Discursive Programming
Explore a selection of upcoming Discursive Programming below, and check back as additional programming is announced
12.00-13.00 | Workshop | Archive! And Make a Historical Difference! (English Language) Hosted by Folkrörelsearkivet, The Forrest and Saami Museum in Lycksele and Várdduo, Umeå University
13.00–15.00 | Network Session | Sámi Culture and Music and Arts Schools, Hosted by: Swedish Arts Council and Centre for Arts Education
14.00-15.00 | Workshop | Archive! And Make a Historical Difference! (Swedish Language) Hosted by Folkrörelsearkivet, The Forrest and Saami Museum in Lycksele and Várdduo, Umeå University
15.30–17.00 | Network Session | Let Young Voices Take the Stage, Hosted by: Swedish Arts Council in collaboration with Met Nuoret and Sáminuorra, and Young Reading Council in Jokkmokk
17.00-19.00 | Network Session | Curatorial Meet Up, Hosted by: Gaaltje Saemien Museum, the Swedish Curators Association, Bildmuseet and UmArts
09.00–10.30 | Session 1 | Culture at the Core: Shaping Policy for the Arctic We Share, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
10.45–11.45 | Session 2 A | Power, Protocols and Indigenous Collaboration, Hosted by: Nordic Institute in Greenland (NAPA)
10.45–11.45 | Session 2 B | Returning Home: Approaches to Ethical Repatriation, Hosted by: Alaska Native Heritage Center and National Heritage Board
10.45–11.45 | Session 2 C | European Capitals of Culture in Sápmi: Legacy, Visibility, Power, Hosted by: Oulu 2026 and Kiruna 2029
10.45–11.45 | Session 2 D | Crafting Knowledge, Hosted by: Umeå University
10.45–11.45 | Session 2 E | Circumpolar Cultural Policy - from development to action, Hosted by: Swedish Arts Council
10.45–11.45 | Session 2 F | Stages of Reconciliation - Indigenous Artistic Sovereignty and the Performing Arts, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
12.00-16.00 | Workshop | Drop-In Makerspace, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
13.00–14.00 | Session 3 A | Indigenous Approaches to Leadership: Lessons for a Changing World, Hosted by: Gaaltje Saemien Museum
13.00–14.00 | Session 3 BF | Culture in Total Defense - Strengthening Preparedness in the Arctic, Hosted by: Swedish Ministry of Culture/Swedish Arts Council
13.00–14.00 | Session 3 C | Isn't It More Difficult Than That? Ceding Power as Institutional Innovation, Hosted by: Luleåbiennialen
13.00–14.00 | Session 3 D | Regional Governments, Cultural Cooperation and the New Political Normal, Hosted by: Troms County and Region Västerbotten
13.00–14.00 | Session 3 E | Land-Based Art Learning, Hosted by: Umeå University
13.00–14.00 | Network Session | Art and Culture in the Arctic at the Speed of Light!, Hosted by North Cultitude 6263
13.00–14.30 | Workshop | Joik with Jörgen Stenberg,
13.00–15.00 | Network Session | Northern Belongings: Visioning a Circumpolar Indigenous Archival Network, Hosted by: Inuit Art Foundation
13.00–15.00 | Network Session | Meet the Barents Secretariat, Hosted by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat
14.15–15.15 | Session 4 A | Resilient Voices, Hosted by: Arts and Culture Norway
14.15–15.15 | Session 4 B | Co-Existence by Design: Building Cultural Collaborations Across Borders, Hosted by: Nordic Culture Fund
14.15–15.15 | Session 4 C | Voices From The Other Side, Hosted by: Pikene på Broen
14.15–15.15 | Session 4 D | Museums and Communities: Practical Strategies for Collections Engagement, Hosted by: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
14.15–15.15 | Session 4 E | Collaborations and Trust - Authorities, Museums and Sámi Organizations Working Together, Hosted by: Swedish Heritage Board’s Government Assignments on Return Processes
14.15-15.15 and 15.30–16.30 | Network Session | Hide Tanning, Hosted by Dene Nahjo
15.30–16.30 | Session 5 A | Arctic Art Histories and National Galleries: Colonial Legacies and Geopolitical Futures, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
15.30–16.30 | Session 5 B | Deposing Geoengineering, Hosted by: Umeå University
15.30–16.30 | Session 5 C | Nordic-Canadian Arctic Cultural Collaboration - what's next?, Hosted by: Nordic Council of Ministers
15.30–16.30 | Session 5 D | Indigenous Craft Perspectives in the Arctic Region - Following Up on Duodji Reader (2022) with a Pan-Arctic Perspective, Hosted by: Norwegian Crafts
15.30–16.30 | Session 5 E | Building Foundations: Indigenous Infrastructure as a Pillar of Democracy and Self-Determination, Hosted by: Sámi Parliament Sweden
TBC | Network Meeting | Nordic Regional Networking, Hosted by: Danscentrum Norr
09.00–10.30 | Session 6 | Preliminary Findings and Expectations of the Swedish Truth Commission for the Sámi People, Hosted by: Truth Commission Sweden
10.45–11.45 | Session 7 A | Rooted and Rising: Queer Resilience Across the Circumpolar North, Hosted by: Swedish Performing Arts Coalition
10.45–11.45 | Session 7 B | Art and Truth Telling, Hosted by: Umeå University
10.45–11.45 | Session 7 C | Where Are the Spirits Today? Indigenous Spirituality in a Changing World., Hosted by: Tjállegoahte
10.45–11.45 | Session 7 D | What Comes After Truth? Art, Culture and TRC Legacies, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
10.45–11.45 | Session 7 E | Birgejupmi Through Art: Indigenous Curatorial Practice, Hosted by: Dáiddadállu
10.45–11.45 | Session 7 F | Carrying Knowledge, Shaping Futures: Senior Indigenous Artists in Dialogue, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
12.00-16.00 | Workshop | Drop-In Makerspace, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
13.00–14.00 | Session 8 A | Border Obstacles in Arctic Collaboration, Hosted by: Nordic Council of Ministers
13.00–14.00 | Session 8 B | Settler Colonial Complicity - Truth and Reconciliation in Sápmi and Sweden, Hosted by: SSR: National Association of Sámi in Sweden
13.00–14.00 | Session 8 C | Dáiddáriid Vásáhusat - The Lived Experiences of Sámi Artists, Hosted by: Giron Sámi Teáhter
13.00–14.00 | Session 8 D | Decentralizing Arts Funding: Experimenting with New Models for Funding the North, Hosted by: Canada Council for the Arts
13.00–14.00 | Session 8 E | Art as Geopolitical Changemaker - Real or Hubris?, Hosted by: Pikene på Broen
13.00–14.00 | Session 8 F | Intangible Cultural Heritage as Sites of Indigenous Cultural Resilience, Hosted by: Norwegian Center for Traditional Music and Dance
13.00–14.00 | Workshop | Birgejupmi Through Art and Duodji, Hosted by: Dáiddadállu
13.00–14.30 | Workshop | Ola and Ida Stinnerbom, Hosted by:
13.00–15.00 | Network Session | How Can Sámi Languages and Cultures Become a Natural Part of Life for the Youngest Children?, Hosted by: Swedish Arts Council, Bookstart, Miessie
13.00–15.00 | Network Session | Relate North: Show and Tell, Hosted by: ASAD Network and UmArts
14.15-15.15 | Workshop | Indigenous Protocols, Hosted by The Nordic Institute in Greenland (NAPA)
14.15–15.15 | Session 9 A | Screen Sovereignty: Funding Indigenous Screen Futures in the Arctic, Hosted by: Arctic Indigenous Film Fund
14.15–15.15 | Session 9 B | Writing the Arctic: Voices, Networks, Futures, Hosted by: Region Norbotten, Region Västerbotten, Region Västernorrland, Region Jämtland-Häjedalen, AICA Sweden
14.15–15.15 | Session 9 C | Oadjut: What is contemporary Sámi architecture, who defines it and what does it bring to our lived environments?, Hosted by: Verdde
14.15–15.15 | Session 9 D | Envisioning a New Sámi Museum Structure - A Journey Towards Cultural Self-Determination, Hosted by: Aeijlies and Gaaltje Saemien Museum
14.15–15.15 | Session 9 E | More Than Territory: Culture, Coexistence and Competing Futures in the Arctic, Hosted by: Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten
14.15–15.15 | Session 9 F | Strengthening Residency Opportunities for Craft, Hosted by: Nordic Crafts Network, Danish Art Foundation and Norwegian Crafts
14.15-15.15 | Session 9 G | Ice, Land, Art: Drifting Towards the Arctic, Hosted by: LÓKAL Performing Arts
15.30–17.00 | Network Session | Teaching in the Arctic, Hosted by ASAD Network and UmArts
16.00–17.00 | Network Session | Introducing the Action Plan for the New Institutional Home for Joik
Smaller Circumpolar Arts Organizations Networking Session
17 June 2026, 16.00-17.00
Host: NWT Art Centre Initiative
Balder at Folkets Hus
Open to All
Smaller arts organizations across the Circumpolar North are working in unique contexts, but we may also have a lot in common. If you are working for an arts organization located in the Circumpolar North, with a small staff who wear many hats, this gathering is for you! Please join this networking session to meet other smaller arts organizations, connect with each other, share resources, and maybe even plan some future collaborations together.
16.00–17.00 | Network Meeting | Small Arts Institutions, Hosted by: NWT Arts Centre Initiative
Smaller Circumpolar Arts Organizations Networking Session
17 June 2026, 16.00-17.00
Host: NWT Art Centre Initiative
Balder at Folkets Hus
Open to All
Smaller arts organizations across the Circumpolar North are working in unique contexts, but we may also have a lot in common. If you are working for an arts organization located in the Circumpolar North, with a small staff who wear many hats, this gathering is for you! Please join this networking session to meet other smaller arts organizations, connect with each other, share resources, and maybe even plan some future collaborations together.
TBC | Network Meeting | Nordic Regional Networking, Hosted by: Danscentrum Norr
09.00–10.30 | Session 10 | Holding the Center: Kalaallit Nunaat and the Arctic to Come, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 A | Curatorial Collaborations Across Borders: Curating Qillaniq, Hosted by: National Gallery of Canada
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 B | Inuusa! Art and Mental Health in Greenland, Hosted by: World Health Organization and Nordic Culture Fund
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 C | Art and Mining, Hosted by: Umeå University
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 D | Building. Pathways: Mentoring. Indigenous Professionals for Lasting Change, Hosted by: Alaska Native Heritage Center
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 E | Performing Arts as a Force for Reconciliation, Hosted by: Tornedalsteatern
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 F | Arctic Frequencies: Who Gets Heard in the North?, Hosted by: Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.
10.45–11.45 | Session 11 G | The Power of Knowledge, Art, and Activism in the Indigenous Arctic, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
13.00–14.00 | Network Session | WHO and Mental Health, Hosted by: WHO and Nordic Culture Fund
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 A | Resilient Radio, Hosted by: Umeå University
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 B | Land, Power and Art in the Arctic – Who is Shaping the Future in Our Home?, Hosted by: Sáminuorra
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 C | Looking Forward: Long Table Discussion, Hosted by: LÓKAL Performing Arts
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 D | Whose Memory, Whose Archive?, Hosted by: Sámi lavdi and National Sámi Archives
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 E | Breaking Patterns: Artists Speak, Hosted by: Nuuk Art Museum
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 F | Reputational Security: Why Soft Power Matters, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
13.00–14.00 | Session 12 G | Who Tells Arctic Stories?, Hosted by: Jillat and NANU
14.15–15.30 | Session 13 | Beyond the Summit: The Arctic We Choose, Hosted by: Arctic Arts Summit
