About
UKS (Unge Kunstneres Samfund / Young Artists’ Society) is an Oslo-based institution for contemporary art and a Norwegian membership organization. Founded by artists for artists in 1921, it has since established itself as one of Norway’s core experimental venues for the arts; convening, exhibiting, and supporting critical voices of contemporary artists, with the objective of having both an artistic and political impact within and beyond its region.
UKS is a non-profit organization with the Ministry of Culture as our principal funder. To download the UKS bylaws (in Norwegian only), click here.
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday: 12–5 pm
Thursday: 12–7 pm
Friday: 12–5 pm
Saturday: 12–5 pm
Sunday: 12–5 pm
UKS – UNGE KUNSTNERES SAMFUND / YOUNG ARTISTS’ SOCIETY
Visiting address:
Keysers gate 1
0165 Oslo
Norway
Postal address:
Postboks 521 Sentrum
0105 Oslo
Norway
Org. nr: 940426987
info(at)uks.no
www.uks.no
STAFF
Director
Miriam Wistreich, m.wistreich(at)uks.no
Office Manager
Kaja Breckan, k.breckan(at)uks.no
Co-curator and Communications Officer
Ida Møller Engebretsen, i.engebretsen(at)uks.no
Production & Operations Manager
Mariusz Maslanka, m.maslanka(at)uks.no
Project Coordinator Keysers gate 1
Hans Christian Skovholt, h.c.skovholt(at)uks.no
BOARD
Chair
Steffen Håndlykken, s.handlykken(at)uks.no
Board Members
Johanne Laache, Ina Hagen, Jiska Huizing, Apichaya Wanthiang, Stacy Brafield, Prerna Bishnoi
Deputy Board Members
Rodrigo Ghattas-Peréz, Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Nomination Board
Nora Joung, Nayara Leite, Charlotte Rostad
Deputy Nomination Board Member
Mishi Foltyn
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Studio Manuel Raeder
Manuel Raeder, Miglė Kazlauskaitė
Web development
Maxwell Simmer