What happens when you cross an academic lecture and an art performance? Students from Kungliga Konsthögskolan/Royal Institute of Art (Mejan) in cooperation with Art Initiative invite you to a series of "lecture performances" in the auditorium at Stockholm School of Economics’ on May 7, 10-15.

Zooming in on the traveling men at Copenhagen airport Nanna Gillberg and Jenny Lantz’ film MEN AT KASTRUP from 2004 explores the airport as an arena for the reproduction of gender inequality. 20 years have passed. What has changed and what hasn’t? Welcome to a lunch talk with Jenny on May 6. 

How can climate storytelling help us navigate complexity and envision hopeful futures? How can performance humanize politics? Why should artists and diplomats partner? Join us for an intimate conversation with the international team of artists and diplomats collaborating on We Hear You — A Climate Archive, a global performance project exploring youth perspectives on the climate emergency. With Dramaten, Georgetown University and The Embassy of Sweden in Washington. Open for all! April 25, lunchtime. Change of venue to room 550.

Adam Taal (also known as Adam Tensta) is one of the biggest stars of contemporary Swedish hip-hop. Lunchtime April 15 he will come to us to talk about hip-hop, independence and how to navigate in the music industry. Adam is running the education project Framåt (Forward) focused on music entrepreneurship.

Welcome to this art talk with Jeff Olsson, the artist behind Fulsommar brinn - screened on the big screen in the atrium in March 2023. March 26, 12.15-13, in the Jacob Dahlgren Room.

Join Art Initiative for a Friday after school gallery visit at Galleri Magnus Karlsson and the exhibition Ett annat land (The Land Beyond) by the Swedish artist Jens Fänge. Jens will meet us there!

Come and meet the artist and see our newest art classroom. Welcome to an open house in The Schumpeter Room by Carl Hammoud on Thursday February 22, 16-18.

Welcome to this art talk with Theodor Ringborg, director of Konsthall Tornedalen - a cultural institution under construction in the village Vitsaniemi with 63 inhabitants just south of the arctic circle. February 14, 12.15-13 in The Yinka Shonibare Room (CHANGED VENUE DUE TO BIG INTEREST)

In the fall of 2023 we read Lea Ypi's book Free in the Literary Agenda - and on February 12 we welcome Lea Ypi to the school for a talk. Join us in the auditorium at 5.15 pm (CHANGED VENUE) . Sign up below.

Join Art Initiative for a museum visit at Thielska galleriet at Djurgården. The artist Maria Friberg will guide us through her exhibition Nästan där (Almost There). February 7, 17-18. Sign up, spots are limited.