In Vesterålen

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Art in vesterålen 2015/2016 A GUIDE Currents of energy This folder guides you to quality art and acquaints you with the artists in Vesterålen. Most of the exhibitions are associated with the summer months, but most of the information applies for all of the year. Cultural Cooperation in Vesterålen bids you welcome to a broad variety of art experiences! Vesterålen is a strip of islands along the northwest coastline. Nowhere else in the world does the Gulf Stream snuggle in closer to the shoreline than here. It was for that reason that the Gulf Stream was chosen as a theme and metaphor when the Vesterålen islanders celebrated the new millennium. The celebration is still going on! The Gulf Stream brings with it warm blue currents, and provides Vesterålen’s seascape and landscape with an energy that inspires artists of many kinds. They may be visiting guests or artists from the outside world who have chosen to live and work here, but they also include Vesterålen residents who have lived here for generations. Much of the art created in Vesterålen may be experienced on a trip through the six municipalities, including Lødingen. This little folder is designed to be your guide to Vesterålen art. We present the artists, studios, sculptures, installations and galleries that display what the artists have created, as well as works in progress. We also focus on some of the collaborative projects, many of which are the result of the area’s collective tribute to the Gulf Stream. Cover photo: «Gran x&o» Technique: Photographic detail from the installation by artist Christian Skagen. 2 Necklace «Blomst» by Dick Monshouwer. Art in Vesterålen is going digital Since 2002, Cultural Collaboration in Vesterålen has published this pamphlet annually. The development of digital technology has encouraged us to consider new ways by which to make the public aware of the art Vesterålen has to offer. Consequently, we are posting a new homepage: www.kunstivesteralen.no On this website, the public will find the same information as printed in the pamphlet, with links to web pages for the artists and their galleries. Digitalization of this information will permit us to make changes and keep data updated during the year. In addition, digitalization will provide us with the opportunity to give directions to the venues where art can be experienced. The homepage is adapted to new platforms such as the mobile telephone. To permit us to use the basic content year after year, we have chosen to exclude specific information about exhibitions and opening hours from this year’s guide. If you are looking for artists and galleries along with opening hours, you will find a list of these under «Artists and galleries in Vesterålen» at www.kunstivesteralen.no. In the future, we hope even more visitors will use the digital path to art experiences in Vesterålen. 4 Artists in Vesterålen, their galleries and workshops The Vesterålen artists who do not have regular opening hours can be contacted for an appointment. One needs to take into account that they may not always be available. (Subject to changes) Mika Gaunitz Renard «Organisk objekt» (1) BENT AUNE Fr. Nansens gt. 37, Andenes. Tel: 951 12 856 E-mail: [email protected] Art medium: Graphics, paintings. Exhibitions: «Verkstedet» Studio. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Educated at the Academy of Art, Bergen. Participated in a number of juried exhibitions at home and abroad. Several public acquisitions. Member of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK) and NNBK. (2) MYRIAM BORST Siri Tollefsen «Reisen» Myriam exhibits her art at Galleriet Parallelle Univers. Education from the Willem de Kooining. Academy in Rotterdam. Solo exhibitions and group exhibitions Decoration commissions. Member NBK. Ingunn J. M. Reinsnes «Island» 5 Galleriet Parallelle Univers Storskjervøya, access by boat from Stokmarknes. Tel: 902 21 352 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.myriamborst.com Art medium: Pictorial art. Exhibitions: The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Visitors can be picked up by boat, NOK 200 per person, by advance reservation via telephone. (3) HILDE SKJØNBERG HANSEN AND ROBERT TANGRAND Hilde and Robert work and exhibit their art at the glass-blowing workshop Blås idé. Hilde was educated at BA Glass University of Wolverhampton, England. Robert has lengthy experience as a glassblower. Blås idé T. Liens vei 3, Myre Tel: 415 50 116 E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Blås idé. Art medium: Glass art Opening hours: See Facebook. Open daily during a period of the summer. Otherwise open by appointment year-round. The artists reside on the premises. (4) ANJA VERONICA HANSSEN 6 Reinsnes Tel: 905 12 907 E-mail: [email protected] Art medium: Textile artist. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Educated at the Academy of Art, Bergen, textile department. Has participated in exhibitions in Norway and abroad. (5) RAGNHILD ADELHEID HOLTEN Ragnhild exhibits her art at Atelier Holten Skagen together with Christian Skagen. Education from Northbrook College, Sussex Education in woodworking and TV/film in Norway. Solo and group exhibitions in Norway and other countries. Member NBK. Atelier Holten Skagen Ivar Bergmosgt. 6, Stokmarknes - located next to the hospital Tel: 481 91 132 (Ragnhild)/ 450 57 944 (Christian) E-mail: [email protected]/ [email protected] Web page: www.adholten.no and www.cskagen.no Facebook: Atelier Holten Skagen Art medium: painting, woodworking, drawing and installation. Exhibitions: Works of several techniques. Opening hours: Open year round by telephone appointment. The artists reside on the premises. (6) ANN-HELENE IVERSEN Slalomveien 16, Sortland Tel: 905 62 276 E-mail: [email protected] Art medium: Glass art, installation, woodwork, graphics and painting. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Education from the University College of Akershus, art training from Italy and Denmark as well. Solo and group exhibitions in Norway and other countries. Gunn Vottestad «Kysthus» Silvia Rehnlund «Kari» Ragnhild A. Holten «Blå» 7 (7) TOVE HOV JACOBSEN Tove exhibits her art at Lihallen Kulturgård. Education from Egen Art school of painting, Oslo and studies in France. Solo exhibitions all over Norway, group exhibitions. Several decoration commissions, including Sortland Hotell. Member NBK. Lihallen Kulturgård Lihallveien 37, Sigerfjord Tel: 951 78 797 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.lihallen.no Art medium: Painting and graphics. Exhibitions: Tove Hov Jacobsen. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during a period of the summer (closed Mon. and Tues.). Otherwise open by appointment year-round. The artist resides on the premises. (8) SIV JOHANSEN Siv exhibits her art at Galleri Uvær. Education from Mølla School of Art and University College of Oslo, plus courses in glass fusing. Solo exhibitions and group exhibitions. 8 Galleri Uvær Teigan, about 13 km west of Stokmarknes. Tel: 917 20 382 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.uver.no Exhibitions: Alternating exhibitions. Art medium: Glass and visual art. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during a period of summer. Otherwise open Sundays and by appointment. (9) KAREL KOTZ Gåsbøl, Sortland. Tel: 905 70 592 E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: kotz´bone-art Art medium: Collage, shamanistic style, works with skulls, bones, driftwood, etc. Viewings: Studio in Gåsbøl and studio in Nyksund. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Self-taught artist from the Netherlands. Solo and group exhibitions in Norway and other countries. (10) INGRID LARSSEN Siri Tollefsen «Titing» Hadsel, Stokmarknes Tel: 991 57 544 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.ingridlarssen.no Art medium: Arts and crafts design, jewellery and objects in silk or wool. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Educated at National College of Art and Design and the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam. A number of solo and group exhibitions in Norway and other countries. Member NK. (11) IVAR MALLAUG Kirsten Trasti «Bror og søster» Ivar Mallaug works and exhibits his art at his ceramics sales outlet. Workshop sales outlet, ceramics Risev. 253, Sortland. Tel: 905 87 696 E-mail: [email protected] Art medium: Ceramics. Applied crafts and unique items in stone and porcelain. Exhibitions: Workshop and sales outlet. Opening hours: Open daily 10–22, year-round. The artist resides on the premises. Ingrid Larssen «Anheng» 9 (12) DICK MONSHOUWER Dick Monshouwer exhibits his art at Galleri Dick Monshouwer Educated at Vakschool Schoonhoven, Workshop residency in Kautokeino. solo and group exhibitions in Norway and other countries. Member NK. Galleri Dick Monshouwer Just across from the coastal express pier, Risøyhamn. Tel: 476 50 058 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.dickmonshouwer.com Exhibitions: Jewellery, paintings. Opening hours: Open year round by telephone appointment. (13) EVA CHARLOTTE NILSEN Torget 16, Sortland Tel: 913 59 496 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.rampelys.no Art medium: Photography and film The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Education as a film photographer. Experience as a producer and director of films. Member of the Norwegian Film Association. 10 (14) SILVIA REHNLUND Silvia exhibits her art at Smia Silvia. Advanced craft certificate as a goldsmith from Plus-skolen in Fredrikstad. Smia Silvia Kalsnes, Stokmarknes. Tel: 911 68 092 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.rehnlund.com/silvia Art medium: Handmade jewellery in noble metals. Exhibitions: Silvia Rehnlund’s jewellery. Silvia also accepts special orders and can repair/clean jewellery. Opening hours: Open year-round by telephone appointment. The artist resides on the premises. Anja Veronica Hansen «Rød strek» (15) INGUNN MOEN REINSNES Lamarkveien 54, Sortland Tel: 76 30 35 85/ 413 50 893 E-mail:[email protected] Web page: http://www.123hjemmeside.no/ reinsnes Art medium: Drawing. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Education from the Oslo School of Drawing and Painting. Has participated in a number of juried group and solo exhibitions. Recipient of several art stipends. Public decoration commissions. Member NBK and LNM and SDS Christian Skagen «Quad av nr. 366» Elin Rindahl Steiro «Mellom husan» 11 (16) MIKA GAUNITZ RENARD Lamarkveien 54, Sortland Tel: 76 30 35 85 E-mail: [email protected] Art medium: Sculpture. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Mika has extensive coursework in ceramics, drawing, painting and sculpture. Participated in several exhibitions. (17) CHRISTIAN SKAGEN Christian exhibits his art at Atelier Holten Skagen together with Ragnhild Adelheid Holten. Education from Granum Art School, Kabelvåg Art School and NTNU. Public decoration commissions. Member of the Association of Norwegian Drawers and NBK. Atelier Holten Skagen Ivar Bergmosgt. 6, Stokmarknes 6, Stokmarknes- located next to the hospital Tel: 481 91 132 (Ragnhild)/450 57 944 (Christian). E-post: [email protected]/ [email protected] Web page: www.adholten.no and www.cskagen.no Facebook: Atelier Holten Skagen Art medium: painting, woodworking, drawing and installation. Exhibitions: Works in several techniques. Opening hours: Open year round by telephone appointment. The artists reside on the premises. (18) ESPEN SKJØNHAUG Nykvåg, Bø i Vesterålen Tel: 918 71 574 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.espenskjonhaug.com Art medium: Painting, photography. 12 The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Training from Strykejernet tegne- og maleskole as well as academic education in the arts and pedagogy. (19) ELIN RlNDAHL STEIRO The Artists’ Residence, Sortland Tel: 952 16 900 E-post: [email protected] Web page: www.elinrindahlsteiro.no Drawing, painting, graphics water colours. Exhibitions: Elin has her studio and exhibitions in the Artists’ Residence. Opening hours: Open year round by telephone appointment. Open every Saturday 12-15 Educated at the Interdisciplinary Institute in Bærum, University College of Tromsø and advanced studies in Fine Arts and Graphics, USA. Has had solo and collective exhibitions. Bent Aune «Havørn» (utsnitt) (20) SIGRID SZETU Atelier 8439 Nyksund Tel: 920 91 493 E-mail [email protected] Art medium: Painting and collage. Exhibitions: Atelier 8439 Nyksund The artist can be contacted for an appointment. She also has an exhibition at Ekspedisjonen in Nyksund. Education from Camberwell School of Art. Solo exhibitions in more than 20 countries, participated in a number of juried and group exhibitions. Many public decoration commissions. Member NBK and TF. Tove Hov Jacobsen «Måneskinnsdans» Siv Johansen «Skog» 13 (21) GUNNAR TOLLEFSEN Gunnar exhibits his art at Atelier Nøss. Education from the Academy of Fine Art, Oslo. Member of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK) and LNM. Atelier Nøss Nøss Tel: 415 59 078 E-mail: post@[email protected] Homepage: www.atelier-noss.com Art medium: Painting, sculpture, graphics, drawing, textile, photography, weaving and literature. Exhibitions: Gunnar Tollefsen, Siri Tollefsen, Espen Tollefsen, Åse Tollefsen and Heidi Marie Kriznik. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer (closed Mondays). Otherwise open by appointment year-round. (22) SIRI TOLLEFSEN Siri exhibits her art at Atelier Nøss. Educated at the Academy of Art, Bergen. and Academy of Art, Oslo.Participated in a number of juried exhibitions. Member NK. 14 Atelier Nøss Nøss Tel: 415 59 078 E-mail: post@[email protected] Homepage: www.atelier-noss.com and www.siritollefsen.no Art medium: Paintings, sculpture, graphics, drawings, textile, photography, woven art and literature. Exhibitions: Gunnar Tollefsen, Siri Tollefsen, Espen Tollefsen, Åse Tollefsen and Heidi Marie Kriznik. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer (closed Mondays). Otherwise open by appointment year-round. Ingrid Larsen «Anheng» (23) KIRSTEN A. J. PETERSEN TRASTI Studio 3rd storey Jernvaregården, Melbu Tel: 454 99 418 E-mail: [email protected] Art medium: Painting and installation art. The artist can be contacted for an appointment. Art education from KV’s Konstskole in Gothenburg and Olav Mosebekk School of Art in Oslo. Has had a number of solo exhibitions. Myriam Borst «Kosmos» (24) GUNN VOTTESTAD Nyksund Tel: 951 66 304 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.gunnvottestad.no Art medium: Painting and lithographs. Ring to make an appointment. Educated at the Oslo School of Drawing and Painting, and has completed a number of courses in drawing and painting. Has had a number of solo exhibitions and has participated in a number of group exhibitions. Espen Sjønhaug «Publikum V. Avventende» 15 Other galleries and exhibitions Open galleries or sales outlets operated by Vesterålen artists are presented in the first section of the folder, under «Artists». (Subject to changes) (25) ARIBLÅ, KULTURFABRIKKEN Strandgata 1, Sortland. Tel: 76 10 91 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.kulturfabrikkensortland.no Exhibitions: alternating exhibitions throughout the year. Opening hours: See home page. Open year round. (26) FELLESLAGERET [SHARED STORAGE] P. A. Kvaalsgate 5, Melbu Tel: 993 71 467 E-mail [email protected] Web page: www.sommermelbu.no Art medium: Arts and crafts, paintings, installations etc. Exhibitions: Sales exhibition featuring several artists. Opening hours: See home page. Open during Summer Melbu. 16 (27) GALLERI APOTHEKET Apothekergården, Stokmarknes. Tel: 918 88 466 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.hadselkunstforening.no Exhibitions: 4–5 exhibitions annually. Exhibitors: Exhibitions featuring various artists. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer. For the remainder of the year, the venue is open for featured exhibitions. Mika Gaunitz Renard «Organisk objekt 2» (28) GALLERI ARKTISKE ÅRSTIDER – FINVÅG Finvåg, Nærøya Øksnes Vestbygd Tel: 909 45 727 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.finvag.no Exhibitions: Alternating exhibitions. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer. (29) GALLERI FARGEKLATTEN Sjøgata 36, Andenes Tel: 977 60 020 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.fargeklatten.no Alternating exhibitions throughout the year. Open year round. Opening hours: 1 June – 31 August 12–18 (closed Sundays). 1 Sept. – 31. May 12–16 (closed Sundays). Group reservations may be made by telephone or e-mail. Gunnar Tollefsen «Rød skulptur» Karel Kotz «In death reborn» 17 (30) GALLERI HILDRELAND Straume Tel: 957 26 011 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.gallerihildreland.com Facebook: Galleri Hildreland Art medium: Visual art, art and crafts design. Exhibitions: Alternating exhibitions. Exhibitors: Exhibitions featuring various artists. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during a period of the summer. Otherwise open by appointment year-round. (31) GALLERI JENNESTAD Jennestad Trading Station. Tel: 900 11 040 E-mail relating to Web page: www.jennestad.no Art medium: graphics, oil paintings, sculpture. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during a period of the summer. Otherwise open by appointment year-round. Sculpture garden adjoining the main building. (32) GALLERI TINDEN Tinden, Øksnes Vestbygd. Tel: 76 13 28 56 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.tinden.oksnes.no Art medium: Graphics. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during a period of the summer. Otherwise open by appointment year-round. 18 (33) GALLERI VESTERÅLEN Strandgata 33, Sortland. Tel: 76 12 52 00 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.galleri-vesteraalen.no Art medium: Oils, water colours, graphics. Exhibitions: Alternating exhibitions by well-known artists. Open year round Mon.–Fri. 10–15.30 Saturdays 10-15, (closed Sundays). Anne-Helene Iversen «Girasóle» (34) COASTAL STEAMER TERMINAL Opening hrs: 09-15 and 00-03.30 69.7º N. Decoration by Oili Puolitaival Inside the terminal there are two texts that are part of the project Writings on a Field of Blue. (35) THE ARTISTS’ RESIDENCE Gårdsaleen, Sortland. The Art group Storm is based in the Artists’ Residence. Tel: 952 16 900 (contact Elin Rindahl Steiro) E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Kunstnergruppa Storm Art medium: Painting, water colours, objects, photography, glass art, ceramics. Gallery and workshops for artists. Alternating exhibitions throughout the year. Opening hours: Open every Saturday 12-15 throughout the year. Dick Monshouwer «Maleri på lerret» Tove Hov Jacobsen «Geiterams» 19 (36) MELBO MANOR Maren Fredriksens Alle 1, Melbu Tel: 76 15 40 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.museumnord.no/vestmus Exhibitions: Gunnar Berg’s murals and multimedia presentation (photos) relating the history of the building. Guided tours available during opening hours. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer. (37) NYKSUND ART GALLERY «The Old Bakery» in Nyksund Tel: 993 81 277 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.nyksundretreat.com Exhibitions: Alternating exhibitions by wellknown artists. Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer. Otherwise open by appointment year-round. (38) RØDGÅRDEN Strandgata, Melbu. Tel: 938 16 012 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.hadselkunstforening.no Summer exhibition featuring several artists. Opening hours: See home page. Open during Summer Melbu. 20 (39) SAABYE’S LIBRARY/HAMSUN FOYER Sortland Hotell, reception floor and lower ground floor. Bust of author Lars Saabye Christensen and of Knut Hamsun. Sculpture by artist Nico Widerberg of the protagonist of the novel Herman. (40) ØYMUSEET [ISLAND MUSEUM] Artscape Nordland Raffael Rheinsberg. Collection of objects the artist found on the shores of Andøya during August 1992. Exhibition in a garage next to the Polar Museum. Homepage: www.museumnord.no/sortland Opening hours: See home page. Open daily during the summer (enquire at the Polar Museum at Andenes). Blås Idé «Hau» Eva Charlotte Nilsen «Vi ser deg» Ivar Mallaug «Autre» 21 Art takes place Artscape Nordland is an internationally renowned art project. Six of the 33 sculptures are located in Vesterålen – which represents Artscape Nordland’s northernmost border. «Art takes place» is a motto for Artscape Nordland. In Vesterålen, art takes place along the sea. All of the sculptures here are placed directly on the seashore or are inspired by maritime themes. In Lødingen, one finds the 37-tonne «Eye in Stone», at Sortland «The Eye on the Sea». In Bø, “The Man from the Sea” towers in tribute to the ocean, and in Øksnes, the artist located the lamp-like sculptures «After-images» in the former fishing village of Nyksund and in the centre of modern Myre. In Hadsel, the sculpture «Days and Nights» is installed across the inlet from the old coastal express Finnmarken, and at Andenes, «Island Museum» comprises a collection of articles found along the shoreline. Maaretta Jaukkuri has expressed the rationale for Artscape Nordland «The most important reason for these sculptures being placed in Nordland’s landscape is that it was here that they originated – in the meeting between the landscape itself and the artist. And it is in the corresponding encounters between the landscape, the sculpture and the beholder that meaning is recognized and recreated. It is in the moment that art occurs.» 22 40 ANDØY: «Øymuseet» (Island Museum) Rafael Rheinsberg 41 HADSEL: «Dager og netter» (Days and Nights) Sarkis 43 42 ØKSNES: «Etterbilder» (After Images) Inghild Karlsen SORTLAND: «Havsøye» (Eye on the Sea) Sigurdur Gudmundsson 45 44 LØDINGEN: «Øye i stein» (Eye in Stone) Anish Kapoor BØ: «Mannen fra havet» (The Man from the Sea) Kjell Erik Killi Olsen Electrical transformer sheds become power art Six grey, drab and modest transformer sheds in the six Vesterålen municipalities have been transformed into powerful works of art. The project was initiated by Vesterålen Cultural Committee in collaboration with, and jointly financed by Andøy Energi, Hålogaland Kraft, Trollfjord Kraft, Vesterålskraft Nett, the municipalities of Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Lødingen, Sortland and Øksnes, as well as Nordland County Administration. Transformer art is a part of Vesterålen Cultural Committee’s cultural lift from 2000 to 2010 and builds on the ideas from the millennium observances. But why transformer art? Art supervisor Ingrid Larssen explains: – We have previously completed something similar throught eh RÆK project in collaboration with the art school in Andenes. The transformer art was very well received here, and we wanted to extend the project. The transformer sheds practically screamed out for artistic decoration; they were solid cubes waiting for an artist’s touch. Five artists closely associated with Vesterålen were each commissioned to complete the projects (places in parenthesis): Siri Tollefsen (Risøyhamn, Andøy), Terese Riis (Vinjesjøen in Bø), Myriam Borst (Stokmarknes in Hadsel), Heidi Nygård (Sortland) and Karel Kotz (Myre in Øksnes). Lødingen has two decorated transformer sheds, «Livskraft» (Life Power) and «Kystkraft» (Coastal Power)]. The first of these is located at the bus stop in Lødingen; the other is on the right side of the road exiting Lødingen. 24 46 47 HADSEL: «Transformasjoner» (Transformations) Myriam Borst (being moved to a new location) 48 SORTLAND: «Strømninger» (Currents) Heidi Nygård 50 ANDØY: «Havblomst» (Sea Flower) Siri Tollefsen 49 BØ: «Det røde gullbergslottet» (The Red Gullberg Castle) Terese Riis 51 52 ØKSNES: «Naustet» (The Boathouse) Karel Kotz LØDINGEN: «Livskraft» (Life Power) Heidi Nygård The Gulf Stream has gone ashore The warm caress flowing out of Mexico brings very much with it. At Andenes and Stø, in Hovden and on the seaward side of Hadseløya, some of what has drifted ashore has been used in art installations. The RÆK projects were realized as a part of the Gulf Stream Cultural Lift, which began at Andenes in 2001. The art school here completed the project together with artists Bent Aune and Ingrid Larssen. Sundry items from the shoreline were affixed to a transformer shed in the harbour area, painted blue and decorated with words and phrases. In 2002, the project was expanded. Myre primary school, Husjord School, Romset School and Øksnes Coastal Society created RÆK II with ornament artist Ingrid Larssen as consultant. Artists working on a volunteer basis placed three large wooden beams at Stø. The boulder behind it was given an eye – so that it looks like a whale or wolffish. Using nine metre-long beams of driftwood and a two-metre tall basalt column from Iceland, artist Harald Oredam and his able assistants created the art installation RÆK III. On the outer side of Hadseløya, at Taen, a stone spiral has been created, since stones have also drifted with the Gulf Stream. Pupils from Stokmarknes primary school and Hadsel upper secondary created the installation in collaboration with artist Siv Johansen. A path with a love bench and youthful poetry leads down to RÆK IV. 26 BØ: RÆK III at Hovden in Bø HADSEL: RÆK IV at Taen in Hadsel 53 ANDØY: RÆK I transformer shed at the car park at Hisnakul, Andenes 54 ØKSNES: RÆK II at Stø near the Stø caravan campgrounds 55 56 The Blue City by the Sea 57 SORTLAND WILL BE PAINTED BLUE! Newspaper articles with this type of headline now fill several scrapbooks. Artist Bjørn Elevenes first presented the idea of a blue city in 1998, and a pilot project was begun, as part of Sortland Municipality’s millennium project and as a portion of the cultural lift, with the Gulf Stream as a source of inspiration. A storm ensued. The local newspaper, during several stormy periods, printed page after page of letters to the editor, both against and in favour of the blue city, for and against the various shades of colour that were presented. In the meantime, the city has become a little bluer each year. A wall here, an alley there, and a facade tomorrow. The idea is to infuse the local population and visitors to the city with new energy, to improve open public spaces, and to create an environment for growth and creativity. Some of this creative energy has found expression in Writing on a field of blue. Young people from Vesterålen have worked together with author Lars Saabye Christensen to create literary embellishments on a volunteer basis. – We plan to collaborate in order to give Sortland a gift of poetry, said Saabye Christensen, before the volunteer group went out into the streets to find locations in need of a word, a sentence, a poem, a phrase. The blue facades have been adorned with letters – short phrases addressed to you who wander along a wall, cross a street, round a street corner. Be sure to stop and ponder them for a moment! 28 Other outdoor art (58) BADEBÅT Harald Oredam. Sculpture located across from the gravel football pitch, Melbu School. Dark larvikite. (59) BÅTSPANTET Sculpture that stands at Mardeksbrygga in Stokmarknes. In 1974 the rib of a boat was found while doing excavating work at a construction site. It dates from 320-440 AD. Therefore, it belonged to one of the oldest known clinkerbuilt boats in Northern Scandinavia. (60) FARKOST Annelise Josefsen. Sculpture at Lødingen Upper Secondary School. Lødingen monzonite. (61) INTERN DIALOG Harald Oredam, sculpture at the entrance to the newspaper building. Rådhusgata 2, Sortland, Monzonite. (62) KOMMUNIKASJON Ellen Jacobsen. Sculpture in cast bronze, at the Telenor building in the Telecom Park, Lødingen. (63) MANN MED EGET TAK Harald Oredam, 1987. Bronze sculpture at Breines, inner Sigerfjord, down on the shoreline. (64) PORTAL Gunn Harbitz. At Myre Church. Granite. (65) PUSTEROM Trude Westby Nordmark. A composite sculpture comprising two parts – a light box and a wooden sculpture. Inspired by Fjellbjørka. Stands at the entrance to Sortland Upper Secondary School. 30 Responsible for this brochure: Cultural Collaboration in Vesterålen represented by Vibeke Suhr (responsible) and Margrethe Berntsen. Image composition: Ingunn Moen Reinsnes, Elin Rindahl Steiro. Photographers: Page 22–29. Trym Ivar Bergsmo, Erik Bugge, Heidi Nygård, Vegard Moen, Alf Oxem, Terese Riis and Svein Spjelkavik and David Lichtneker-Akzo Nobel. Siv Johansen «Nordlandstavle» Reference texts: Page 2 and 22–28: Bård Michalsen. Layout: The Advertising agency Mål og Mening in collaboration with Cultural Collaboration. English translation: Tim Challman The artists from Vesterålen who are represented in this brochure are either members of national professional associations for artists or have been qualified for inclusion by a jury of professionals. Silvia Rehnlund «Fruen ved havet» Financed through a partnership agreement between Nordland County Administration and Vesterålen Regional Council. Gunnar Tollefsen «Isflak» 31 Andenes 1 29 40 53 = Art galleries/-workshops/-sales outlets = Outdoor art 21 22 Nøss 54 9 20 24 37 43 Nyksund 12 47 Stø Risøyhamn 3 43 50 64 Myre 32 Sørvåg 55 Tinden Hovden 28 9 Finvåg Gåsbøl Reinsnes Nykvåg 18 30 31 Straume 14 45 49 Vinjesjøen Kalsnes Skjervøy 41 8 56 2 Teigan Taen 5 17 27 46 59 50 4 Jennestad 6 13 15 1611191225 33 34 35 39 42 48 57 61 65 Sortland Rise Sigerfjord 11 Breines 7 14 Børøya Stokmarknes Hadsel Melbu 10 63 Lofast 23 26 36 38 58 Lødingen Hustad 51 52 60 62 44