NEWS Saturday May 7th, Bildmuseet opens the exhibition Digging for Fire by this year’s graduating students of the master programme at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.
NEWS Saturday May 7th, Bildmuseet opens the exhibition Digging for Fire by this year’s graduating students of the master programme at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.
Welcome to a press preview, Wednesday May 4th, at 10:00, and to the opening, Saturday May 7th, at 14:00. The exhibition runs for two weeks, until Sunday May 22nd.
The title of the exhibition, Digging for Fire, refers to the process of working as an artist - striving towards something shapeless and not yet touchable through a persistent activity. Digging for Fire represents the culmination of five years of study in Fine Arts and displays a wide range of practices and ideas. Individual practices, specific to the artists individual intentions and temperaments, contribute to the ongoing discussion that is part of the education in Fine Arts.
Digging for Fire includes works by Corazon Belen, Chiara Bugatti, Elin Båve, Thomas Hansson, Ludvig Helin, Hanna Una Holmquist, Josef Jägnefält, Viktor Lindberg, Elin Tui Lund, Jennifer Myerscough, Jakob Westberg and Samuel Åhlman. Main tutor for the 2016 graduation show was Professor Christoph Draeger.
Press images will soon be found here.
Lisa Lundström, Curator at Bildmuseet
+46 90-786 7012, lisa.lundstrom@bildmuseet.umu.se
Press Preview Wednesday, May 13 at 10:00
All twelve participating students are present to talk about their works, along with supervising professor Christoph Draeger.
Opening Saturday, May at 14:00
Welcome greetings by Rector Swetlana Heger, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts. Professor Christoph Draeger presents the exhibition.
Tuesday, May 10 at 18:30
Guided tour of the exhibition Digging for Fire.
Sunday, May 15 at 13:00
Grants ceremony for the students, open to all.
Sunday, May 15 at 14:00
Guided tour of the exhibition Digging for Fire by students Jennifer Myerscough and Thomas Hansson, in English.
Tuesday, May 17 at 18:30
Guided tour of the exhibition Digging for Fire by students Jennifer Myerscough and Thomas Hansson, in English.
Saturday, 21 May 12:00-16:00
Green Screen Workshop, led by Hanna Una Holmquist and Jenny Simm. Would you like to walk around in your dream world or hide in the tunnel of an ant hill? Participants are invited to create and move amongst their own environments by filming themselves in front of a green screen. The workshop is free of charge and suits all ages. Drop-in, no pre-booking.
Saturday and Sunday, 21-22 May 12:00 to 16:00
Green Screen Workshop, led by Hanna Una Holmquist and Jenny Simm. Participants are invited to create and move amongst their own environments by filming themselves in front of a green screen. The workshop is free of charge and suits all ages. Drop-in, no pre-booking.
Sunday, May 22 at 14:00 (exhibition's last day)
All participating artists gives a presentation of the exhibition Digging for Fire
Editor: Helena Vejbrink