Public Art Norway - KORO
Art project for NTNU Unified Campus
KORO – Public Art Norway is behind the art project for NTNU Unified Campus (2024–2031). KORO produces, manages, and promotes art in public buildings and other public spaces.
The art strategy outlines the overall framework for the project and describes the curators’ initial work, themes, and curatorial approach. The aim is to foster exchange, meetings, and collaboration between artists and the NTNU community.
This page will provide updates on the art project as it progresses, including upcoming events, images, and other useful information.
Curator team
In December 2023, the curator position was publicly announced. Three experienced curators were selected to lead the project: Thora Dolven Balke, Marit Kristine Lykken Flåtter, and Alexander Eriksson Furunes. They bring diverse professional backgrounds and extensive experience with large, complex public art projects. They also share a strong local connection to Trondheim.
The project lead from KORO is Trond Hugo Haugen, Senior Adviser in the Art Section. He holds overall responsibility for project progress and will support the work of the curators, serving as both adviser and sparring partner.
Previous events
On 20 May, KORO, the Skiboli Committee, and ProtestPub hosted Action for the Free Space at Skiboli. The event focused on how the university’s physical spaces can remain open, free, and accessible to students and staff—without bureaucratic or functional constraints.
Through film screenings, conversations, artistic contributions, and debate, the event explored how people can reclaim ownership of campus and create space for creativity, critique, and community.
Mohamed Abdi, teacher, writer, and columnist, gave a speech on the value of free spaces. Photo: Susanne Jamtøy
Photo: Susanne Jamtøy
On Thursday 24 April, KORO, Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Art (TSSK), and Cinemateket hosted a screening of Open Call—a social satire about public art, focusing on participation, politics, and artistic freedom. The event opened with an introduction by curator Marit K. Flåtter, followed by the film and a conversation with filmmaker Sille Storihle, moderated by TSSK Director Carl Martin Faurby.
You can read more about the event and the film on Cinemateket’s website (in Norwegian).
Water-based therapy has been a key part of treatment for people with chronic rheumatism across many cultures. Water makes it easier to move, build strength, and relieve muscle tension. Despite this, Norwegian municipalities often close pools, and maintenance is frequently neglected. How does the loss of these spaces affect treatment options?
The Pavilion Conversation brought together professionals and artists, with presentations by Elisabeth T. Swärd, Joachim Sagen, and Jon Hagfors. Anna Ulrikke Andersen presented texts and films exploring rehabilitation and rheumatism, and the event concluded with a conversation between Andersen and Trond Lossius.
The event was part of the research project An Architecture of Chronic Illness (2025–2027), led by Andersen and supported by the Research Council of Norway. Read more: Pavilion Conversation – To Be in Water (in Norwegian)
Elisabeth T. Swärd, Senior Advisor for Women's Health, Norwegian Women’s Public Health Association – On the association’s work for people with rheumatic disease. Photographer: Lili Zaneta / KORO
Anna Ulrikke Andersen and Trond Lossius in conversation about the research project An Architecture of Chronic Illness (2025–27). Photographer: Lili Zaneta / KORO
To mark the official launch of the art project, an open event was held at Skiboli to share what’s ahead for Gløshaugen in the coming years. Read more: Successful kick-off for new art project at NTNU (in Norwegian)
Conversations around the table built by NTNU students during a workshop with architect Nao Kono and Associate Professor Marcin Luczkowski from the Department of Structural Engineering. Photographer: Lili Zaneta / KORO
Workshop presentation by architect Nao Kono, Japan. Photographer: Lili Zaneta / KORO
The art programme is developed in close, hands-on collaboration with the Production Committee through regular meetings and updates. This committee helps anchor key overarching plans and facilitates mutual exchange of information between the ongoing construction and art projects.
Together with the curators and the project manager, the Production Committee includes:
- Tor Einar Fagerland, Head of Research and Development, NTNU
- Kristin Aasbø, Project Manager for Holistic Planning, Statsbygg
- Preben Jensen, Project Architect, C.F. Møller