Author: Espen

On this page you can find regular updates on the works in progress in each studio.

Enda et år med pandemi er over. Samfunnet har vært igjennom optimistiske framskrivinger og ditto tilbakeslag med nedstengninger, restriksjoner og vanskelige kår for kunst og kulturbransjen; inntektstap, avlyste utstillinger, stengte museer og gallerier, karantene og isolasjon. Det er derfor med en viss glede, tross alt, vi kan slå fast at de siste to årenes reguleringer…

NKD and YPP In 2022 NKD will host the winner of the XIII Young Painter Prize (YPP): Dominykas Sidorovas of Lithuania. YPP started as a competition for Lithuanian artists back in 2009. Since 2011 it is an all Baltic competition, and has been growing into a sustainable and renowned art event. A jury consisting of international…

ONSDAG 13. DESEMBERFra kl 16:00 – 19:00 KUNSTNERNE ER:Nayara Leite – foto og tekstJonas Kjellgren – skulptur i treMattias Eliasson – tegning og maleriLinda Morell – keramiske skulpturerFinn-Arne Johannessen – foto Enkel servering og god stemning

NKD can proudly present the pic of the week by Monica Winther. NKD have had the privilege of having Monica as artist-in-residence for a couple of times in the past too. First time, back in 2011 when she was invited by NKD and Johannes Høie to take part in a wall drawing project called “Heavy…

In connection to the celebration of NKD 25 years in September 2023, the Polish curater Zofia Malysa-Janczy organised an exhibition in the Villa Fagerheim at the NKD structure. The show was named “Starting Point – Turning Point”, in short, refering to the defined timeline created by a residence stay. (More to come about the exhibition.)…

We had the pleasure to host Jessica Harvey (USA) in the three months of April, May and June 2023. While at NKD she collected a small stone for each day of the stay. In the end she made this telling sircel of the stones she choosed to represent the timeline and environment of her temporary…

We had the pleasure to host Julischka Stengele for a two months residency in April and May 2023. Julischka is working cross disiplanary and include a wide range of materials, expressions and modes in her activity. During her stay, she took a special interest in the natural surroundings in Dale and the close vicinity. Among…

Märta König (1969), bor og arbeider i Uppsala, Sverige. Vi hadde gleden av å ha Märta her i april og mai i 2023, der hun hadde tilhold til studio 2. Märta jobber primært med maleri i en umiddelbar dialog med omgivelsene. Hun inspireres av det nære, både i studioet og utendørs, og nærmer seg sine…