International Support
For artists and art professionals when they are invited to take part in projects abroad.
Grants & Residencies
The Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) administers grant funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture.
OCA supports and funds international activities for artists, curators, and art professionals from Norway. Through the support scheme International Support (link), we provide travel and production grants for artists and curators, and through ISGIES (link), OCA supports the presentation of contemporary art from Norway by galleries, independent spaces, and art book publishers at international art fairs. In addition to the support schemes, OCA collaborates with and offers artist residencies (link) worldwide. In allocating these resources, OCA endeavours to build trust with artists while supporting artistic risk-taking, protecting artistic freedom, and opening opportunities for career development and visibility.
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International Support for Galleries and Independent Exhibition Spaces (ISGIES)
For Norway based contemporary art galleries, independent exhibition spaces and publishers when they represent Norwegian/Norway based artists in fairs abroad.
International Residencies
For longer stays abroad for Norwegian and Norway based artists and curators.
Artica Svalbard
A minimum stay of 6 weeks at Artica Svalbard for international and Norway based artists.
Past Grants
International Support for Art Critics, Curators, Art Magazines and Translation of Text (ISACAT)
For the support of art critics and curators in Norway when, in an active role, they are invited to speak about Norwegian art and artists in exhibitions, fairs, conferences, lectures etc., as well as translation to English of art critics and other text regarding Norwegian artists, and the participation of art magazines at international art fairs.