Artival 2016 Kunstner Interview: BENTE JÆGER

Kan du kort beskrive din rejse fra dit hjemland til, hvor du er i København/Danmark idag? Jeg er født i Norge, men flyttede til Danmark den sommer jeg fyldte 20 år. Jeg var rastløs og rodløs og havde brug for at “finde mig selv” efter et forlist kærlighedsforhold. Egentlig var planen at tage til Tyskland […]

Artival 2016 Artist Interview: JOSETTE SIMON-GESTIN

Could you describe briefly your journey from your place of birth to Copenhagen/Denmark today? I grew up in Brittany, France. When I was 29 years old, I moved with my family to Oklahoma City, USA, because of my husband’s work. After 3 years, we moved to Philadelphia. We spent seven years in USA and then […]

Projekt ”De fire årstider”

Ingemarie kerner arbejder som frivilligt i Welcome House på Ottiliavej. Her fortæller Ingemarie om processen i at lave den skønne, skinnende collage “De fire årstider”. Nu hænger collagen ”De 4 årstider” på den store væg som er 4×3 m i Venligboernes Hus Onkel Dannys Plads 1 og vi er klar til at præsentere det i […]

Artival 2016: Dansk immigrant. Italienske rødder. Galleri på Frederiksberg.

Som del af Immigrant Artival 2016, serverer Tina og Gallerie Lorien et glas vin d. 24.09, mellem kl. 17.00 og kl. 20.00. For de interesserede vil der være en rundvisning på galleriet, hvor der fortælles om kunst blandet med livet som immigrant. Der vil være fokus på, hvordan kunsthåndværk og produktionen af kunst bliver styrket […]

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 […]

Current Projects 2016

Image by Steve Richey Engagement with both Immigrants and Danes in all aspects of the projects we initiate and support is an absolute must. We believe that this is the only way for integration to have a chance of succeeding. We are currently planning the following events and projects: The Immigrant Art Festival, Artival 2016, […]

The Journey So Far

At the end of February 2016, I met with my dear friend Anna Klitggard to discuss a paper we are writing together. It is about the journey that so many of the asylum seekers and economic migrants were making through Europe from Greece before the border with Macedonia was ‘officially’ closed. Anna has been deeply […]

Our Guiding Principles

I would like to share a few more details with you about our initiative … Immigrant Art was born out of my exchanges with activists in Denmark and Sweden about the role of art, social media, mobile phones and photographs in the lives of people who are leaving their home countries in the hope of […]

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 […]

Join the Immigrant Art Initiative

The initiative is about using art as a tool for fostering organic integration, integration that arises through the natural process of interaction, intra-action and co-operation between members of a society, be they foreign or native born. The initiative is about activating agency. It is about you and I making use of the skills, networks and […]