We are excited to announce that applications are now open for NFFO members to apply for residencies at Artica Svalbard in 2025!

Are you working on a project related to the Arctic or northern regions? This is your chance to spend time in the Arctic and gain inspiration from the unique environment of Svalbard. The residency offers stays of four to twelve consecutive weeks, providing the perfect space for focused work and creative exploration.

On Thursday, 12 September 2024, Artica Svalbard hosted a screening of END (two prologues), a film by artist Dora García, at the Nordover Arts Centre in Longyearbyen. The event was part of a collaborative project between García and macroecologist Dr. David Nogués-Bravo, supported by the CNIO Arte program.

We are thrilled to share that Trine Hamran, a former writer in residence at Artica Svalbard, has just released her new book, ‘Hybrid War: How Russian Aggression Puts Norway to the Test’. This timely work sheds light on the complex and multifaceted threats posed by hybrid warfare, which has recently become a growing concern for Norway and the world.

We are excited to announce that Artica Svalbard has been featured in Artnet's prestigious selection of the top 35 artist residencies globally. This recognition highlights our program's commitment to fostering creative exploration and critical conversations around climate change, geopolitics, and migration within the unique environment of the Arctic.

We are excited to welcome Ellen Heck as our newest artist-in-residence at Artica Svalbard for the month of September 2024. Nominated by The Queen Sonja Print Award, Ellen is an accomplished printmaker based in North Carolina, known for her intricate explorations of identity through her work.

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended Endre Harvold Kvangraven’s talk, "Fugler i nyere norsk litteratur", during the Longyearbyen Litteraturfestival last week. The discussion was a wonderful exploration of the portrayal of birds in contemporary Norwegian literature.

We are excited to announce that Dust & Flow, the latest exhibition by Artica Svalbard alumnus Rikke Luther, is now open at the Gotland Art Museum in Sweden and runs until September 22nd, 2024.

This month we are delighted to welcome back artist Inma Herrera who returns to Longyearbyen to continue her project, "Arctic Tales of Mother Earth."

Drawing inspiration from Svalbard's rich geological history, Herrera is exploring fossil imprints using the "Rubbing Printing" technique, a traditional, non-invasive image transfer method.

Artica Svalbard is delighted to share that Cathrine Alice Liberg, one of our resident alumni, will be presenting a solo exhibition, "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum / Theater of the World”, at Kunstverket Galleri in Oslo. This exhibition is the result of the work she developed during her three-month residency at Artica Svalbard, where she explored the historical and geopolitical importance of the Arctic.

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.

Artica Svalbard is delighted to announce Nastassja Simensky as our new Artist in Residence. Nastassja is an artist based in Nottingham, UK, she uses fieldwork to explore and understand how complex issues around history and heritage, power and governance, ecology and the geopolitics of extraction are crystallised in specific geographies.

Artica Svalbard is delighted to announce that Endre Harvold Kvangraven has joined us as our latest writer in residence, nominated by the Norsk faglitterær forfatter- og oversetterforening. His residency will take place from July to September 2024.

We are thrilled to introduce the next artist in residence to arrive in Longyearbyen - Januario Jano, an interdisciplinary visual artist who divides his time between London, Luanda, and Lisbon.

The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) network took part in a week-long symposium hosted by our Finnish partner Saari Residence.

The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) is proud to present an online exhibition featuring the works of Rikke Luther and Nikhil Vettukattil. This exhibition introduces the artists and their projects through a rich blend of images, film, and a digital cookbook.

The future of environmental journalism is bright in Svalbard as two young writers, Ruth Møllerplass Huse and Mikael Bergman, clinched the top honours in our environmental journalism competition

Artica is proud to announce that acclaimed author Zeshan Shakar will represent Norway in the NAARCA writing series, which explores diverse perspectives on climate-related subjects. Shakar joins other esteemed writers nominated by NAARCA partners to contribute to this project.