The Ministry of Culture and Equality and the Fritt Ord Foundation have appointed a new deputy board member for the Artica Svalbard Foundation, Robert Johansen, founder and owner of Svalbard Bryggeri.

Lørdag 24. februar hadde vi gleden av å ønske kultur- og likestillingsminister Lubna Jaffery velkommen til Artica.

We had a fantastic afternoon with the Arctic Chamber Music Festival and Charris Efthimiou, Senior Scientist from the Music University of Graz.

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.

Artica and our key partner Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum are very pleased to announce the nominated resident artist for 2024: Liryc Dela Cruz

Artica og Svalbardposten ser etter neste generasjon miljøjournalister og -skribenter. Slik søker du.

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.

Following an open call, we are pleased to announce that NAARCA’s Pedagogy Toolkit Commission has been awarded to Maraid Mcewan.

Artica and our key partner Norsk Faglitterær forfatter- og oversetterforening are very pleased to announce the nominated writers for 2024: Roald Berg, Endre Harvold Kvangraven and Ellen Viste

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.

Er du mellom 14 og 20 år og interessert i å skrive om natur og miljø fra ditt perspektiv? Brenner du for Arktis og Svalbard? Har du lyst til å få innsidekunnskap fra skribenter og journalister som jobber i dag? Da er dette noe for deg!

How might a philosophy of repair change our approach to planning and architecture? Art Hub Copenhagen is NAARCA’s Danish partner, and the only member residency located in a major city. It opened in 2019 as a place for artists, curators and creative professionals to gather, network and collaborate.

Artica and our key partner Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) are very pleased to announce the OCA nominated residents for 2024: Kamil Kak, Mhairi Killin and Natassja Simensky.

Artica and our key partner Queen Sonja Print Award are very pleased to announce the first round of nominated residents for 2024: Cathrine Alice Liberg, Ellen Hack and Januario Jano

At the start of 2023 Artica began the process of researching, developing, and implementing an environmental policy and action plan. There is a lot of ground to make up, but as an organisation based in the Arctic we are fully committed to being responsible and to sharing knowledge of successful (and sometimes unsuccessful) changes others might also find helpful.

At the start of 2023 Artica began the process of researching, developing, and implementing an environmental policy and action plan. There is a lot of ground to make up, but as an organisation based in the Arctic we are fully committed to being responsible and to sharing knowledge of successful (and sometimes unsuccessful) changes others might also find helpful.

Between field excursions to install new equipment on a nearby glacier, I return to my home in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, which I periodically convert into a research station filled with scientists, engineers, and artists. With my boots half-off, I tiptoe through a maze of pickle jars and field equipment to feed my sourdough starter. It has been passed down for eleven years and has more experience living in the Arctic than I.

It has been a busy and productive autumn session at Artica, from paper making to mono printing, film screenings, library talks, Lantern Lectures and quite sustainability workshops. We have enjoyed welcoming you all to the studio, seeing your creativity and hearing about your work.

What could it mean to decolonise art, and to use art as a tool for decolonisation?  Saari Residence is NAARCA’s Finnish partner. It’s located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, and maintained by Kone Foundation as a residence for artists of all disciplines and nationalities.

Trine Hamran is a freelance non-fiction writer and journalist from Tromsø, trained as a social anthropologist and has a master's degree in journalism. In her books, she has written about themes such as grief and death, cold war and espionage, trust and reconciliation.