Discursive Programming
Wednesday, June 17
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
Teaching Art in the Arctic
Alongside the Relate North Show & Tell, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts is inviting all teaching faculty at Art Academies in the Circumpolar North to discuss the challenges, responsibilities and possibilities that comes with running a teaching institution in the Arctic region. How does our geographical and geopolitical location inform what we teach, how we teach and who we teach?
In this 90-minute session, you are invited to a structured conversation where we investigate ideas like: teaching from the margin; the institution on settler colonial land; local material consciousness; the promise of an arts education; the art academy as host. The goal is to share knowledge and make connections that strengthens our commitment to the Arts and the Arctic. Hosting the session is Lisa Nyberg, artist and associate professor at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.
If interested in participating in the conversation, email lisa.nyberg@umu.se
Image Credit: MFA Degree Show, 2026, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, on show at Bildmuseet, Umeå University. Courtesy of the artists. Photo by Malin Grönborg
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.
