Symposium: Art Education for the Climate

Welcome to the symposium Art Education for the Climate, Saturday, February 7. Please note that the first part of the symposium will be held in English and the second part will be in Icelandic.

The Arctic is changing fast. Ice melts and weather shifts. These changes spread like ripples and affect people, animals, and the whole planet. The exhibition Ripples: Shifting Realities in the Arctic shows how artists explore these changes. It reminds us that small actions matter and that we all share the future of the Arctic.

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When: 07.02.2026
Time: 12:30 – 16:00
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Program: 

First part will be in English:
12:30- 12:40 Opnunarávarp. Hjörný Snorradóttir formaður félags Íslenskra myndlistarkennara
12:40-13:00 Ásthildur Jónsdóttir, Transformative Art Education and the exhibition Ripples
13:00-13:15 Ivínguak’ Stork Høegh Art education in Greenland
13:15-13:30 Þorvarður Árnason Glacier Blue
13:30-13:45 Josefina Nelimarkka Discovering The Cloud of Un/knowing
13:45-14:00 Gabriella Patakey The Paradox of Nature Without Nature in Art Education for Sustainability. Embodied Learning Between City, Climate, and Responsibility.
14:00-14:15 Louise Harris Art Education,on at Landakotsskóli, Engaging with the North

14:15-14:45 Ingimar Waage leads discussions on Art Education and Moral Education over a coffee break

Second half will be in Icelandic:
14:45-15:00 Guðbjörg Jóhannesdóttir Að kynnast jökli
15:00-15:15 Jelena Bjeletic Samtal við jökla í skapandi leikskólastarfi
15:15-15:30 Inga Harðardóttir Samtal við Snæfellsjökul: Listkennsla á Hellisandi
15:30-15:45 Hrafnhildur Gissurardóttir Sýningin Norðrið: þátttökutækifæri
15:20-16:00 Hanna Ólafsdóttir leiðir umræður um næstu skref

17:00 Exhibition opening of Ripples