The Sand School
Sep.
14.

The Sand School

THE SAND SCHOOL

During the first half of September, an unusual experiment will take place at Velferden, as six visual artists, namely -Siri Austeen, Stefan Schröder, Agnes Mohlin, Naomi Fisher, Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds- will study the material qualities of a 7 million ton pile of sand that we have laying around in our backyard at Velferden. The sand is called tailings, and is an accumulation of waste materials from the production of the white pigment titanium dioxide in Sokndal Municipality.

During the two-week workshop The Sand School; we will carry out physical experiments on the sand by making art with it, trying to make glass out of it, sculptures, extract sound and metals, and generally study its internal composition in conference with experts from the mineral industry, and through talk with locals - whose walking shoes regularly fill with sand. Together, we will engage in a process-oriented exploration of tailings as a material for art production and a metaphor for broader environmental and industrial issues.


PROGRAM SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER:

09:30 - Bus departs Stavanger bus terminal to Velferden - (reserve a free place by contacting us at +47 984 79 704)

11:15 - 11:30 - Presentation by Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds

11:30 - 11:45 - Introduction to the exhibition 'Hidden Stone' by Marte Johnslien

11:45 - 12:30 - Lunch at Velferden - (available for purchase)

12:30 - 13:30 - Artists talks by participants at the Sand School: Siri Austeen, Stefan Schröder, Agnes Mohlin, Naomi Fisher, Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds

13:30 - 16:00 - Workshop in groups with field walks and performance by Marie Ronold Mathisen and John Derek Bishop

16:00 - Bus departure from Velferden to Stavanger - (reserve a free place by contacting us at +47 984 79 704)

18:00 - Arrival in Stavanger


After the two-week exploration, The Sand School join forces with Jøssingfjord Vitenmuseum and the research project NorWhite, and welcome you to Sokndal for a two-day program with an international symposium, exhibitions, performance and artist presentations September 13-14! The program will be conducted in English to accommodate our international guests.

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SYMPOSIUM: Extraction and Aesthetics
Sep.
12.
to 15 Sep.

SYMPOSIUM: Extraction and Aesthetics

Welcome to the symposium "Extraction and Aesthetics: Pasts, Currents, Futures" at the Jøssingfjord Science Museum, September 13-14. The symposium is organized by the research project "How Norway Made the World Whiter" (NorWhite) in collaboration with Velferden.

The symposium is organized in connection to Velferden's project The Sand School, and the research exhibition 'Campaign!' at Jøssingfjord Science Museum and the research exhibition 'Hidden Stone' at Velferden.

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CONCERT: Khaled Habeeb & John Derek Bishop
mar.
13.

CONCERT: Khaled Habeeb & John Derek Bishop

KHALED HABEEB & JOHN DEREK BISHOP PLAYING CONCERT AT VELFERDEN 13 MARCH at 1900

John Derek Bishop was at Velferden in November 2023 with Bishop & Breistein where he played together with saxophonist Inge Weatherhead Breistein.

Now he's returning with Khaled Habeeb (oud), a duo that combines Arabic folk music with electronic music (live sampling). They play improvised tones with roots from traditional Arabic music combined with ambient and experimental electronic music.

They have performed at Victoria National Jazz Scene (Oslo), Punkt Festival (Kristiansand), Riksscenen (Oslo), Sølvberget (Stavanger) and Folken (Stavanger).

https://bishop.no/habeeb

13. March they play with us at Velferden - Welcome to the concert!

Doors open at 1830.
Concert starts at 1900.
Tickets cost NOK 50 (vipps), and can be bought at the door.
We have coffee and tea.

Come to VELFERDEN for a very special experience!

The concert is supported by Kulturdirektoratet

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