Almene kunstklubber
AKK - Almene kunstklubber is a nationwide association of art initiatives that celebrate art and community in Denmark's common housing areas. AKK works to promote the role and importance of art in both the physical and social development of sustainable local communities, by coupling a radical democratic bottom-up approach with a strategic and structural approach.
Key individuals
Søren-Emil Schütt is the founding secretary of AKK – Almene Kunstklubber (CAC – Common Art Clubs). He is a resident of AKB Copenhagen, Lundtoftegade and in 2016 founded Til Vægs, which is, among other things, the starting point for the creation of AKK. Søren-Emil is also the front person of the journal Social Kritik, vice chairman of housing association AKB Copenhagen and has a master's degree in pedagogical philosophy from Aarhus University. In his practice, Søren-Emil has long focused on the intersection between the art community, social work and activism as well as general housing policy and local organization.
Marie Finsten Jensen is the founding secretary of AKK – Almene Kunstklubber (CAC – Common Art Clubs). She has previously worked at Danish art institutions as Gammel Strand and Kunsthal 44 Møen.
Marie holds a PhD from the Department of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen about Danish art associations. Marie thus has both a practical and academic focus on the historical and current organization of contemporary art in Denmark with a focus on power structures, access conditions and economics.
