CIRRUS is a Nordic-Baltic network of Art and Design higher education. There are 20 excellent art and design schools from the Nordics and the Baltics in the circle of this cooperation. The central activities of the partner institutions are art and design, including innovative activities, technical development and artistic practices.

CIRRUS meeting 2014 PROGRAMME

Programe for CIRRUS Meeting 2014
October 21 – 23, 2014

Hosted by: Konstfack
(Scroll down for directions)
Registration form here


October 21, Tuesday
Afternoon separate meetings for project initiators and leaders (own initiative)
19:00-23.00 Guided tour and Food Walk at Fotografiska

October 22, Wednesday
Konstfack
09.30  Registration
10.00 – 12.00 Joint meeting for leaders and coordinators
10.00 – 10.45 Welcome and Presentations

10.00 – 10.20 Survey from 2013-2014 mapping process (Kolding School of Design)
10.20 – 10.25 Lego Cirrus Design Camp (Kolding School of Design)
10.25 – 10.35 Traditions and Innovation, intensive course 2014/15, EAA, LHI, University of Lapland
10.35 – 10.45  Ways of Drawing, intensive course 2014/15, Aalto Arts!
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 -12.00 Konstfack presentation
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Tour in Konstfack

14.30 – 17.00 separate meetings for:
a) LEADERSHIP (rectors/deans/heads)
Microbrands and Entrepreneurship, Lylian Meister
Craft vs Design, Jeff Kaller
Design Research, Stein Rokseth
How can we proceed with the Kolding mapping survey? What is next step? Lone Dalsgaard Andre
Discussion

b) Coordinators
14.00 – 15.15 Update from each school
Homework:
Trends in mobility (briefly what’s hot and what’s not for mobility)
Alumni relations (overview how or if each school deals with alumni who have participated in mobility)
Important notices (if any)
15.15 –  15.30 Coffee break
15.30 – 15.50 Information on Nordplus and CIRRUS funding (Sandra Sule)
15.50 – 16.10 Kolding survey. Can we use it? What is missing? (Anette Flinck)
16.10 – 16. 40 ERASMUS+ strategic partnerships. Presentation showing that it’s doable.
(Alma Ragnarsdottir)
16.40 – 17-00 AOB, questions, answers.

19.00 Dinner at Junibacken

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Thursday,  October 23, 2014

10.00 – 12.00 Separate meetings continue
a) Leaders/Rectors. Project planning (intensive courses, summer school)
b) Coordinators. Project planning (intensive courses, summer school)

 

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 15.00 Joint network meeting
Conclusions from previous meetings
Lapland University, CIRRUS next meeting’s presentation
Departure

INSTRUCTIONS ON:
HOW TO GET TO KONSTFACK

Sub-way; From T-Centralen, take the red line to Fruängen, get off at Telefonplan. Konstfack is the big white building behind the black house right opposite of the sub-way station.

HOW TO GET TO FOTOGRAFISKA

Fotografiska is located by the seafront on Stadsgårdshamnen, between Birka Cruises and Viking Line boat terminals. You can easily walk along the water from Slussen or Gamla Stan.

If using public transportation, there are several options. The nearest subway station is Slussen, which is accessible by both the green and red subway lines. Exit Slussen at the bus terminal, take a right then walk past the bus terminal to a pedestrain crossing. Cross the street, take a right and continue walking straight on (past the Birka Cruises terminal) till you reach Fotografiska.

HOW TO GET TO JUNIBACKEN

Junibacken is situated on Djurgården in Stockholm. Just behind Nordiska Museet, next door to the Vasa Museum. From the Central station it will take about 30 minutes to walk.
Bus/trams;
Tram 7 leaves from Sergels Torg
Bus 69 leaves from T-Centralen
Bus/tram stop – Junibacken/Nordiska Museet/VAsamuseet