PREVIOUS PROGRAMming
Konst Detox is a national association and member-driven network that started in late 2019 as a series of small gatherings over coffee. The idea was to create a much-needed space where we could just let go and support each other.
We’ve grown a lot since then! With over 400+ members—and their many clever ideas—we’ve spent the last few years evolving with their needs and dreams.
online meetings & skillsharing.
In 2020, we held monthly meetings over Zoom, where members could share their experiences, skills, and ideas, or even just vent about their days.
CONFERENCES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Borlänge
Galleri Svarta Gran & Gustaf Wasa Hotell
malmö
Stockholm
boden
Workshops & SEMINARS
We held knowledge-sharing workshops, seminars, and report presentations with Macarena Dusant (art historian/writer), Ulrika Flink (curator), Giorgiana Zachia and George Chamoun (Konst Detox members), Museum Detox (UK), and Monica Ngozichukwuka Ifejilika (Senior Adviser for the Arts & Culture Norway).
Podcast
In 2023, we launched our podcast where host C. Grace Chang interviews artists and art workers of color across Sweden to ask about their work, their lives, and how they unwind. Produced with support from Inter Arts Center in Malmö.
Guests: Nontokozo Tshabalala (designer/artist), Daniel Terres (curator/writer), Paula Urbano (curator/artist), Munish Wadhia (artist), Azmara Nigusse, Iury Salustiano Trojbaborg (live episode)
report with Albright
(pending release)
This group exhibition at Södertälje Konsthall stood in the Portal space during Munish Wadhia’s solo show, and was curated by Emma Dominguez.
Featured artists:
Sissela Nordling Blanco, Paloma Madrid, Ailin Mirlashari,Sarasvati Shrestha, Brenda El Rayes, Tony Karlsson Savci, Gülbeden Kulbay, Rana Kadry, Isabel Rozada, Nicole Charro, Paula Urbano, Sarah Nakiito, Sepidar Hosseini, Camila Manuelsdotter Pino
retreat :)
Our members organized a lovely little retreat in Gnesta at a lakeside cabin complex. Barbecues, swimming, and early summer relaxing <3
online exhibition series
Digital Summer was our online digital exhibition series curated by C. Grace Chang.
Featured artists:
Jonelle Twum, Farah Yusuf, Jafar the Superstar, April Lin 林森
Research trips
Throughout 2022-2023, we organized research trips to and experience exchanges with similar organizations in Canada, the UK, Finland, and Denmark.