Welcome to Kunstsatellitten

We invite artists to explore what it means to create art in and for a neighborhood. Visitors are welcome to take part in workshops, conversations, and discoveries – and to witness art as it evolves.

What's happening now

Below you’ll find an overview of current and upcoming events. Every month this fall, you can drop by one of our projects at Satellitten. For more information, see 'Events at Kunstsatellitten' for each of the upcoming projects. There you will also find the current opening hours of the project space.

Program 2026

January: Imprints and Reliefs

We begin the year by looking at our local surroundings with fresh eyes. Together, we collect small objects from nature and the area around Sletten Shopping Centre – things that have been lost, forgotten, or overlooked. These are cast in plaster and become small imprints and reliefs that show traces of everyday life around us.

February: Årstad Upper Secondary School – Paper Lamps

Would you like to make your own paper lamp? Together with art students from Årstad Upper Secondary School, you can take part in a workshop where we create lamps out of paper. We explore light and form, and you get an insight into how young artists develop ideas and make art. Kunstsatellitten will also be filled with the students’ own paper lamps and decoration proposals.

March: Linda Ebert – We can’t find the woods while hiding in the trees

Here, the audience is invited to help transform the space. Using coloured tape, we create lines and shapes directly on walls and floors. The installation changes over time as more people contribute, showing how a space can slowly be transformed.

April: BAS – Neighbour

Students from the Bergen School of Architecture (BAS) invite neighbors and passersby to explore and use the spaces of Slettebakken together. Starting from how the area is used today, the project brings new life to both outdoor and shared spaces through simple creative actions, food, film, and shared activities. The project develops over time and creates opportunities for meeting, participation, and being together in different ways.

May: Petra Rahm – Creatures of Slettebakken

Petra has collected local stories that have become magical creatures that only appear when it rains. The illustrations are sprayed onto the ground using a special paint that becomes visible in wet weather. Join an adventurous discovery walk in your own neighbourhood!

June: Marianne Wie – Blue Spring

Marianne Wie invites the public to workshops where we create blue and white images using sunlight and plants from the local area. The prints become part of a shared exhibition in Kunstsatellitten that grows throughout the month. You can take part once or several times.

July: Exhibition – The Landfill

by Solveig Sumire Sandvik and Eli Lea
An exhibition about waste, leftovers, and what we throw away. It explores how discarded materials can be given new life and new meanings.

August: Frantzsen & Mjanger – Archive of Breath

What does your breath look like? In this project, you can help shape glass using your own breath. Each participant creates two small glass objects – one to take home, and one to become part of a shared collection. The project concludes with a calm, collective walk in the local area.

September: Folk Music

A month focusing on tradition and living cultural heritage, in dialogue with contemporary life and the local neighbourhood.

October: Lars Jonsson – The Art-lit Baba Guru Guide

The audience is invited to a slightly different kind of guided tour, with humour, sound, and short stories. Art, everyday objects, and local stories are brought together into an experience that is both playful and reflective.

About the Project

Kode’s Art Satellite is a long-term initiative led by Kode’s Education Department, with the goal of including even more people in our art spaces.

"We want to explore new ways of connecting art and society. The Art Satellite gives us the opportunity to be present where people live, act in real time, and allow art to develop in interaction with the place."

– Petter Snare, Director of Kode, and Siri Breistein, Director of Education at Kode.

"Over the next two years, the Art Satellite will be based in Sletten, and the shopping center is the perfect place to be. The center has a diverse audience and visibility at the heart of the neighborhood. We look forward to getting started," says Siri Breistein, Head of Education at Kode.

"The museum should be accessible to everyone, and we want to make it easier to experience art. We are now expanding the art and music experiences we offer and bringing them into the neighborhoods – what can art mean in the local community?" asks Kode’s Director, Petter Snare.

The Art Satellite project is made possible thanks to the support of the Kaare Berg Foundation, Sparebankstiftelsen SR-Bank, and the City of Bergen, and we are grateful for the collaboration with Sletten Senter, which has made premises available.

From the project space at Sletten Senter, local residents will be able to closely follow the process of the Art Satellite and be invited to workshops, activities, and conversations.

The Art Satellite is inspired by various community art programs, which are a large international movement but have not gained a strong foothold in Bergen.

Community art is about creating art in collaboration between artists and the local community, with a focus on building relationships and strengthening a sense of belonging.

More About the Project

The Art Satellite builds on Kode’s long-standing work for diversity and inclusion. Through collaborations with organizations such as Bergen Prison, Bergen Women’s Health Association, the Church City Mission, and Support Not Protect, Kode has opened its doors to new audiences and developed new initiatives.

Between 2024 and 2026, the Art Satellite will be based at Slettebakken in the Årstad district. The next Art Satellite is planned to move to a new neighborhood after the Slettebakken period, but the location has not yet been confirmed.

Read more about Kode’s educational and outreach work here.

Contacts

Project Manager: Maike Aarebrot Flick – maike.flick@kodebergen.no

Director of Education, Kode: Siri Breistein – siri.breistein@kodebergen.no

Project Assistant: Mouhcine El Khamlichi - mouhcine.khamlichi@kodebergen.no