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Residents Recommend by Ramona Salo Myrseth
Although Ramona Salo Myrseth, one of our OCA nominated residents has finished her stay with us, we wanted to share her Residents Recommend as an extra edition this month.

Creative Lino Printing workshop: Photo Gallery
Thank you to everyone that joined us on Saturday 4th September for the creative lino printing workshop, hosted by our resident artists Ramona Salo Myrseth and Katarina Skår Lisa.

Residents Recommend by Katarina Skår Lisa
This month our resident Katarina Skår Lisa shares her recommendations for what to listen, read and eat.

We are delighted to announce our eighth Artist in Residence of 2021: Elida Høeg
We are pleased to share that writer, journalist and researcher Elida Høeg will soon be joining Artica for a residency.

Andreas Siqueland, our next Artist in Residence has arrived!
We are pleased to welcome Andreas Siqueland who arrived in Longyearbyen last week for his Artica residency.

Artica Svalbard is seeking an enthusiastic Residency and Studio Coordinator
Working at Artica is a truly unique experience. Located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, an archipelago situated in the ocean between Northern Norway and the North Pole, we offer the opportunity to work in a creative environment surrounded by art, beautiful landscapes and nature.

Residents Recommend by Petter Buhagen
This month our resident Petter Buhagen shares his recommendations for what to listen, read and watch.

Introducing our next Artist in Residence: Ramona Salo Myrseth and Katarina Skår Lisa
We are pleased to share that collaborative duo Ramona Salo Myrseth and Katarina Skår Lisa will soon be joining Artica for their residency.
New Artica Writings essay by Holly Corfield Carr
We are very pleased to share Less, less, less, less, less: on listening to shells, by Holly Corfield Carr the third short essay inspired by our theme for 2021 - the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

New resident Petter Buhagen arrives this week
This week we are delighted to welcome our next resident Petter Buhagen. Nominated by QSPA Petter Buhagen is an interdisciplinary artist whose research and practice is concerned with human-made systems and translations of information between digital and analogue formats.
Drypoint Printing workshop: Photo Gallery
Thank you to everyone that joined us on Saturday 26 June for the creative drypoint printing workshop, hosted by printmaker Ellen Karin Mæhlum.

New Podcast episode: Sanaa Aoun in conversation with Longyearbyen Parish priest, Siv S. Limstrand, translated by Rim Ibrahim
We are pleased to share a new podcast episode recorded with current resident Sanaa Aoun.

Announcing Artica Listens 2021
We are pleased to announce that artist Ignas Krunglevičius has been selected for the third annual Artica Listens event in 2021. The event in September will feature a major solo presentation of new work from the artist in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

World Ocean Day: Reading List by Holly Corfield Carr
Today is World Ocean Day - a day to shed light on the wonder of the ocean and how it is our life-source, supporting humanity and every other organism on Earth. The perfect day to share news of our third Artica Writings essay inspired by UN Decade of Ocean Science.

New drawing by Line Prip donated to the Artica Residency art collection
It is our residency artist Line Prip’s last few days with us here in Longyearbyen. During Line’s stay she has been researching and testing out new ideas working with snow and ice formations which she hopes to continue to develop.

City Walk Photo Gallery
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the evening walk and talk hosted by local resident Anne Lise Klungseth Sandvik.

New Artica Writings essay by artist Dora García
The second essay for Artica Writings 2021: ‘O tell me all about Anna Livia! I want to hear all (FW, I, 8, 196)’ by Spanish artist, Dora García is now available to read here.

Syrian writer Sanaa Aoun joins us for residency in June
We are delighted to announce our third resident of 2021 nominated by Norwegian Pen is Sanaa Aoun.

Watch again our In Conversation event with Maja Lunde and Line Nagell Ylvisåker
Thank you to everyone who watched the live stream of our in-conversation event with author Maja Lunde. Hosted by Longyearbyen based writer and journalist Line Nagell Ylvisåker.

We are delighted to announce our second resident for 2021 is international best-selling author Maja Lunde
We are delighted to announce our second resident of 2021 nominated by Norwegian Pen is international best-selling author Maja Lunde.