Program
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Opening: Födoorgel
25 Apr • InaugurationThe inauguration will take place on 25/4. At 2:00 PM, Herrstorpet, Hultsfred. The inauguration speaker will be the author Tomas Bannerhed. The food organ will consist of approximately twenty metal tubes filled with birdseed. The tubes will have holes with a stick underneath where the birds can sit and access the food. The work will consist of three different sections, a large middle section with sunflower seeds which are a preference for finches, nuthatches and teals. The left section will be...
Opening of Smålandstriennalen 2026 at Österängens konsthall
29 May • InaugurationOn May 29 at 5:00 PM, the Småland Triennial 2026 will be inaugurated with a festive opening evening at Österängens Konsthall. The evening marks the start of this year's triennial and brings together artists, audiences and partners around the theme of Worry – art, preparedness, resistance.
Opening: Det outsägliga, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson
30 May – 30 May • InaugurationThe Unspeakable is a photography exhibition by Johannes Stjärne Nilsson at Motiv in Markaryd Sometimes language eludes us: Moments when the world suddenly appears larger and stranger than we want to admit. When people are faced with something that really cannot be reduced to a photograph. If you are curious and attentive, you can see it: The Unspeakable. In Johannes Stjärne Nilsson's photographs, we encounter the strange theater of humanity: searching, waiting, doubting, playing. The images...
Opening: One more thing to remember
07 Jun – 07 Jun • InaugurationBranislav Nikolić is an artist whose work explores the social dimension of sculpture through the use of recycled materials. Acting as an “archaeologist” of contemporary society, he collects discarded wooden elements—such as window frames, doors, and panels—and transforms them into layered reliefs that reflect the environments they come from. ”One large-scale piece in the center of the gallery. Two weeks in a new environment, far from my studio and without my usual tools and materials. I seek...
Oro för Liv
13 Jun • InaugurationA warm welcome to the opening of the temporary installation “Oro för Liv” at the land art sculpture LIV no. 8 in Algutsrum on Öland!
Inauguration and opening
04 Jul • InaugurationIn connection with the traditional celebration of Rural Day, we are inaugurating Älghult Konsthall with pomp, show and glitz. Rebecka Bebben Andersson's solo exhibition "Without daylight / In a dark time" will be opened by Jonas Holmberg, museum director of Kalmar Art Museum. The opening will include bubbly drinks, snacks from Målerås Bistro, a street parade with the region's young people and specially written music by the regionally awarded composer Tony Blomdahl. Come and have fun!
Matilda Carter – Exhibition opening
16 Jul • InaugurationMatilda Carter has shaped the space, giving it a sculptural quality that reflects her artistic practice. She recently exhibited the work at Marabouparken in Stockholm as part of her Bachelor’s degree in Art. She is now returning to Öland to exhibit the same installation at the gallery at Trädgårdsgatan 11 in Borgholm.
Opening: Worry
17 Jul • InaugurationA small but very worried collective exhibition by Patrik Hörberg (drawing/painting), Karolina Lilliequist (collage) and Åskar Lilja (photo).
Anger as compost
15 Aug • InaugurationCompost is a prerequisite for life. An enabler for roots to take root. Compost is transformation, transformation, magic, alchemy. Expose your leftovers, transform your anger into power. Rotten tomatoes, premiere, crystal receivers, plant powers, sound installations, maybe some fermented drink.
ÖGATS ARKIV
22 Aug • InaugurationWelcome to the village of Kläppinge on the eastern side of Öland, near Kapelludden. Here, Johanna Karlin will carry out a temporary intervention combining a cottage and sheet metal—a work created as part of her project Kläppinge 1:18 (the property designation) and inspired by the estate of the former owner, Gustav Olsson. The work will be visible from the courtyard. The installation “När blicken tvekar” constitutes a standalone continuation of the ongoing work on the Kläppinge 1:18 project.
WANDA
27 Aug • InaugurationPlease note that the address for the exhibition is the Borgholm Boat Club jetty (c/o UNDANTAGET). Opening hours: 27 August, 4 pm – 7 pm, and 29 August, 12 noon – 5 pm. Other times by arrangement. Contact: Johanna Karlin 0730411397 WANDA Moored in Borgholm harbour is an Albin Nova dating from 1985. This sailing boat forms the starting point for Wanda, a project within the Småland Triennial 2026. The exhibition begins with a geographical journey across Öland, from a former smallholding on the...
Exhibition opening: Jens Henricson, Wind Eater
04 Sep • InaugurationJens Henricson’s project, Wind Eater, centres on a device designed to attract common swifts – a Red List species – to build nests in the vicinity. By establishing a protected and Red List species in a location, unsustainable development of the area can be renegotiated. If the establishment is successful, it could trigger a chain reaction requiring specific measures for protection and management.