Recipients 1999
October
Anne Szefer Karlsen
20 Feb – 20 Feb 2020Support is provided to art critic Anne Szefer Karlsen who is the editor of a monograph that will cover artist Ingrid Lønningdal’s production from 2009 to 2019, for the translation of four texts from Norwegian to English. It will be designed by StudioGeist and published by Teknisk Industri. The publication will contain documentation of Lønningdal’s artistic practice and seven commissioned texts, including a text each from the editor and the artist. The publication will be launched at the Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair, Los Angeles, USA, in February 2020.
Dates: 20 February 2019 – 20 February 2020
Amount: NOK 40 000
May
Number of applications: 12
Application total amount: NOK 556 132
Total number of granted applications: 11
Current funds distribution status: NOK 374 841
Rike Frank and Ane Hjort Guttu
8 May – 30 Sept 2018Support is provided to curator Rike Frank and artist Ane Hjort Guttu for the book launches of the book ‘Ane Hjort Guttu: Writings, Conversations, Scripts’ taking place at Charlottenburg in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tensta konsthall/Arkitektur och designmuseet in Stockholm, Sweden, The Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Finland, the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst in Leipzig and at Sternberg in Berlin, Germany. Dates: 8 May – 30 September 2018
Amount: NOK 20 000
Susanne Hætta
1 Jun – 1 Dec 2018Support is provided to art critic and writer Susanne Hætta, who is invited by the Sámi Artist’s association to write the story about the Máze group/Sámi Dáiddajoavku/Sámi Artist’s Group for their 40 year anniversary. Dates: June – December 2018
Amount: NOK 117 809
Javier Barrios / VECTOR #8
22 Jun – 22 Jun 2018Support is provided for the launch of the art magazine VECTOR #8 by Javier Barrios, taking place at the at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA. VECTOR is an art publication that focuses on different city for each issue, in which 25 artists are invited to contribute with an essay. Dates: 22 June 2018 Amount:
NOK 13 500
Martyn Paul Reed
5 Jul – 7 Jul 2018Support is provided to curator Martyn Paul Reed who has been invited to sit in a panel on Street Art Curatorial Practice: Lessons from Norway organized by the Street Art & Urban Creativity International Conference, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiado historical center, Lisbon, Portugal. Dates: 5 – 7 July 2018
Amount: NOK 21 000
LOCUS / Thale Fastvold and Tanja Thorjussen
22 Aug – 26 Aug 2018LOCUS / Thale Fastvold and Tanja Thorjussen Project: Support is provided to the curator and artist duo LOCUS / Thale Fastvold and Tanja Thorjussen invited to give a curator talk where they will present the artist books from the project Concerning the Spiritual in Art (CoSA). The curators talk and book presentation will take place at Stefano Cagol’s Cassata Drone pavilion during Manifesta 12, Palermo, Italy. Dates: 22 – 26 August 2018
Amount: NOK 28 000
Maria Veie Sandvik
18 Sept – 23 Sept 2018Support is provided to curator Maria Veie Sandvik for her role in the launch and panel discussion of the book ‘Criticism for an absent reader’ hosted by the gallery Downs & Ross during Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1, New York, USA. Dates: 18 – 23 September 2018
Amount: NOK 32 000
Anne Szefer Karlsen
27 Sept – 30 Sept 2018Support is provided to curator Anne Szefer Karlsen for her participation in a symposium and series of workshops taking place in Riga, Latvia, titled “Language: between practice and theory”. It is part of a three year project “Season of Learning” organized by Baltic-Nordic network platform Blind Carbon Copy, devoted to celebrations of centenaries in the Baltic countries. Dates: 27 – 30 September 2018
Amount: NOK 4 932
Karolin Tampere
14 Nov – 14 Nov 2018Mei Silja Szetu
24 Nov – 25 Nov 2018Support is provided to curator Mei Silja Szetu for her participation as co-curator for The Arctic Art Forum, Arkhangelsk 2018 taking place in Arkangelsk, Russia. Dates: 24 – 25 November 2018
Amount: NOK 13 250
Kurant Visningsrom
1 Feb – 1 Feb 2019Support is provided to Kurant Visningsrom, Tromsø, Norway for initiating a research and publication project with the working title “Dream Academy”, planned to be released in December 2018. It is related to the 10th anniversary of Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art (TACA) in 2017. Dates: February 2019
Amount: NOK 76 000
Marit Paasche
1 Sept – 1 Sept 2019Support is provided to art critic Marit Paasche who is translating text from the book: ‘Hannah Ryggen’ from Norwegian to English. Thames and Hudson has full distribution in both Europe and the United States. The publication will be complete in time for a large solo exhibition of Hannah Ryggen's work at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, which will open just before the international Book Fair in Frankfurt, in October 2019, with Norway as the "Guest of Honor". Dates: September 2019
Amount: NOK 23 350
February
Number of applications: 7
Application total amount: NOK 236 600
Total number of granted applications: 6
Current funds distribution status: NOK 145 164
Anne Haaning
21 Feb – 24 Feb 2018Support is provided to art critic and artist Anne Haaning (b.1977 in Esbjerg, Denmark, lives and works in Tromsø, Norway) who has been invited by Namita Wiggers, director of Critical Craft Forum, to present her research project ‘Half Hidden’ at the College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference in Los Angeles in February, 2018.
Amount: NOK 13 364
Vi ser på kunst and Agatha
8 Mar – 11 Mar 2018Support is provided to the art magazines Vi ser på kunst, established by Andreas Breivik (b.1989 in Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) and Victoria Duffee (b.1988 in New York, USA, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) in 2017, and Agatha edited by Agatha Wara (b.1980 in Lima, Peru, lives and works in Oslo, Norway), for their collaborative participation presenting in a booth as well as participate in the public program “NADA presents”, at the NADA art fair in New York City.
Amount: NOK 31 000
Martyn Reed
20 Mar – 22 Mar 2018Support is provided to curator Martyn Reed (b.1966 in Leeds, England, UK, lives and works in Stavanger, Norway) for his participation in the symposium ‘Art on the Streets II: Art as Intervention’ taking place at The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London.
Amount: NOK 2 800
KUNSTforum AS
19 Apr – 22 Apr 2018Support is provided to the art magazine KUNSTforum, manager Nicolai Strøm-Olsen (b.1982 in Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) and to editor-in-chief Rasmus Hungnes (b.1984 in Bergen, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway), for the translation and launch of the English edition of Scandinavian KUNSTforum in Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Amount: NOK 70 000
LOCUS
10 May – 15 May 2018Support is provided to curator group LOCUS consisting of Thale Fastvold (b.1978 in Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) and Tanja Thorjussen (b.1970 in Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) to give the presentation ‘Artistic research as curatorial praxis - Political and ecological aspects’ within the IKT Congress 2018 in Gdansk, Poland and Vilnius, Litauen.
Amount: NOK 16 000
Nina Strand
26 Jun – 30 Jun 2018Support is provided to Nina Strand (b.1973 in Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Paris, France) working with the art magazine Objektiv, the books So, how do you think you're doing?, Dr.Strand, and eight zines on being an artist, for her participation in the The Image Text Initiative (ITI), Ithaca, USA. The Image Text Ithaca initiative at Ithaca College brings together an independent press, ongoing workshops and symposia, and a low-residency MFA program at the intersection of writing and photography.
Amount: NOK 12 000
October
Number of applications: 8
Application total amount: NOK 242 310
Total number of granted applications: 8
Current funds distribution status: NOK 209 810
Leif Magne Tangen
10 Mar – 10 May 2017Support is provided to curator Leif Magne Tangen (b.1978 in Gravdal, Norway, lives and works in Tromsø, Norway) for the publication of The Haunted by artists and filmmaker Saodat Ismailova in collaboration with the Norwegian micro-publishing house Tekstbyrået (Nina Schjønsby and Halvor Haugen).
Granted amount: NOK 8 310
Kristina Ketola Bore
1 Oct – 1 Oct 2017
Support is provided to art critic Kristina Ketola Bore (b.1986 in Vasa, Finland, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) for the English translation of two texts published as a series on the online journal, Contemporary Art Stavanger, in the spring of 2017. The text will be published as a separate publication of 16 pages by the Estonian publishing house Lugemik, a publisher of publications on design and the arts. The publication will be part of an ongoing series, called Homeless texts.
Granted amount: NOK 7 600
Rike Frank
15 Oct – 15 Mar 2018Support is provided to curator Rike Frank (b.1968 in Rendsburg, Germany. Lives and works in Oslo, Norway, and Berlin, Germany) for the publication of Ane Hjort Guttu: Writings, Conversations, Scripts in collaboration Tekstbyrået (Nina Schjønsby and Halvor Haugen) and internationally distributed by Cornerhouse Publication.
Granted amount: NOK 50 000
Torgeir Vassvik
30 Nov – 4 Dec 2017Support is provided curator Torgeir Vassvik for a workshop and art exhibition at the 1 Internationale Indigenous Policy Coference in Sapporo, Japan.
Granted amount: NOK 12 000
Daniela Arriado
5 Dec – 25 Feb 2018
Support is provided to curator Daniela Arriado (b.1982 in Quillota, Chile, lives and works in Stavanger, Norway) for curatorial residencies at Niio Platform in Tel Aviv, Israel, and AVXLab in Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Granted amount: NOK 20 000
Sissel Lillebostad
9 Dec – 9 May 2018Support is provided to curator Sissel Lillebostad for the translation of the publication Lydgalleriet Retrospektive 2005-2015 and Lydhåndboka.
Granted amount: NOK 60 000
Contemporary Art Stavanger
12 Jan – 14 Jan 2018Support is provided to the online art journal Contemporary Art Stavanger (CAS) for the participation in the art fair Untitled 2018 in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Granted amount: NOK 43 500
Hanne Grieg Hermansen
15 Nov – 15 Nov 2018Support is provided to Hanne Grieg Hermansen for the translation of two texts in a book about artist Gitte Dæhlin for a presentation at IAGO - Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca in Mexico.
Granted amount: NOK 8 400
May
Number of applications: 11
Application total amount: NOK 376 453
Total number of granted applications: 8
Current funds distribution status: NOK 270 185
Kunstforum
21 Apr – 23 Apr 2017
Support is provided to Kunstforum, Oslo, Norway for their participation with Scandinavian KUNSTforum at Art Brussels, Brussel, Belgium, and for translation of text.
Curator: Rasmus Hungnes, Editor, Kunstforum
Granted amount: NOK 60 000
Maria Veie Sandvik
1 Jun – 1 Jun 2017Support is provided to curator Maria Veie Sandvik (b.1979, Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Levanger, Norway) for the translation to English of Criticism for the absent reader, a series of lectures to be published by Uten Tittel. There will be an international launch including launch seminars and workshops.
Granted amount: NOK 49 000
Sille Storihle
9 Sept – 19 Nov 2017
Support is provided to artist and writer Sille Storihle (b.1985 in Tromsø, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway and Berlin, Germany) for the translation and proofreading of her essay ONE MAN SHOW, relating to her participation at the Gothenburg biennial 2017 where the text will be published and launched.
Granted amount: NOK 5 000
Teknisk Industri AS
20 Sept – 24 Sept 2017Support is provided to Teknisk Industri AS, Oslo, Norway for the translation of text in relation to the introduction of artist Mari Slaattelid. The publication will be presented at the New York Art Book Fair, New York, USA.
Granted amount: NOK 35 000
Samuel Olou
1 Oct – 30 Nov 2017
Support is provided to curator Samuel Olou (b.1970 in Kelakpe, Togo, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) for his participation as the Director and resident of the 1st edition of the Lome biennale & Artist in Residency, Atakpame, Togo.
Curator: Sithabille Mlotshwa, Artistic director, Lome Biennale & Artist in Residency, Kamina, Togo Project
Granted amount: NOK 60 000
LOCUS
19 Oct – 22 Oct 2017
Support is provided to LOCUS Publishing consisting of Thale Fastvold (b.1978, Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Oslo) and Tanja Thorjussen (b.1970, Oslo, Norway, lives and works in Oslo), for their participation with the presentation of artist books and seminar/discussion in relation to the project CoSA - Concerning the Spiritual in Art, at the Biennale Library in Venice, Italy.
Curator: Stefano Cagol, CoSA - Concerning the Spiritual in Art, the Biennale Library, Venice, Italy
Granted amount: NOK 25 000
The Norwegian Association of Curators
25 Nov – 27 Nov 2017
Support is provided to Martin Braathen (b.1978, Bærum, Norway, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) and Silja Leifsdottir (b.1984, Reykjavik, Iceland, lives and works in Oslo, Norway), representing The Norwegian Association of Curators for their participation with presentations at the conference ‘Humans of the Institution’ in Amsterdam in November 2017 at the Veem House for Performance, co-organised with Curatorial Practice, University of Bergen.
Curator: Vivian Ziherl, Artistic Director, Frontier Imaginaries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Anne Szefer Karlsen, curator, writer and editor, Oslo, Norway
Granted amount: NOK 18 620