Artica Svalbard

Are you interested in a residency at Artica Svalbard?

One of Norway’s leading not-for-profit residency foundations. Based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard is a place for thinking slowly in a fast changing world. Founded on the 8th of November 2016, the purpose of the foundation is to facilitate artistic and cultural activities on Svalbard, and to support the development of Norwegian and international art and culture.

The Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) is a key partner of Artica Svalbard, one of Norway’s leading not-for-profit residency foundations. As key partner the OCA is responsible for nominating artists for their residency programme and supporting them curatorially, as well as playing an active role in other projects as part of Artica Svalbard’s vision. In 2019, OCA co-curated Artica Listens.

Artica Svalbard’s values are to think, challenge and inspire:

• Working with Svalbard’s natural cycle from the midnight sun to the polar night, we place great emphasis on deep thinking around some of the most pressing issues of our time. Challenging the perspectives of the polar regions and welcoming knowledge we don’t have, in order to inspire change.