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Uppsala Konstnärsklubb, Uppsala Artist Association
National Network
Sweden
Address
C/O Regina Mucwicki Mabrouk Himmelsvägen 34 S-743 35 Storvreta Uppsala SwedenCountry
SwedenCity
UppsalaStreet address 2
C/O Regina Mucwicki Mabrouk Himmelsvägen 34 S-743 35 StorvretaMobile Phone
+ 46(0) 736 52 68 17Website
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1955Contact Person1
Regina Mucwicki Mabrouk , secretaryOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
The Association is for members only, consisting of professional artists living in Uppsala or close to the city. There are approximately 130 members today. The board consists of eight members + plus the two directors who are responsible for the galleries and a workshop the members share. The budgetary resources that was available for the year 2007: 259 000 SEK and for the year 2008: 308 00 SEK. Main funding is Uppsala Municipality and members fees. Main activities are exhibitions, the shared workshop, international exchange projects, arranging cultural events, seminars and being part of the cultural debate in Uppsala.Mission and Objectives
It was created in 1955 mainly to create a meeting place for the local artists, but also the association wanted to increase the artists´ possibilities to support themselves as professional artists. For this a member’s gallery and a working place was necessary. Through the years the artists have become more nationally and internationally oriented. The association is now an important and creative part of the artistic activities in Uppsala Municipality.Main Projects / Activities
Being a meeting place for artists, running an art gallery for its members – Galleri 1 (with approximately 16 exhibitions/ year) and “Annexet” for guest artist from other countries and other parts of Sweden as well as members. With public events as seminars, workshops and debates. The association also runs a workshop/studio with a fully equipped graphic studio. For artists exchanges there are possibilities for accommodations for two persons. Locally oriented art projects are for instance collaboration with the Linné garden and with the University of Uppsala, the ARTEMIS project. There is an annual art exchange program with Visby, Gotland, Sweden and Wismar in Germany. Members and groups of members are or have recently been involved in international exchange projects. There has been collaboration with artists from Japan, China, Latin America and Russia creating different art projects.Approved