Covid-19 Adjustments to Grants

For the grant scheme deadlines on 1 May 1 and 1 October 2020, OCA will temporarily accept applications from artists for the production of new art commission/s that will premiere abroad. The grant covers the direct costs of artworks, for example for materials or technical competence, and is aimed specifically at artists' projects invited by international institutions. The grant must be used within two years of the date on the grant confirmation letter.

In OCA´s experience, production support for new works presented abroad gives artists a stronger position with regards to those institutions and curators interested in inviting them. Increasing the likelihood of international opportunities boosts all aspects of the artist's practice, including those relating to visibility and economy. In the post-Covid-19 scenario artists need to count upon all the support necessary to regain lost ground. This fund allows the artists to be ready to recapture the momentum of postponed opportunities and catalyse new opportunities vis-à-vis their international peers.

This grant scheme is temporarily accepting applications from galleries and independent exhibition spaces to strengthen their digital and communication platforms.

OCA and Norwegian Crafts have collaborated with the Ministry of Culture to adjust the scheme so it allows galleries and independent exhibition spaces to be able to more efficiently promote their artists internationally. The measure is taken to support the online and communication presence of galleries and independent exhibition spaces hit hard by the postponement or cancellation of international art fairs due to Covid-19. This grant scheme will be available until the end of 2020.

International Support: https://www.stikk.no/reisestotte/index.php?action=7&ordningid=10

ISGIES: https://www.stikk.no/reisestotte/index.php?action=7&ordningid=20