One-day conference at the Public Art Agency Sweden on 1 October
The latest Stockholm Craft Week kicked off on 1 October 2025 with a conference on international strategies and Nordic exchange. It was a day full of presentations and panel discussions organised by the Swedish Crafts Centre and the Public Art Agency Sweden, in collaboration with Norwegian Crafts and the Danish Arts Foundation. Se the video recording from the conference on the Swedish page.
The full-day conference ‘International Strategies and Nordic Exchange’ was organised by the Swedish Crafts Centre and the Public Art Agency Sweden in collaboration with Norwegian Crafts and the Danish Arts Foundation. The morning session included a presentation on how the Swedish Crafts Centre has worked to foster international establishment, and was followed by a panel discussion with political representatives and government officials on how we can jointly strengthen the internationalisation of Swedish crafts. The afternoon focused on Nordic development and exchange opportunities with particular emphasis on a new report on artist residencies at Nordic production sites and how this field can continue to develop in the future. The report is one of several outcomes of a collaboration between Norwegian Crafts, the Danish Arts Foundation and Nordic Culture Fund. The presentations was held in Swedish/Norwegian in the morning and in English in the afternoon.
- Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Public Art Agency Sweden, Svensksundsvägen 11, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
- Swedish/Norwegian and English
- The conference is free of charge and includes morning coffee, lunch bowl (vegan or salmon) and afternoon coffee and refreshments.
- Please note that the number of places is limited and that a “no-show fee” of 300 SEK will be charged for non-attendance. Book your free ticket through Billetto using the link button. Tickets can be cancelled up to 24 hours before the start of the conference. If you wish to transfer your ticket to a colleague or friend, you may do so until one hour before the start of the programme.
- See video recording of the conference on the Swedish page.
Programme 1 October 2025
Part 1: International establishment
09.30
Coffee
10.00
Welcome and introduction: Annika Enqvist (Public Art Agency Sweden), Maj Sandell (the Swedish Crafts Centre) and Hege Veronica Henriksen (Norwegian Crafts).
10.10
Evelina Hedin: The Swedish Crafts Centre’s work towards international establishment. Summary of the project that was supported by the Swedish Arts Council.
10.40
Hege Veronica Henriksen: About Norwegian Crafts.
11.00
Panel discussion: How can we work together to strengthen and promote international strategies and opportunities for crafts? Anna Livén West (Swedish Arts Council), Annika Björkman (Swedish Arts Grants Committee), Hege Veronica Henriksen (Norwegian Crafts), Louise Thunström (deputy member of the Committee on Culture, S), Jenny Bergström Bonmot (Swedish Institute), Maj Sandell (the Swedish Crafts Centre).
Moderator: Evelina Hedin (Västerås Art Museum).
12.00
Lunch and tour of Träet talar – an exhibition with wood as material, method and motive.
The tour will be held in Swedish and English.
Part 2: Nordic exchange
13.30
Introduction to the Nordic Exchange Programme: Hege Veronica Henriksen (Norwegian Crafts) and Anni Nørskov Mørch (Danish Arts Foundation).
13.45
Presentations by participating artists and production sites in the Nordic Exchange Programme: Marie Ekstedt Bjersing (artist), Rosanna Vibe (artist) and Katrin Bjerrome (Göteborgs Remfabrik).
14:15
Presentation of the new report Udveksling i Norden – værdien af ophold i produktionsmiljøer inden for kunsthåndværk og design [Exchange in the Nordic region – the value of residencies in production sites within crafts and design], Åsmund Lindquist-Kverneland (Danish Institute for Cultural Analysis).
14.30
Coffee
15.00
Panel discussion about development and exchange opportunities in the Nordic region, based on the report: Anna Gudmundsdottir (SPOK), Anders Ruhwald (artist), Kristine K. Wessel (Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale).
Moderator: Anni Nørskov Mørch (Danish Arts Foundation).
16.15
Closing remarks: Hege Veronica Henriksen and Anni Nørskov Mørch.
16.30
Thank you all for today!
Participants
Part 1
Moderator: Evelina Hedin, project manager public art, Västerås Art Museum (SE)
- Hege Veronica Henriksen: director Norwegian Crafts (NO)
- Maj Sandell: director the Swedish Crafts Centre (SE)
- Annika Enqvist: program manager, Public Art Agency Sweden (SE)
- Anna Livén West: international grants officer, Swedish Arts Council (SE)
- Annika Björkman: program manager, Swedish Arts Grants Committee (SE)
- Louise Thunström: deputy member of the Committee on Culture (SE)
- Jenny Bergström Bonmot: project manager, Swedish Institute. (SE)
Part 2
Moderator: Anni Nørskov Mørch: The Danish Arts Foundation’s Project Committee for Craft and Design (DK)
- Hege Veronica Henriksen: director Norwegian Crafts (NO)
- Marie Ekstedt Bjersings: artist (SE)
- Rosanna Vibe: artist (NO)
- Katrin Bjerrome: Göteborgs Remfabrik (SE)
- Åsmund Lindquist-Kverneland: Danish Institute for Cultural Analysis (DK)
- Anna Gudmundsdottir: project manager SPOK (SE)
- Anders Ruhwald: artist (DK)
- Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale (NO)
The conference is organised by the Swedish Crafts Centre and the Public Art Agency Sweden in collaboration with Norwegian Crafts (NO) and the Danish Arts Foundation (DK), and is supported by the Swedish Arts Council and the Nordic Culture Fund.
Stockholm Craft Week is supported by the City of Stockholm, Region Stockholm and the Swedish Arts Council.
