The council invites cultural workers to a NOKU professional day

On behalf of NOKU Nord-Norge, Longyearbyen lokalstyre (the local council) is pleased to invite cultural workers in Longyearbyen to a professional day and colleague gathering.

The theme of the professional day is The role of culture in preparedness in the north, and it will be an exciting day with professional talks, conversations and exchange of experience at Kulturhuset (the culture house).

Time: 17 September, 09:00 to 15:00. Place: Kulturhuset, Longyearbyen.

Participation in the professional day is free.

Registration by 4 September to: carina.abrahamsen@lokalstyre.no

The registration must state:

Name

Place of work/organisation

What the person works with / which role or function the person represents

Whether the person wants lunch (approx. NOK 250), any allergies/dietary needs and whether the person wants a vegetarian dish

Lunch is not included and will cost approx. NOK 250. The local council is still clarifying the practical arrangements for lunch.

The full programme and more information are in the invitation from NOKU.

The local council welcomes participants.

The letter is addressed to cultural employees and NOKU members in North Norway.

Since 2024, the county board of NOKU Nord-Norge has worked to bring together the municipal cultural sector in the northernmost counties.

The county board now has the great pleasure of inviting to an exciting professional day and colleague gathering on Svalbard on 17 September. The professional theme of the gathering is: The role of culture in preparedness in the north.

PROGRAMME 17 September, 09:00 to 15:00

Welcome by Carina Borch Abrahamsen, Longyearbyen lokalstyre, and Tor Helge Reinsnes Moen, county chair of NOKU.

Opening lecture: Culture and war, when culture becomes part of preparedness, by Bård Kleppe, senior researcher at Telemarksforskning.

Talk and conversation with Ungdomsrådet på Svalbard (the Youth Council on Svalbard), by Kaja Kristensen (Alta): How do young people themselves see the future of preparedness and community safety?

Lecture by Merete Jørstad: Identity as preparedness. Jørstad is head of the Kven language centre.

Talk by Carina Borch Abrahamsen, head of the unit for culture and sport: A cultural life on the world's northernmost dugnad. On how cultural life is built, organised and created at 78 degrees north.

Closing appeal: an invitation to Kulturytring 2027. Information about NOKU and Kulturytring by festival director Kaia Brænne.

The professional day is organised in cooperation with Longyearbyen lokalstyre, the unit for culture and sport.

NOKU Nord-Norge wants to use the gathering for exchange of experience between culture managers and cultural employees in the municipalities, and sets aside time for breaks and collegial network building.

Norsk kulturforum (NOKU) is an interest organisation for the local cultural sector and has more than 230 municipalities and county municipalities as members across the country. NOKU has county/regional branches throughout the country.