Kvitbrakka residence is welcoming professional artists* working in painting, sculpture, performance, film, photography, music, text, research, mixed media, and installation. The residents will be required to create a workshop, performance, exhibition, or artist talk for the community of Berlevåg.
International artists are invited to reflect on reconstructing Arctic exploration/exploitation narratives – the North as centre, periphery, and boundary, post-fishing industries and alternative futures for fishing communities, renewable energy production in a rural and remote areas, changes to ocean environments – global warming and invasive species, geopolitical climate in the warming Arctic and indigeneity, immigration, gender, and cultural diversity in the North. The residence is a good place for artists who want to work in peace and quiet and is located on the northern tip of Varanger peninsula in the Arctic Norway. The programme will offer residencies of 1-3 months during March-May and September-November 2023.
More information can be found here.Deadline for submitting applications is 27 August.
Since its inception in 2012, Kvitbrakka has welcomed more than 50 international artists, writers, musicians and guests. Over the past 10 years Kvitbrakka has been gradually developing with increasing interest and support from national institutions and regional partners to become an important cultural reference for the Northern Norway.
