Art and the Arctic: Who gets to tell the stories of the north?

Art and the Arctic: Who gets to tell the stories of the north?

Author: Serafima Andreeva April 1, 2026 Duration: 27:19
In this episode, Serafima speaks with Ekaterina Sharova, art historian, curator, and doctoral researcher at the University of Lapland. As the co-founder of the Arctic Art Forum, she has spent a decade building platforms for artists and cultural workers across the circumpolar North. We discuss the origins of the forum, which started in 2016 with a focus on "embodied knowledge" and rediscovering forgotten local histories. Ekaterina shares how growing up in Arkhangelsk and later studying in Oslo...

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