Welcome
to art/works - the first Nordic Ceramic Symposium and
Workshop in Mandal, Norway - 23 - 26 July 2007
We are proud to announce that art/works actually is taking place this year, only six months after the planning of the symposium started.
The topic for this years event is Paperclay, a combination of paper and clay which brings new possibilities to potters, sculptors and other ceramists, combining higher green strength with possibilities to combine wet and dry materials and lighter weight in the fired pieces. The use of Paperclay is rapidly spreading, and i.e. in Western Australia, a third of all clay used is now Paperclay.
In the Nordic countries, Paperclay is not widely used, which is something we attempt to change with this symposium.
We have gathered four of the forerunners in use of Paperclay from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden (see Tutors), which in lectures and in tuition will demonstrate the benefits of Paperclay compared to ordinary clay.
The specific program will be announced later this summer.
We invite you to four days of theory and practice on Paperclay. The symposium is held at Kulturfabrikken, a former furniture factory which the last year has been transformed into a Art Factory with studios for artists, a cafe and a large grounds. We will put up a large tent on the grounds, where the practice will take place, while the theory will take place inside in the cafe. The practice will include production of you own paperclay in different ways and with different measures, and working with clay individually and in groups.
In addition to the learning process, we want to focus on the creative and artistic process, where we challenge the possibilites in Paperclay by a common building and firing of a large structure.
Price
We want the symposium to be economically affordable for artists, ceramic teachers, students, designers in ceramic factories, etc, and has set the price as low as €245. The price includes the lectures and the tuition, a plaster slab for drying Paperclay which is made during the symposium, and 10 kg of clay or Paperclay, depending on wether one wants to work with commercial Paperclay or Paperclay prepared at the symposium.
The price doesn't include meals and accommodation.
Accomodation
For accommodation, download the Region Mandal Tourist Guide 2007 and look under Accomodation. There are several possibilites.
The nearest hotels and guest houses are:
First Hotel Solborg
Kjøbmandsgaarden Hotel
Hald Pension
Sjøsanden Ferietun
Skagerrak Feriesenter Tregde
For those on a budget, there are also camp sites where one can put up a tent.
For those seeking the picturesque, there are two nearby lighthouses which offers accommodation:
Hatholmen Fyr
Ryvingen Fyr
Not all the information in the links above points to pages in English. If there is something you are unsure about, please contact the Tourist Information in Mandal: +47 38 27 83 00
Meals
All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be served by the café at Kulturfabrikken at reasonable prices. The café also sells beverages in the evenings (also alcoholic).
For information on restaurants, cafés, pubs, etc, elsewhere in Mandal, please find this in the Tourist Guide.
Social activities
Sunday night: Get together party in the back yard at Kulturfabrikken for early arrivers.
Monday night: Socialising in the café.
Tuesday night: A large concert with artists from the 1980's on the neighbour area with artists like Alphaville and Return.
Wednesday night: Socialising in the café. Outdoor concert in the city centre.
Thursdag night: Going away party in the back yard with concert, firing of the common sculpture, start of the arts festival at Kulturfabrikken.
More information about what is going on in Mandal will be added later.
Getting here
By plane: The nearest airport is Kjevik, Kristiansand, which is one hour drive from Mandal. Take airport bus to Kristiansand, and then a bus to Mandal.
By train: There is no train station in Mandal, the nearest is Kristiansand. Take a bus from Kristiansand to Mandal.
By bus: Express buses from Oslo stop in Kristiansand, take a local bus further to Mandal. Express buses from Stavanger stop in Mandal.
Ferry: There is a ferry going from Hirtshals in Denmark to Kristiansand. Take a bus from Kristiansand to Mandal.
Car: From Stavanger - E 39 200 km, then follow map. From Oslo: E 18 to Kristiansand, then E 39 40 km to Mandal. Then, follow map.
For time tables of local buses, call 177 (when in Norway), or +47 38 26 84 70 from abroad.
We are proud to announce that art/works actually is taking place this year, only six months after the planning of the symposium started.
The topic for this years event is Paperclay, a combination of paper and clay which brings new possibilities to potters, sculptors and other ceramists, combining higher green strength with possibilities to combine wet and dry materials and lighter weight in the fired pieces. The use of Paperclay is rapidly spreading, and i.e. in Western Australia, a third of all clay used is now Paperclay.
In the Nordic countries, Paperclay is not widely used, which is something we attempt to change with this symposium.
We have gathered four of the forerunners in use of Paperclay from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden (see Tutors), which in lectures and in tuition will demonstrate the benefits of Paperclay compared to ordinary clay.
The specific program will be announced later this summer.
We invite you to four days of theory and practice on Paperclay. The symposium is held at Kulturfabrikken, a former furniture factory which the last year has been transformed into a Art Factory with studios for artists, a cafe and a large grounds. We will put up a large tent on the grounds, where the practice will take place, while the theory will take place inside in the cafe. The practice will include production of you own paperclay in different ways and with different measures, and working with clay individually and in groups.
In addition to the learning process, we want to focus on the creative and artistic process, where we challenge the possibilites in Paperclay by a common building and firing of a large structure.
Price
We want the symposium to be economically affordable for artists, ceramic teachers, students, designers in ceramic factories, etc, and has set the price as low as €245. The price includes the lectures and the tuition, a plaster slab for drying Paperclay which is made during the symposium, and 10 kg of clay or Paperclay, depending on wether one wants to work with commercial Paperclay or Paperclay prepared at the symposium.
The price doesn't include meals and accommodation.
Accomodation
For accommodation, download the Region Mandal Tourist Guide 2007 and look under Accomodation. There are several possibilites.
The nearest hotels and guest houses are:
First Hotel Solborg
Kjøbmandsgaarden Hotel
Hald Pension
Sjøsanden Ferietun
Skagerrak Feriesenter Tregde
For those on a budget, there are also camp sites where one can put up a tent.
For those seeking the picturesque, there are two nearby lighthouses which offers accommodation:
Hatholmen Fyr
Ryvingen Fyr
Not all the information in the links above points to pages in English. If there is something you are unsure about, please contact the Tourist Information in Mandal: +47 38 27 83 00
Meals
All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be served by the café at Kulturfabrikken at reasonable prices. The café also sells beverages in the evenings (also alcoholic).
For information on restaurants, cafés, pubs, etc, elsewhere in Mandal, please find this in the Tourist Guide.
Social activities
Sunday night: Get together party in the back yard at Kulturfabrikken for early arrivers.
Monday night: Socialising in the café.
Tuesday night: A large concert with artists from the 1980's on the neighbour area with artists like Alphaville and Return.
Wednesday night: Socialising in the café. Outdoor concert in the city centre.
Thursdag night: Going away party in the back yard with concert, firing of the common sculpture, start of the arts festival at Kulturfabrikken.
More information about what is going on in Mandal will be added later.
Getting here
By plane: The nearest airport is Kjevik, Kristiansand, which is one hour drive from Mandal. Take airport bus to Kristiansand, and then a bus to Mandal.
By train: There is no train station in Mandal, the nearest is Kristiansand. Take a bus from Kristiansand to Mandal.
By bus: Express buses from Oslo stop in Kristiansand, take a local bus further to Mandal. Express buses from Stavanger stop in Mandal.
Ferry: There is a ferry going from Hirtshals in Denmark to Kristiansand. Take a bus from Kristiansand to Mandal.
Car: From Stavanger - E 39 200 km, then follow map. From Oslo: E 18 to Kristiansand, then E 39 40 km to Mandal. Then, follow map.
For time tables of local buses, call 177 (when in Norway), or +47 38 26 84 70 from abroad.