About us
An organization for increased knowledge intensity
Art has the capacity to provoke and inspire through artistic expression, communicating with our senses. It can enhance our potential for critical thinking and create a deeper understanding of ourselves and societal context.
Art Initiative acknowledges art as a valid knowledge base in its own right.
Collaborations with the art world and academia
Our projects include collaborations with the most relevant art institutions in Sweden such as Moderna museet, Tensta konsthall and Bonniers konsthall, academic institutions such as the Royal Institute of Art, Royal College of Music, KTH School of Architecture and Södertörn University, as well as a network of local galleries and artists.
A strong connection to research and education
Art Initiative also actively collaborates with the Center for Arts Business and Culture at Stockholm School of Economics that investigates the role of aesthetics and arts in our economy and with the student body Art Division.
Meet the team
Tinni Ernsjöö Rappe
Director, Art Initiative and Literary Agenda
tinni.rappe@hhs.se
Ninhursag Tadaros
Curator, Art Initiative
Pierre Guillet de Monthoux
Professor and Scientific Director of Art Initiative
pierre.guilletdemonthoux@hhs.se
Jessica Backsell
Academic Affiliate
Clara Prander and Elsa Saxon
heads of Art Division - a student organization within the student union SASSE
Clara Prander: 25892@student.hhs.se
Elsa Saxon: 42948@student.hhs.se
Erik Wikberg
Academic Affiliate
erik.wikberg@hhs.se
SSE Art Initiative's Advisory Board
Per Josefsson, Chairperson
Brummer and Partners
Daniel Birnbaum
Director of Acute Art, London
Gitte Ørskou
Director of Moderna Museet
Sara Arrhenius
Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Institute of Art
Bella Rune
Artist
Emma Stenström
Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics
Lars Strannegård
Professor and President of Stockholm School of Economics