Do you have ideas for architecture and design projects for children and young people? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your ideas through professional guidance, discussions, and practical testing, and get paid for developing the project?

ROM for Art and Architecture invites an extended professional field from across the country to apply for participation in DKS LAB 2023 (see more below). A five-day laboratory focused on developing projects where children and young people experience that their lives and identities are relevant in solving challenges in design, architecture, and urban development, diversifying architecture with ideas, values, and solutions. Participation in DKS LAB is remunerated with NOK 25,000 per project, and travel and accommodation costs are covered.

A specific goal for participants is to submit well-developed and well-documented productions to Kulturtanken's application portal, with a submission deadline of October 1. Through the application portal, the production can be purchased and go on tour in counties and/or municipalities across the country.

Key Dates:

• April 13: Digital welcome meeting and workshop
• April 20 – 21: Two-day workshop at ROM in Oslo (travel and accommodation covered)
• April/May: Local school testing in the home municipality
• August 22: Digital workshop and conclusion

Application Requirements:

• Name, address, home municipality, phone number, and email.
• A brief description (approx. 350 words) of the idea for the dissemination project and why you are applying to DKS LAB.
• Target audience (4th – 7th grade, 8th – 10th grade, high school).
• Attachments: CV and portfolio or link to a website.

DKS LAB design and architecture 2023 is carried out in collaboration with DKS Bærum, DKS Stavanger, DKS Lørenskog, DKS Trondheim, and DKS Tromsø.

What is DKS? Den kulturelle skolesekken (DKS) is a national scheme that ensures all school students in Norway experience professional art and culture every year. The scheme is unique in the world. Established in 2001, it is the largest provider of productions for children and young people within the professional art and culture field in Norway. Read more.

About DKS LAB: DKS LAB is a nationwide network of professional development platforms for visual arts in Den kulturelle skolesekken. Visual arts in DKS encompass the fields of visual art, crafts, design, and architecture. The project is coordinated by Kulturtanken and is a multi-year collaboration between county municipalities, Sparebankstiftelsen, Kulturtanken, and host institutions. New for 2022 was a pilot initiative specifically aimed at design and architecture, which continues in 2023, in collaboration with ROM for Art and Architecture.

An overarching goal is to provide more children and young people with a high-quality encounter with visual arts, regardless of geography, economy, and social background. The purpose of DKS LAB is to build artistic and institutional competence in the free art field and to develop new dissemination forms for visual arts in The Cultural Schoolbag. The network's goal is to gather expertise and strengthen interest in visual arts for children and young people in general. Read more.