OCA nominated Residencies Deadline Now Closed - Record Number of Applications Received

The application deadline for the 2025 residencies, nominated by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), is now closed. We received a record number of applications this year and want to thank all applicants for their interest.

The selection process will begin shortly, and successful applicants will be contacted in September. We appreciate your patience as we review the submissions.

If your application is unsuccessful this time, but you are able to secure your own funding, we would still love to hear from you. Independently-funded residency applications are accepted throughout the year. For more details, please visit Independently-Funded Residencies.

Thank you again to everyone who applied. We look forward to welcoming the selected artists to Svalbard.