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

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STAFF

Director (on parental leave September 2023 – May 2024)
Miriam Wistreich, m.wistreich(at)uks.no

Interim Administrative Director
Kaja Breckan, k.breckan(at)uks.no

Interim Artistic Director
Live Drønen, l.dronen(at)uks.no

Communications Officer
Aurora Cornelia Nygaard Ødyn, a.odyn(at)uks.no

Production & Operations Manager
Mariusz Maslanka, m.maslanka(at)uks.no

Office Manager
Maria Stephansen, m.stephansen(at)uks.no

Project Coordinator Blikkåpner
Asta Iversen, a.iversen(at)uks.no

 

 

BOARD

Chair
Steffen Håndlykken, s.handlykken(at)uks.no

Board Members
Johanne Laache, Jiska Huizing, Stacy Brafield, Prerna Bishnoi, Helle Siljeholm, Magnus Holmen

Deputy Board Members
Åsne Kummeneje Mellem, Gabriel Johan Kvendseth

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