SURR / 04
What's on in & around Stockholm: January 9-22, 2025
Welcome to SURR #4!
As we move through the thick of Stockholm's winter slumber, our first digest of the year brings you a curated selection of exhibition openings, community gatherings, and opportunities for connection and reflection in step with the slow, contemplative spirit of January.
These months of creating and editing SURR have been very inspiring, and I hope you've felt the same reading it. SURR endeavors to illuminate Stockholm's cultural landscape, making our city's arts and community events more visible, accessible, and energizing. Each digest represents significant time and care — from researching events and connecting with organizers, artists, and venues to crafting thoughtful coverage of our city's cultural landscape.
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As always, thank you for being here. I wish you a lovely start to your new year.
— Ludi (SURR’s Founder)
SURR WEEKEND
A selection of events happening already tomorrow & this weekend. They’ll also be listed in their corresponding categories below with a â‘, but are also pinned here to make sure you don’t miss them when making your weekend plans:
Sápmi's Future: Lecture Series with Arne Müller @ Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus. Thursday, January 9 at 17:00. More info >>
Firmamentum (Åsa Landström) @ Galleri Artem. 9 January, open from 14:00-18:00. More info >>
Intention Setting Ceremony with Breathwork @ Yoga Folks, Åsögatan 166. Friday 10 January from 18:00-20:30. [200-400 SEK]. More info >>
Skymning 4 Ever @ Konstfack (Vita Havet). Friday 10 January 16:00-19:00. More info >>
SKEN (Alexandra Skarp) @ Grafiska Sällskapet (Hornsgatan 6). Saturday 11 January 12:00-16:00. Exhibition through 29 January. More info >>
Art workshop: Paint with nature @ Artipelag. 11 January & 25 January 14:00-15:45. Natural pigment workshop [200-350 SEK] More info >>
Sanne Lovén Rolén @ Crum Heaven (Höybergsgatan 98). Thursday 11 January 17:00-22:00. More info >>
Kaffe & Konst @ SKHLM Konsthall (Skärholmen centrum). Sunday January 12 13:00-15:00. Traditional Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and art discussion. More info >>
VERNISSAGES
Firmamentum (Åsa Landström) @ Galleri Artem. 9 January, open from 14:00-18:00. More info >>
Portraits & Silhouettes (Martin Jacobson) @ Andréhn-Schiptjenko (Stockholm). Thursday January 9 17:00-20:00. Exhibition through 1 March. Dreams, myths and archetypal imagery. More info >>
Becoming (Ting Wang) @ unveiling at Odenplan subway platform. Friday 10 January. More info >>
Skymning 4 Ever @ Konstfack (Vita Havet). Friday 10 January 16:00-19:00. More info >>
The Start of Your Ending (group show) @ Crum Heaven. Thursday 16 January 17:00-22:00. More info >>
SKEN (Alexandra Skarp) @ Grafiska Sällskapet (Hornsgatan 6). Saturday 11 January 12:00-16:00. Exhibition through 29 January. More info >>
Min kärlek till kopparplåten (Barbro Andersson) @ Grafiska Sällskapet (Hornsgatan 6), Moriska Rummet. Saturday 11 January 12:00-16:00. Exhibition through 29 January. More info >>
Akvarellsalong @ Kårby Gård (Täby Kulturcentrum). Saturday January 11, 13:00 -16:00. More info >>
Klara Knutsson @ 125 Kvadrat. Vernissage January 11, 12:00-16:00. More info >>
Sanne Lovén Rolén @ Crum Heaven (Höybergsgatan 98). Saturday 11 January 17:00-22:00. More info >>
Nya skott och fallna blad (Kersti Söderström Ergon) @ Grafiska Sällskapet (Hornsgatan 6). Saturday 11 January 12:00-16:00. Exhibition through 29 January. More info >>
Degrowth (Carl Boutard) @ Cecilia Hillström Gallery (Hudiksvallsgatan 8). Thursday 16 January 17:00-20:00. Exhibition through January. More info >>
Sereno Variabile (Giulia Cairone) @ Kungstensgatan 27. Thursday 16 January 17:00-18:00. Exhibition through 16 March. More info >>
Read the Room (Viktor Berglind Ekman) @ Galleri Mejan. Friday, January 17 from 17:00 - 21:00. More info >>
Concrete Interest (Katarina Andersson, Monica Höll, Anton Lind, Sigrid Sandström, Stanley Whitney) @ SKF Konstnärshuset (Stora Galleriet). Vernissage Saturday 18 January 13:00-16:00. More info >>
SX-70 Polaroid - Portrait of the Artist in Transsexual Transformation (Esse-Li Esselius) @ Gallery Steinsland Berliner. Friday January 17 17:00. Exhibition through 22 February. More info >>
Erland Cullberg @ Anna Bohman Gallery (Karlavägen 15 B). Saturday 18 January 12:00-16:00. More info >>
Paintings 1945-1992 (Elsa Thoresen) @ Belenius. Thursday 16 January 17:00-19:00. More info >>
System of Energy Manipulation (Per Englund) @ Omnipollo's Kyrka (Sturegatan 41, Sundbyberg). Thursday 23 January 17:00-21:00. More info >>
With drawing within reach (Samuel Draper) @ Galleri Höjden (Östbergatorget 21) Date: Vernissage 18.1 kl.18-21. More info >>
Echo of the Underground (Britta Markatt-Labba) @ Galleri Helle Knudsen. Saturday 18 January 12:00-16:00. More info >>
4 X Kvissberg (Camilla L Kvissberg, Fia Kvissberg, Johannes Kvissberg, Åsa Kvissberg) @ Väsby Konsthall. Saturday 18 January 12:00-16:00. More info >>
Musikaliska Poem (Birgitta Samuelsson) @ Konstnärshuset SKF. Saturday 18 January 13:00-16:00. More info >>
EXHIBITIONS CLOSING SOON:
A Philosophy of Home: One hundred years of Svenskt Tenn @ Liljevalchs. Last day: Saturday, January 12. More info >>
Cognitive Exile @ SKHLM Konsthall. Finissage with Svensk Sudanska Föreningen: Sunday 19 January 13:00-16:00. More info >>
Dröm och verklighet (Lars Hertervig & Carl Fredrik Hill) @ Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde. Last day: January 26, 2025. More info >>
Nyårslöftet @ Hornstull Metro Station,the pedestrian tunnel under Långholmsgatan. Last day: 31 January. More info >>
Lost Vessel @ Hägerstensåsens Medborgarhus. Finissage: 18 January (time TBA). More info >>
CULTURE EVENTS & PERFORMANCE
You Say Light - I Think Shadow (Book Launch) @ Konstig Bokhandel. Monday 13 January 17:30-19:00. 10-year anniversary celebration and launch of Sandra Praun and Aleksandra Stratimirovic's book. More info >>
Konstlordag: foto @ Kulturhuset Stadsteatern. Saturday 18 January 2025 from 10:40-13:00. Sat, 18 January. [250 SEK] More info >>
Dark Manners (Dan Wolgers & Fredrik Wretman) @ Galleri Hedenius. Vernissage torsdag 23 januari 17:00-19:00. More info >>
Minneskonsert för Catherine Christer Hennix @ Zäta-salen, ABF-huset (Sveavägen 41, Stockholm). Sunday January 26 14:00-late. Performance by Ellen Arkbro, Mattias Hällsten, Marcus Pal, Susana Santos Silva and Amedeo Maria Schwaller. [REG. REQUIRED] More info >>
Vi är flöden från alla håll, från alla håll möts vi @ Botkyrka konsthall. Film 2 is shown through 17 January, Film 3 will be shown from 18 January-22 February. See all film screening times on Botkyrka Konsthall's website. More info >>
EDUCATION / WORKSHOPS
â‘ Woodcut printing workshop with Sissela Nordling Blanco @ Konstfack. 9, 16, and 23 of January, 17:00. For BIPOC/Global majority only. Registration required. More info >>
â‘ Art workshop: Paint with nature @ Artipelag. 11 January & 25 January 14:00-15:45. Natural pigment workshop [200-350 SEK] More info >>
①Kaffe & Konst @ SKHLM Konsthall (Skärholmen centrum). Sunday January 12 13:00-15:00. Traditional Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and art discussion. More info >>
Open studio @ Kulturhuset Cyklopen (Magelungsvägen 170) Tuesdays January 14, January 21 & January 28 18:00-22:00. A place where everyone is welcome to create freely, painting, crafts—anything! Kroki/life drawing is included on the 14th. More info >>
Släktforskning (Geneology) Circle @ Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus. Study circle for genealogy, ancestral research and archiving. Runs on Mondays from 10 January through February 24, from 13:00-16:00 [400 SEK]. More info >>
Open House @ Royal Institute of Art (Flaggmansvägen 1, Skeppsholmen). Monday 22 January 15:00-18:00. Tour the students' studios and workshops in sculpture, painting and printmaking, join guided tours in Swedish and English, see first-year students' exhibition, meet students and faculty, and learn about the fine arts programs and application process. More info >>
TALKS & SEMINARS
①Sápmi's Future: Lecture Series with Arne Müller @ Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus. Thursday, January 9 at 17:00. More info >>
Queer Anatomies: Book Talk @ The English Bookshop. Wednesday 15 January 18:00. Author Michael Sappol discusses his new book exploring connections between medical history, queer studies, and art history, in conversation with gender studies professor Jenny Sundén. Refreshments served. More info >>
Forskningsveckan (Research week) 2025 @ Stockholms konstnärliga högskola. 21-24 January. Four days of public events and presentations where students, staff, and the public can engage with ongoing artistic research projects. Full program and times available on SKH's website. More info >>
WELLNESS & COMMUNITY
①Intention Setting Ceremony with Breathwork @ Yoga Folks, Åsögatan 166. Friday 10 January from 18:00-20:30. [200-400 SEK]. More info >>
The Blueprint Day Retreat @ Ã…rsta Folkets Hus - Loftet. Saturday 18 January 2025, 9:00 - 16:00. A full day of vinyasa yoga, breathwork, reflection, sound healing & community hosted by Yogaleza (Daniella Mir) & Nodi Islam. [1150 SEK] More info >>
People’s House @ Hägerstensåsens Medborgarhus. 18 January (time TBA). All-ages dance party & community gathering celebrating diversity & collective joy. Come dance, eat Persian food, and also catch the finissage of Lost Vessel. More info >>
FOOD & DRINK EVENTS
BALUE [벨류] @ Nackagatan 3. Balue has opened their new, permanent location. Go pay them a visit! More info >>
Bottle Share Night @ Ölkemi (Rutger Fuchsgatan 5). Thursday 16 January 18:00-21:00. Rare and exciting large-format craft beer tastings every 30 minutes. More info >>
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Nice! I'm visiting Stockholm this weekend and sent this to my local friends!