Copenhagen Photo Festival 2017 – Celebrating Photography

All Images by Angélique Sanossian Written by Angélique Sanossian Edited by Nicol Savinetti It took me a while to visit the Copenhagen Photo Festival this year and I finally managed to do it on 10 June 2017. It’s one of the events in Copenhagen I try not to miss since moving here almost 3 years […]

Cycling towards inspiration

Written by Angélique Sanossian Edited by Nicol Savinetti “The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.” John Howard Former Prime Minister of Australia First of April 2017, my bike is out, Copenhagen is blossoming, the smell of Spring is covering the city. I had an amazing early yoga class and met up […]

Ongoing Projects 2017

Engagement with both Immigrants and Danes in the projects we initiate and support is an absolute must … how else can we CO-CREATE the spaces we live in? We are working towards this goal with the following projects: In 2017 we are having a bit of a shake-up!! We shall be re-organizing ourselves internally making […]

If it rains then I …

S’il pleut alors je … a poetic installation – walk through, read, listen, feel Written by Pauline Jupin (rul ned for et resumé på dansk) “Parcourir un texte” (“to browse a text”)  is a French expression  which  our installation applies in its primary sense. Visitors are invited to follow a route marked out by a […]

CARTE BLANCHE at the French Embassy

Authored by Angélique Sanossian WHAT: CARTE BLANCHE exhibition of 9 Danish artists WHERE: The French Embassy, Kongens Nytorv 4, Copenhagen WHEN: 11 March – 1 April 2016 Saturday 11 March … A sunny afternoon in Copenhagen … Amusingly enough, the city has changed 180 degrees … you can find pop-up food trucks or even bands […]

SVK Art Talk: Kunstneres samarbejde med virksomheder

Billeder og tekst af Kit Kjølhede (scroll down for English) Statens Værksteder for Kunst (SVK) er et fantastisk sted at komme. Over fire etager finder man atelierer og værksteder – og ikke mindst specialværktøj, plads, viden og erfaring [foto]. Jeg havde selv fornøjelsen af at tilbringe to måneder i huset i 2015, hvor jeg sammen […]

Artist Dinner at Sofie’s

(Rul ned for dansk) Artist Dinner – The Artist’s space to be an artist by Sofie Kragh-Müller At some time or another on Sunday – the day after we presented ourselves and our work – I realized that there is something incessantly rebellious about preserving art and artists as a constant in our culture. Artists […]

Artival 2016 Artist Interview: EVANGELENE

Could you describe briefly your journey from your place of birth to Copenhagen/Denmark today? I left Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1995 and migrated to Canada.  Sri Lanka was embroiled in a long civil war, and bloody violence was a regular occurrence in the city. My parents made arrangements for me to live with some relatives in Toronto.   It was a long and frightening journey to make on my […]

Immigrant Artival 2016

Artival is a new festival organized by Immigrant Art that aims to raise awareness about the diversity among artists of different nationalities who are living in Denmark. This year at Immigrant Artival 2016 we take the opportunitiy to introduce the public to Immigrant Art by showcasing the work of artists of different nationalities and ethnic […]

Festival Volunteers Needed!

We are all volunteers, so we decided to work in teams for most aspects of the festival’s organization, documentation and promotion. For all positions – EXCEPT for participating artists – please contact Nicol Savinetti on nicolsavinetti@gmail.com.   WE NEED: A team of festival coordinators A graphic designer to design a logo and theme for the […]