Gathering
Kitchen Dinner

Kitchen Dinner with Daniela Ramos Arias and Mathijs van Geest

Time: 19 February, 7–9pm
Location: UKS, Keysers gate 1
Price: 50/100 NOK (pay what you can)
Practical info: Spaces are limited, please book here.

You are cordially invited for dinner in UKS’ communal kitchen, where we will gather to talk and eat delicious food. Each Kitchen Dinner is hosted by an artist who invites guests to share a home-cooked meal and join an informal conversation. Kitchen Dinner was developed by Daniela Ramos Arias and Mathijs van Geest at Hordaland Kunstsenter in 2023 and will be presented at UKS by the creators themselves. On the evening, we will gather around the table for a conversation about building communities through food and art.

About

Daniela Ramos Arias (b.1980, San José, Costa Rica) is a curator and organiser with an interest in mediation and social practice. Daniela lives and works in Bergen, Norway, where she is part of the curatorial team at Hordaland Kunstsenter and Co-Director of the interdisciplinary space KIOSKEN, a platform dedicated to presenting, showcasing and representing local artists’ and designers’ work in Bergen.

Mathijs van Geest (b. 1985, Leiden, Netherlands) is an artist and curator based in Bergen. Since 2018, he is Director of Hordaland Kunstsenter, a resource and exhibition centre for contemporary art in the context of the Vestland region in Norway. Together with Bjørn Mortensen, he runs Apis Press, a small independent publishing project.

TICKETS

You can book a ticket for Kitchen Dinner here. Please choose your ticket price based on what you feel able to pay. We greatly appreciate your generous contribution, which goes directly towards covering the costs of ingredients and hosting expenses.

Kitchen Dinner is supported by Sparebanksstiftelsen DNB.

ACCESS

The dinner is vegetarian.

Please inform us of any allergies or dietary restrictions in advance by emailing m.stephansen@uks.no.

Kitchen Dinner will be held in both English and Norwegian.

UKS is accessible for wheelchair users.

We do not have sign language interpretation. Please contact Maria Stephansen at m.stephansen@uks.no if you require sign language interpretation, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Further information about visiting UKS can be found in our access note here.

Image above: Runa Halleraker. 2023