ABOUT US
In the project of liberation, conceptual art and design can play a crucial role among activism, pedagogy, rebellion, spiritual practices, medicine, engineering, rituals, public health, planning, and research. Artists and designers have the potential to bring a distinct skillset: to negotiate concepts and speculate in concrete, visible ways—enabling us to imagine otherwise.
The Centre for Nordic Otherwise was created to address the urgent need for many more spaces where Black and brown individuals in the Nordic region, who are working towards liberation through conceptual and artistic means, can find support.
Since dreaming up the idea in January 2024, racialised folks who work as artists, architects, designers, educators, archivists, curators, researchers, and other cultural workers have joined, inspired, and contributed deeply to the iniative.
︎︎︎ Instagram: @nordic.otherwise
︎︎︎ Contact: Myriam Diatta at myriamddiatta (at) gmail.com
partners
We use the approach of consensus decision-making for our general meetings and board meetings. Read our articles of association here. We represent 4 Nordic countries and contibute our backgrounds from Asia, South America, Africa, and North America.
Myriam Diatta, PhD
Director
Aarhus, Denmark
Director
Aarhus, Denmark
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Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Announced soon
Gellerup, Denmark
Gellerup, Denmark
Announced soon
Malmö, Sweden
Malmö, Sweden
Announced soon
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Announced soon
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Announced soon
Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway
circle of advisors
A dreamy team of multi-generational BIPoC advisors.
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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
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New York City, US
New York City, US
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
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New York City, US
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Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
vision
WHY? Nordic Otherwise was initiated in response to the need for resources capable of supporting the racialized artist and the criticality of their art-making processes. We aim to be a trustworthy model for how to move towards divergence, autonomy, liberation, and plural realities.
HOW? What we do is both intimate—touching the artist, their materials, and their deepest concerns—and meta—developing strategies capable of supporting critical art practice.
FOR WHO? Nordic Otherwise is designed by and for emerging critical practitioners of the global majority (BIPoC) navigating life in white-normative contexts.
WITH WHO? We will run initiatives including an intensive workshop and a network of cultural practitioners. We do this in cahoots with others in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and more.
annual report
Download our annual report here. We approach reporting with radical transparency.
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