Exhibition Arena OsloMet

All educational programmes and activities at OsloMet contribute to shaping both the cultural identity of the university and of the city of Oslo. In the Exhibition Arena project, we work with the dissemination, communication, and promotion of OsloMet’s academic activities at Campus Pilestredet and Campus Kjeller, including exhibitions, performances, book launches, and research dissemination projects. 

The Exhibition Arena OsloMet project was initiated by The Department of Art, Design and Drama, and received strategy funding distributed over the course of three years. This means that it is a portfolio-driven project. The aim of the project is to include and represent all academic environments at the university. 

As part of the project, exhibition arenas and spaces were created throughout our campuses in order to facilitate internal showcasing of the activities created at the university. One of the aims behind this is to increase visibility and create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The development of the concept is being carried out in dialogue with several academic environments at OsloMet. 

During the autumn of 2023, the project implemented various activities, including exhibitions at Pilestredet 52 and Pilestredet 46, book launches and performances. We plan to continue the work during the period of 2024-2026, after a planning phase that is carried out in collaboration with academic environments and contributors interested in participating in the strategy project.   

Photo in top: "Bumling" (2016, 55 cm) from the series "Cocoons"  (1997–present) by Kristin Andreassen. Photo: Lena Vida

Would you like to present an idea, an exhibition, or a project at one of OsloMet’s campuses or satellite locations? If so, feel free to get in touch with us.  

We want to hear from you!   

Our areas of responsibility  

• Curate/organise exhibitions and activities at OsloMet’s Campuses and satellite locations 
• Dissemination of art, research and other educational projects at OsloMet. This takes place through exhibitions, lectures, book launches, panel discussions and film screenings 
• Development of collaborative projects 

What do we need from you for the exhibition/dissemination event?  

In order to ensure good-quality dissemination, exhibitions and activities, we need information from you and a good dialogue. We will ask for the following information and enter into the following agreements: 

Practical information regarding exhibitions and activities  

To ensure good implementation, we require:  

• A description of who is involved and the person/s responsible for the project. 
• That we together create a progress plan with dates for deliveries, installation of the exhibition, dismantling and pickup of the works afterwards. The preparation of dissemination texts is particularly important. This must be completed no later than one week before the exhibition. 
• Dissemination texts describing the works and the artist/creator. 
• That you notify us of any changes no later than one week before the exhibition. 
• We use thick, high-quality white paper for labelling. If you want other types of labels/labelling, you must send us the dissemination texts no later than two weeks before the installation of the exhibition. 

For other dissemination events (such as book launches, exhibition openings, etc.) 

• Information about the programme and its participants must be sent to us no later than one week before the event 
• Bring food, beverages and flowers on the agreed date, or receive them yourself unless otherwise arranged.   

Research Dissemination 

• Other Intelligences: Plant-Human Interspecies Dialogues, September 1, 2023 
• Transformation: CraftHub EU – Exhibition and Conference, October 26–November 1, 2023 

Exhibitions and Performances in the P52 Student Hall 

• A Glimpse at the OsloMet Art Collection, at P52 April 26–May 23, and at PP33, Fall 2023 
• Photojournalism Works Exhibition, October 13–17, 2023 
• Master’s Graduation Exhibition in Aesthetic Studies, October 13–17, 2023 
• Draguation, November 14, 2023, a graduation performance by drag students 
• Master’s Graduation Exhibition in Aesthetic Studies, June 28–31, 2024 
• Bachelor’s Graduation Exhibition in Art & Communication and Fashion & Production, June 3–7, 2024 

Exhibitions at OsloMet Holmlia 

Entrepreneurship Students’ Poster Exhibition, Fall 2024 

Exhibitions in Gallery PP33 

Interwoven Threads: Works from Our Historical Collection, Gallery P33, June 20–August 31, 2024 

Exhibitions in P46 

• Dignified Fashion, exhibition by Ingri Juli Anne Brinch Ness, Master’s student in Aesthetic Studies 
• Transform, exhibition by CraftHub 

Book Launches 

• Launch of Enter: Digital Pattern Construction for Clothing, by Sissel Isachsen and Tore Håvold, in the University Library, May 6, 2024 
• Launch of Bicycle City – Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future, by Daniel Piatkowski 

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