How to write about art?
12.09.22 – 10.10.22
Do you work with text in the cultural industries and need ideas and input, are you an artist who sometimes has to put words to their own art or do you want to express yourself more freely in the public art debate? Then this writing course with journalist and author Caroline Uglestad Elnæs is for you!
The writing seminar is in Norwegian.
About the seminar
This online seminar is for anyone who wants to gain insight into the art of cross-disciplinary writing in nearly any text genre; shorter texts and social media, Haiku poems, essays, articles and more. The course is meant for an adult audience with a desire to immerse themselves in art and express themselves through text.
About Ugelstad Elnæs
Caroline Ugelstad Elnæs (b. 1995) is an author and journalist. In 2019, she published the novel "Yoona" at Kolon publishing house. In 2022, the book «Skeive ikoner» will be published, where she in collaboration with author Bjørn Hatterud and photographer Fin Serck-Hanssen has created a generational portrait of gay people over the age of 50 through photographs and interviews. Elnæs has attended the Academy of Writing in Bergen and the author study in Bø. She has a background in art history and today works as a journalist in the queer magazine Blikk.
Lecture series
Parallel to the writing course, you can have a look at our lecture series "How to write about art?" where experienced art writers share their knowledge and experiences when it comes to writing about art.