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Focus on Norway at Ceramic Brussels

Press folder with material available for download for press coverage of the focus on Norway at Ceramic Brussels 2025. Press folder Press

Transforming Bodies: A Panel Discussion on Tattooing Practices

An online panel conversation on tattooing practices, featuring presentations and discussions by experts in the field, 15 January 2025. Event information Notes

Sámi makers at Original México

Duodjár and designer Ann-Sofie Kallok will participate in the textile and fashion event Original México in November 2024. Designer and artist Ramona Salo took part in Original's 2023 edition. Notes

Launch of Craft in Public Space at the University of Oslo

Launch event for the eighth issue of The Vessel with a guided tour of Blindern campus' many public artworks, including Hannah Ryggen's Trollveggen. Event information here Notes

Focus on Norway at Ceramic Brussels in 2025

Norwegian Crafts collaborates with Ceramic Brussels to highlight the Norwegian ceramics scene at the fair 22–26 January 2025 Ceramic Brussels' website Notes

Zoe Black is listed on 40 under 40 Craft

Zoe Black, deputy director at Objectspace and Norwegian Crafts' former Curator in Residence, is listed on Apollo's list on 40 under 40 Craft – Thinkers. Apollo Magazine Notes

Launch of Transforming Bodies at Munich Jewellery Week 2024

Launch event for the seventh issue of The Vessel, Transforming Bodies, during Munich Jewellery Week. Event at MJW Social Club 1 March 2024. Event information Notes

Launch event in Oslo for Modulating Craft

Launch in Oslo of the sixth issue of The Vessel, Modulating Craft. With performance of 'Phonotope 4'. Event at Gamle Munch on Friday 9 February 2024. Event information Notes

Sigurd Bronger to have a solo exhibition at Die Neue Sammlung

The Norwegian jewellery artist Sigurd Bronger will have the prestigious solo exhibition at Die Neue Sammlung during Munich Jewellery Week 2024. Press folder Press

New and ambitious Nordic exchange programme with focus on cultural sustainability

Norwegian Crafts, the Danish Arts Foundation and the Nordic Culture Fund come together to collaborate on a new Nordic initiative with cultural sustainability as a focal point. News release Press

Et løft for kulturfremme og kreativ næring i Utenriksdepartementets budsjett

Uttalelse fra nettverket Norwegian Arts Aboard om statsbudsjettsforslag for 2024 Notes

The Vessel issue 6: Modulating Craft

Press material from the sixth issue of The Vessel, Modulating Craft, launched 5 October 2023. Downloadable for reviews and other publicity purposes. Press folder Press

Launch of Modulating Craft at Stockholm Craft Week 2023

Launch event for the sixth issue of The Vessel, Modulating Craft, during Stockholm Craft Week. Event at Konstfack on Thursday 5 October 2023. Event information Notes

The Vessel issue 5: The Outermost Layer

See the press release and download press images from the fifth issue of The Vessel, The Outermost Layer, launched 10 March 2023. Press folder Press

Artist talk: Nina Malterud and Marit Tingleff in conversation with Sarah Griffin

Norwegian Crafts, Taste Contemporary and the Norwegian Embassy in London host an artist talk on 15 March at Cromwell Place in London. Information about the event Notes

Launch of The Vessel Issue 5: The Outermost Layer in Munich

Launch of The Outermost Layer, the fifth issue of The Vessel, during Munich Jewellery Week. The event will take place at the MJW Hub at Karlsplatz 21 on 10 March. Information about the event Notes

Kiosken and Pyton to Älvsjö Gård at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023

Bergen-based Kiosken and Pyton from Lysaker presents craft, art and design from Norway at Älvsjö Gård 7–11 February. Press folder Press

Norwegian Crafts' 10th anniversary and Norwegian Crafts Magazine Revisited

Norwegian Crafts celebrates the organisation's 10th anniversary with a special issue of The Vessel. The issue was launched 9 November 2022. Press folder Press

Norwegian exhibition at Contextile 2022

Norwegian Textile Artist' Association (NTK) will present thirteen Norwegian and Norway-based textile artists at Contextile 3 September–31 October 2022. Press folder Press

Jorunn Veiteberg steps down as chair for Norwegian Crafts

Jorunn Veiteberg has been the chair for Norwegian Crafts since the organisation was established in 2012. Now, after 10 years, she is vacating the throne. Press

PYTON place at London Craft Week 2022

The Oslo-based exhibition platform PYTON participates as a Country Pavilion at London Craft Week, 11–15 May 2022. Press folder Press

New publication: Duodji Reader

Duodji Reader: A selection of twelve essays on duodji by Sámi duojárat and writers from the past 60 years. Launching 6 February 2022. Press folder Press

The Vessel, issue 1: Living Archives

The Vessel – an online magazine about crafts and material culture, published by Norwegian Crafts. Issue 1: Living Archives, launch 5 November 2021. Press folder Press

Økte ambisjoner på internasjonal kultursatsing i Hurdalsplattformen

Norwegian Arts Abroad (NAA) har forventninger til at den nye regjeringen følger opp de målene de har programfestet i Hurdalsplattformen. Vi er glade for et kulturløft der målet er at kultur skal utgjøre 1 % av statsbudsjettet. Notes

Hvor blir det av de internasjonale ambisjonene?

12. oktober slapp Solberg II-regjeringen sitt siste statsbudsjett. Det er sørgelig lesning for kunstnere og kulturaktører med internasjonale ambisjoner. Den nye Regjeringen har en stor jobb å gjøre når det gjelder internasjonal kulturinnsats. Notes

Statsbudsjettet 2021

Kommentar til forslag om flytting av Norwegian Crafts og fire andre NAA-organisasjoner slik det fremkommer i Statsbudsjettet 2021. Press folder Press

Curator in Residence 2020-2021

Zoe Black, Community Development Curator at Auckland-based gallery Objectspace, will be Norwegian Crafts' Curator in Residence 2020–2021. Press folder Press

Norwegian Crafts' research trip to Canada

Norwegian Crafts spent one week in Canada connecting with the local craft scene Notes

Documents on Contemporary Crafts

A Norwegian Crafts production that offers critical reflections on skills, materiality, curating, collecting, materialism and perceptions. Press folder Press

Logos: Norwegian Crafts, The Vessel, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs

For projects that have received funding from Norwegian Crafts' support schemes to use for catalogues and other printed or digital material Image folder Logos

Norwegian Presence 2019

JOIN by Norwegian Presence 2019: Contemporary Norwegian crafts and design, via Savona 35, Zona Tortola, Milan, 9–14 April 2019 Press folder Press

Everyone Says Hello

Contemporary art jewellery exhibition at Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo, 10 January–24 February 2019. Press folder Press

Curator announced for Tendenser 2020

Punkt Ø and Galleri F 15 partners with NNCA for 2020's Tendenser exhibition. Randi Grov Berger is appointed as the exhibition curator. Press folder Press

Forces de la Nature

Kari Dyrdal, Marit Tingleff and Torbjørn Kvasbø at Sèvres 2018, KODE Bergen 2019, SKMU Kristiansand 2019-2020 Press folder Press

Therese Hoen at Haystack

Artist Therese Hoen attended the summer programme at Haystack in July - August 2017 with support from Norwegian Crafts Notes

Report of Norwegian Crafts' research trip to Korea

Norwegian Crafts spent 7 days in Korea, researching the local craft scene Notes

Jeanne-Sophie Aas at Pilchuck

Artist Jeanne-Sophie Aas attended Pilchuck Glass School's summer program in August 2017 with support from Norwegian Crafts Notes

Torbjørn Kvasbø, Grand Prize winner at GICB 2017

Tube Sculpture by Torbjørn Kvasbø was awarded the Grand Prize of the International Competition in 2017 Press

Opening night of Tone Vigeland's Jewelry - Object - Sculpture

Tone Vigeland's solo exhibition opened at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich Friday 10th of March Notes

Norwegian Crafts announce appointment of new curator

Norwegian Crafts is pleased to announce the appointment of Lars Sture as the organisation's new curator. Press

Norwegian Crafts in China

Travel diary from Norwegian Crafts' research trip to Jingdezhen Notes

Lillian Tørlen at Haystack

Artist Lillian Tørlen attended a concrete workshop at Haystack in August 2016 with support from Norwegian Crafts Notes

Hege Henriksen appointed director of Norwegian Crafts

1 June 2016 Hege Henriksen took up the post as director of Norwegian Crafts. Press

New gallery for crafts in Bergen

Friday, 9 May 2014, the former Galleri Format in Bergen reopened as a new venue for contemporary crafts under the name KRAFT. Press

Beyond G(l)aze opened in China

Beyond G(l)aze opened at Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum in China on 24 May 2014. The exhibition is produced by Norwegian Crafts and presents Chinese and Norwegian ceramics. Press