Art Museum in 2020.
Bård Bjørknes
Bård Bjørknes is a trained director from the Theatre Academy in Prague, DAMU. Bjørknes' artistic work is primarily focused on puppet theatre. He has worked with puppet theatre at institutions such as Oslo Nye Teater, Teater Ibsen, Riksteatret, and Hålogaland Teater. Bjørknes is the artistic director of the company Frontfigur, a company that aims to challenge what puppet theatre can be.
Camilla Løken Hill
Camilla Løken Hill (b. 1975) is educated at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, where she graduated in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in material and medium-based art, with metal as her main material. She draws inspiration for her works from nature, dreams and mysticism. She is interested in what connects us all, across gender, age, culture and ethnicity. She reflects this in works that often take the form of sculptures and installations, where she weaves in metal wire, mainly copper and brass.
Hege Østmo-Sæter Olsnes
Hege Østmo-Sæter Olsnes (b. 1989) is a children's book author, illustrator and stage artist. In the field of theatre, she works primarily with puppet theatre. Both in the form of creating and leading theatre characters. She is a trained drama teacher and teaches puppet theatre and directing at the Oslo Met for periods.
Jospeh Constable
Jospeh Constable is a British curator, writer, and editor. He is the new Director of Kunsthall Stavanger. With over ten years of experience, Constable has worked as a curator and producer, developing exhibitions, films, live events, and residency programmes across various platforms and contexts. He previously led the visual arts programme at De La Warr Pavilion in the UK and served as a curator at Serpentine Galleries in London. His curatorial and editorial projects include exhibitions and publications with artists from around the world, as well as major institutional presentations of artists’ practices.
Joseph Constable. Photo:Jorge Antony Stride.
Tove Kommedal. Photo: Kenneth Varpe
Camilla Løken. Photo: Nick Hill
