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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

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

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

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

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

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

Documents on Contemporary Crafts

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

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

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

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

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