FORUM PRESENTATION: HOW TO BECOME A PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT
Visp - production unit for visual art organises a presentation by Dag Wiersholm, senior adviser from Public Art Norway (KORO) .
Visp is a resource and a networking organisation for the Visual Arts in the west of Norway, and we work to improve and facilitate conditions for the production and dissemination of Visual Arts in Bergen and the county of Hordaland. Visp represents all of the creative community within the Visual Arts, including artists, galleries, institutions, producers, curators, critics and suppliers of materials and services. We are a membership organisation and membership is free. Visp aims to create a unified network and we encourage our members to contact us if they need practical or professional advice, information or other guidance.
Public Art Norway (KORO) is the government’s professional body for art in public spaces, and the country’s largest art producer. Planning, production, and quality control of art projects are core activities. KORO emphasises diversity and innovation in art productions that reach wide and varied audiences in cities and regions throughout the country. The works of art KORO manages make up Norway’s largest and most visited collection, and KORO endeavours to ensure that the works are managed effectively. Presentation of the art projects and the development of a discourse on public art are prioritised areas.