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Welcome writer in residence Roald Berg
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

Welcome writer in residence Roald Berg

Spring is beginning to arrive in Longyearbyen and with it we welcome our next writer in residence, Roald Berg professor emeritus of modern history at the University of Stavanger.

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Frist denne uken! 5. april 2024 kl. 15:00
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

Frist denne uken! 5. april 2024 kl. 15:00

Artica og Svalbardposten sten er på jakt etter neste generasjons miljøjournalister og skribenter. For deg mellom 14 og 20 år som bor i Longyearbyen.

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Welcome artist in residence Cathrine Alice Liberg
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

Welcome artist in residence Cathrine Alice Liberg

Cathrine Alice Liberg is a Norwegian-Singaporean artist and printmaker working in a variety of techniques, including lithography, photogravure, cyanotype, etching and mezzotint. Her art revolves around the family portrait, where she contemplates the stories that were lost through her family’s migration, and how descendants can never become reliable narrators of their ancestors’ lives.

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The Moon Rhymes in Frost photo gallery
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

The Moon Rhymes in Frost photo gallery

Thank you to everyone that joined us on Tuesday 12 March for The Moon Rhymes in Frost workshop. Led by our host pastry chef, Ethan Kan, this hands-on session helped participants to learn to craft a variation of a snow skin mooncake.

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Workshop: The Moon Rhymes in Frost coming soon to Artica
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

Workshop: The Moon Rhymes in Frost coming soon to Artica

We are very pleased to welcome pastry chef Ethan Kan to Artica to host this one of kind workshop. Inspired by the end of polar night and the ethereal glow of moonlit nights, this workshop invites participants to immerse themselves in a ritualistic culinary experience.

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This month we are pleased to welcome Ellen Viste, writer in residence
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

This month we are pleased to welcome Ellen Viste, writer in residence

Ellen Viste lives in Bergen, where she works as a communication adviser at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. Having a background as a meteorologist and climate researcher, she has also worked extensively with popular science writing on weather and climate.

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Artica Svalbard Annual Report 2023
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

Artica Svalbard Annual Report 2023

We are very pleased to share the annual report for 2023. The report contains details about all of our residents, events and projects that took place throughout the year, and our plans for 2024.

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The final Artica Writings 2023 essay is out now: Recipes for disaster by Nikhil Vettukattil
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

The final Artica Writings 2023 essay is out now: Recipes for disaster by Nikhil Vettukattil

All my assumptions about Svalbard fell apart before I had even got off the plane. There are on average two flights a day from Oslo to Longyearbyen, which always make a stop in Tromsø, northern Norway. I knew Longyearbyen had a population of just under 2400, and I naively assumed the flights were operating out of some national necessity, seeing as the island of Svalbard is 400 miles north of the nearest Norwegian shore.

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Highlights from 2023
Charlotte Hetherington Charlotte Hetherington

Highlights from 2023

In 2023 we had the pleasure of welcoming 12 new residents to Artica: Maritea Dæhlin, Åse Kristine Tveit, Nabil Ahmed, Kristin Folsland Olsen, Rikke Luther, Yamile Calderón, Grace Ndiritu, Helene Sommer, Nikhil Vettukattil, Rafiki, Ruth Maclennan and Trine Hamran. It has been a joy to get to know each of them and their work and to share experiences together here on Svalbard. Read more about the 2023 residents here.

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