Meet Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel
In November, Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel attended residency at Velferden as part of the programme WASTE / DEPOSIT.
Meet Hanna Sjøstrand
Hanna Sjöstrand (b. 1978) is a visual artist and lives in Oslo. During her stay at Velferden Sjöstrand worked on part of the project Cave. Cave explores man's relationship to, and interaction with, mountains in a historical perspective. The paintings are made with colour produced from waste products from the mining company Titania AS that she finds in nature.
Meet Hedberg and Moi
In September, the artist duo Ebba Moi and Anna Carin Hedberg are on one of two residencies at Velferden as part of the WASTE / DEPOSIT programme.
SYMPOSIUM: "Extraction and Aesthetics: Pasts, Currents, Futures"
Welcome to the international symposium September 12 - 14!
EXHIBITIONS THIS SUMMER: Hidden Stone / Campaign!
OPENING HOURS
HIDDEN STONE / SKJULT STEIN at Velferden:
Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 - 16:00 and otherwise by appointment, mobile 98479704.
PROMOTION! at Jøssingfjord Science Museum:
Open every day from 11:00 - 17:00.
GEOLOGY COURSE at Velferden with Tom Heldal!
We are looking for participants for the Geology course for adults at Velferden May 24-26. The course lasts from Friday afternoon/evening to Sunday afternoon. There will be exciting presentations by geologist Tom Heldal, an excursion and discovery of local geology, shared meals and discussion.
TOOLS: Workshop for children and young people ANIMATION
See the pictures from the animation workshop we organized in March!
Khaled Habeeb & John Derek Bishop
Wednesday, March 13, we had a concert in Velferden with Khaled Habeeb and John Derek Bishop!
See the pictures from the concert here ->
Møt Anna Krook-Riekkola
Meet Anna Krook-Riekkola, Researcher in Velferden's programme WASTE / DEPOSIT .
Anna was on a working visit with us in October 2023. During this period, she wrote a book that will frame four science-fiction stories from a future northern Sweden where an energy transition has taken place. The book is a collaboration between science and art, where different future scenarios are conveyed through science fiction.
