Jesper Kjeldsen

Jesper Kjeldsen (DK) has served as Councillor for Culture and Citizen Services in Aarhus Municipality since January 2026. Born in 1985, he is educated as a Kaospilot and previously worked independently through the company Postevand. He has also lived in Greenland for several years.

Kjeldsen has been a member of Aarhus City Council since 2022. Prior to his current role, he served as chair of the Finance and Business Committee and as a member of the Technical Committee in Aarhus Municipality. Alongside his political work, he is a board member of Socialdemokratiet Viby J.

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13:45-14:45 (DK)

JESPER KJELDSEN | KJELDSENS VISIONER

Det er ikke en kommunal kerneopgave at producere kunst, men det er en kommunal opgave at skabe rammerne for og støtte op om kulturmiljøerne, siger Kjeldsen. En åbenhjertig samtale med byens nye kulturrådmand, som har store planer for Aarhus, aka den østjyske Millionby, der er gået fra flere selvstændige byer til ét stort urbaniseret territorium, hvor by- og landområder er vævet sammen. Hvordan kan arkitekturen bidrage til sammenhængskraften og transformationen af Aarhus, Arkitekturens by?

Jesper Kjeldsen (DK): Rådmand, Kultur og Borgerservice, Aarhus Kommune

Moderator: Kristine Leth Juul (DK): Rektor, Arkitektskolen Aarhus