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If you have or know children in these age groups who love animated films or modeling, we recommend joining the courses , where we explore the magic of animation! Together with visual artist Suzannah Rehell Øistad and musician Jonas McDonnell, participants enter the mysterious world of dreams to create a unique animated film with paper cutouts, plasticine figures and imaginative backgrounds.
About the courses
The courses start with a screening of an animated film made using the glass table technique, before the children get to try their hand at stop-motion and cut-out animation. With dreams as inspiration, we develop characters, experiment with animation and explore how sound affects the film experience. We combine traditional and digital techniques to create vibrant, layered images full of mystery and imagination.
Through play and collaboration, participants will create an animated film characterized by experimentation and creativity! Everyone will take home the character they have created, and we will send out the film that the children have created after the courses.
Practical information
Place: Tegnerforbundet
Date: Saturday, April 26
Price: 200 NOK (including course materials)
NB: Binding registration, the fee is non-refundable.
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About the course instructors
Suzannah Rehell Øistad (b. 1993) is a visual artist based in Oslo and Lillestrøm. She has a master's degree from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and has extensive exhibition activity. Among other things, she has had solo exhibitions at Sandefjord Kunstforening (2023), Deichman Bjørvika (2025) and an upcoming solo exhibition at Galleri Briskeby (2026). In November 2025 she will be participating in a group exhibition at Gamle Munch Kunsthall.
In 2019, she was accepted into the Fredrikstad Animation Festival with the short film Ser deg aldri mer – bare minnet . From 2018 to 2021, she apprenticed with animation artist Pjotr Sapegin (Norwegian Toolbox) in animation and puppetry. She has contributed to the permanent installations Herr Storm (Munch Museum) and Forskningsskipet (Norwegian Maritime Museum), developed by Norwegian Toolbox.
Jonas McDonnell (b. 1986) is a playwright, songwriter and musician with a double bachelor's degree in media (Volda University College) and songwriting (Westerdals). He has written the lyrics for Grab the Moment , the winning song of the 2017 Melodi Grand Prix, which finished 10th in Eurovision. He has also worked in investigative journalism and scriptwriting for true crime podcasts.
Øistad and McDonnell have previously toured with The Mysterious Dreams through Den Kultureller Skolesekken (DKS) and are now working on a new joint book project.
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The event is part of the outreach program YOUTH IN DRAWING, which is supported by the DNB Savings Bank Foundation.
