OCA acknowledges the Sámi as one people, and as the Indigenous people of the Fennoscandian region. On the land of this region, Sápmi, the Sámi people have lived since time immemorial, respectfully harvesting from nature by fishing, farming, hunting and following reindeer, amongst other activities.
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for Norwegian and Norway based curators to join two OCA funded places on Mondriaan Fund’s Orientation Trip to Central America in October this year.
Since 2009, OCA has been sponsoring an artist residency programme at WIELS Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels. In 2018, Are Blytt undertook a residency stay at WIELS where he found creative support, inspiration, and a kick-start that took his artistic practice abroad.
Open Call for an artist residency at Kyoto Art Center, Japan. Application deadline 1st May 2023
OCA is now accepting proposals for candidates for the OCA jury for the period 2023 – 2025. Deadline 12th January 2023.
Are you an independent curator based in Norway? Are you interested in making museums more interconnected and accessible?
In this video by Artica Svalbard, MacMillan presents 'Time Line', a one-of-a-kind short term public project happening for the first time in Longyearbyen during her residency.
Indigenous-led program to feature performances, talks, poetry and music by artists Rebecca Belmore, Stan Douglas, Jeremy Dutcher, Jeffrey Gibson, New World Order, Lávre, Hildá Länsman, Emil Karlsen and Laura Ortman alongside ‘The Sámi Pavilion’ artists Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara and Anders Sunna
