ONLINE DRAWING WORKSHOP: “Another Grammar for Oslo”
Information
Another grammar for Oslo is an art project by the Brazilian artists Mônica Nador and Bruno Oliveira. The project was developed for osloBIENNALEN and has been ongoing since the spring of 2019. Since its inception, Nador and Oliveira have held a number of workshops where the participants are given the opportunity of telling their own story through drawing and stencil printing. In doing this another form of "grammar" is built up where new stories and voices are added.
You can read more about Mônica Nador and Bruno Oliveira's art project for the biennial here.
In August and September, the artists will hold drawing courses digitally where the artist participates directly from Brazil digitally online. Here, the participants will draw together in online meetings, get the opportunity for guidance from the artists one-to-one, and gain access to an online forum where drawings and resources are shared. After the drawing course, there will be opportunities to transfer drawings to a pattern at our printing workshop in Myntgata 2.
The artists have held similar courses for a number of years and that is one thing they often hear: "I can not draw". The artists strongly disagree with this statement. "There is no such thing as an ugly drawing," says Mônica Nador.
The course is therefore not divided into skill or level of experience but designed so that everyone can participate as they are, where they are.
Program August-September 2020
Another grammar for Oslo ONLINE:
Online drawing courses over four evenings held on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Dates: 17.08, 19.08, 24.08 and 26.08 at 6 pm – 7 pm.
Another grammar for Oslo ONLINE:
Online drawing courses over four evenings held on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: 25.08 and 27.08 as well as 01.09 and 03.09 at 6 pm – 7 pm.
Another grammar for Oslo OPEN AIR:
Open drawing course outdoors in the park in Myntgata 2. Bring pencil and paper and do drawing exercises with us!
PLEASE NOTE: Changes may occur due to weather conditions and changes in guidelines for COVID-19 situation regulations.
Date: Postponed until further notice.
Another grammar for Oslo - PRINTING WORKSHOP
Process your drawings into patterns with stencil prints! Make an appointment with us and you will receive guidance in our workshop in Myntgata.
PLEASE NOTE: Changes may occur due to changes in guidelines for the COVID-19 situation regulations.
Date: Postponed until further notice.
Registration:
Send an email to benedikte.ronsen@oslobiennalen.no with the name and dates you want to participate.
Podcast Another Grammar for Oslo.
We have also made a podcast from experiences from workshops done in 2019, where you can hear former participants stories and see their drawings.
In this first episode of several, Benedikte Rønsen presents “Coffee Kettle”, a pattern she created during the first workshops at osloBIENNALEN in 2019, inspired by the coffee kettle of her boyfriend's cabin, and by the dear memories of his company in the mornings.