About Us
Pikene pa Broen, established in 1996, is a company of art curators and producers, based in Kirkenes,
By our art projects we create meeting places and build bridges across national borders and across art genres. Promoting the idea of «Taking the world to the Barents and the Barents into the world» we started a series of «
Our main projects are an annual festival Barents Spektakel, Barents Art Triennale, Transborder Cafes, BAR International
In 2009 Pikene på Broen were awarded Eckbos Legaters Culture Prize 2009. The jury´s conclusion reads: «Pikene på Broen have contributed significantly to making Kirkenes one of the most important towns of Norway and through their art projects they have challenged understanding of geopolitics, centre and periphery».
Pikene på Broen today:
Luba Kuzovnikova, art director,
Mona Danielsen, administrative director,
Inger Blix Kvammen, advisor,
Maria Rusinovskaya, project leader,
Igor Shaitanov, project manager,
Vanja Madsen, project manager,
Guro Vrålstad, project manager.
Board of Pikene på Broen AS:
Kari Skadsem, chairperson,
Unni Hamborg,
Marit Hoflandsdal,
Niels Jensen,
Hanne Bentsen,
Trine Gustavsen.
Pikene på Broen was established in 1996 by
Bente Synnøve Andersen,
Svea Andersen,
Anne Mette Bjørgan,
Inger Blix Kvammen,
Solvor Vefsnmo.