The support scheme is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is administered by Norwegian Crafts. The support scheme has a financial frame of 1 200 000 NOK annually (with an increase of 200 000 NOK from 2024).

The aim of the support scheme
The aim of the support scheme is to provide more international opportunities and expanded international networks for professionals working with crafts and duodji. The support scheme should contribute to the internationalisation of crafts and duodji from Norway by increasing dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge exchange across borders.

Target group – who can apply?
The support scheme’s recipients should be active craft practitioners, material-based artists or duojárat. Support is primarily granted for artists with a professional arts education. As an exception, students may be granted support based on professional evaluation.

Curators, writers/critics that cover the craft field can also qualify for support when they participate with an active role in international seminars etc.

Curators may apply on behalf of a group artists/duojárat. Artists/duojárat that collaborate in a group (e.g., group exhibition) may apply with one application. One of the contributors must formally be the responsible contact person for the application.

The applicant must be a Norwegian citizen or based in Norway.

Application deadlines
The annual application deadlines are 1 February, 1 May, and 1 October.

Information in Norwegian and Northern Sámi, and application form, at STIKK.no

GUDELINES:

• Make sure you have read and understand the guidelines before you submit your application.
• Template for budget and accounting/financial statements can be accessed here.
• All applications must be submitted via the application system at STIKK.no.
  

Application criteria

• Grant recipients should be active craft practitioners, material-based artists or duojárat, curators or critics/writers.
• Support is primarily granted for artists with a professional arts education. Students may be granted support as an exception based on a professional evaluation.
• The applicant must be a Norwegian citizen or based in Norway.
• The project must be realised outside of Norway.
• Support may be granted for exhibitions and participation in international fairs, biennales, triennials, or other prominent exhibition arenas for crafts/duodji. The support scheme only grants support for projects that are open to a public audience.
• The application must contain an exhibition contract, confirmation, or invitation; complete project budget; tenders or quotes for large expenses (including material costs in connection to production of artworks).
• The application must contain an exhibition invitation and exhibition contract, clearly stating which costs are covered by the organiser. The application must also include a complete budget (use the template linked in the application form), and tenders for all expenses that are being applied for.
  
• Norwegian or Norway-based curators may apply on behalf of a group artists/duojárat. Artists/duojárat that collaborate in a group (e.g. group exhibition) may apply with one application. One of the contributors must be the responsible contact person for the application.
• Applications for support for publications or larger catalogues (printed or digital) must contain a contract/agreement with a publisher, and a clear plan for international promotion and distribution. Publications may be granted support as an independent project, regardless of whether it is connected to an exhibition or not.
• Support for travel may be granted if the applicant has an active role that suggests that their presence is necessary. The need to travel must be explained in the application (there is a field dedicated to this in the form). Having an “active role” means that the applicant (artist/duojár/curator/critic) disseminate his/her/their own practice or the Norwegian crafts field through an artist presentation, an artist talk, a panel discussion, or lecture. The need to install or deinstall an exhibition counts as an active role, as well as installing site-specific works. Support for travel might not be prioritised by the committee if networking is the only purpose for travelling. Participating as an audience member in conferences/seminars etc. is not defined as having an active role.
• The project cannot have started or be completed by the application deadline.
• The applicant must request for the grant to be disbursed ahead of the project’s start and submit a report after the project’s completion. The request and the report should be submitted through the application portal STIKK.no.
• The applicant must credit the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norwegian Crafts for the support granted.

The support scheme may grant support for:

• Transport, packaging, and insurance of artworks
• Dissemination material (printed and/or digital publications, film, and photography) that has international promotion of crafts/duodji from Norway as its purpose
• Participation fee/rent of exhibition venues for exhibitions and fairs
• Travel, board, and lodging expenses in cases where the applicant has an active role (see the application criteria for more information)
• Material costs for the production of new artworks
• Material costs for the production of exhibition materials and exhibition design

The support scheme does NOT grant support for:

• There will NOT be granted support for projects that are being conducted in Norway or in countries where the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued travel advise against visiting.
• There will NOT be granted support for international trips for study, residencies or educational programmes.
• There will NOT be granted support for research etc.
• There will NOT be granted support for projects that have started or have been completed.
• There will NOT be granted support for projects that have been applied for and that have already been evaluated by the support scheme’s committee.
• There will NOT be granted support for dissemination material that is only in Norwegian language or only intended for a Norwegian market.
• There will NOT be granted support for working hours for production, administration, or project management.

The committee and application evaluation

Applications are evaluated by a committee appointed by Norwegian Crafts for a period of three years. Norwegian Crafts’ director is the head of the committee.

The committee consists of four members and an observer. The four members are experienced academics and/or practitioners within contemporary crafts. Norwegian Crafts brings in persons with additional professional knowledge when needed. This applies to applications regarding duodji if the necessary knowledge and insight is not represented in the committee. A representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participates in the committee as an observer with the right to comment.

What is emphasised in the evaluation of the application (mainly):

• Projects that respond to the aim of the support scheme
• Projects of high artistic quality and relevance
• Projects taking place at important international arenas
• Applicants that make clear a long-term strategy for their international activity
• Statement of the project’s financial needs

The decision to grant support is reached through voting. In this regard, the head of the committee holds a double vote.

Right to complain
Applicants have the right to inspect the documents regarding their own applications according to the Norwegian public administration act (forvaltningsloven) §§18-19. Applicants may appeal individual decisions in accordance with the Norwegian public administration act §§28. The appeal body is the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A complaint from an applicant or grant recipient must be sent in writing to Norwegian Crafts within three weeks from the time of notification of the decision, according to the Norwegian public administration act §29. The formal complaint should be justified based on the information the committee has used in connection with the concrete decision. If the conditions for processing the complaint is met, Norwegian Crafts can either reverse the decision or forward the complaint to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for assessment according to the Norwegian public administration act §33.

Applying between deadlines
The support scheme's application deadlines are 1 February, 1 May, and 1 October.

It is not possible to apply for support for projects that are already taking place or that have started before the application deadline. An applicant can apply in between deadlines if the invitation to participate in the project has been received after the last deadline and the project will take place before the next deadline. This must be documented. Get in contact with Norwegian Crafts’ project and grants manager Stine Arnet Høyem (sh@norwegiancrafts.no) for further information. Requests for assessment between deadlines must be sent by email, as well as specified in the application form. Applications sent in between deadlines that do not meet the criteria will not be assessed but dismissed on administrative terms.

Application form etc.
All communication regarding the application should take place electronically. You can find the application form at STIKK.no. Forms for grant distribution and report form can be found by looking up your application number using the reference number in the search box on the right on the top of this page. Remember to always include your reference number in all inquiries to Norwegian Crafts.

Application results are normally sent out within four weeks after the application deadline has passed. The committee’s assessment for the decision is not made public.

Publishing of results
Granted support is published on STIKK.no and on Norwegian Crafts’ website.

We ask that the grant recipient, as far as possible, informs that the project has received support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norwegian Crafts. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ and Norwegian Crafts’ logos should be used for crediting in written materials made for the project. The logos can be downloaded electronically from Norwegian Crafts’ website norwegiancrafts.no/news, under the tab “Logos”.

The grant recipient or the local organiser/partner/venue is encouraged to get in contact with the Norwegian foreign mission (embassy or general consulate) with information and images regarding the project, so that the event can be announced on the mission’s websites/Norgesportalen and will contribute to increased attention for the project. The contact information for the Minsitry of Foreign Affairs’ foreign missions can be found at the Norwegian Government’s webpages.

Rejection of submitted applications
An application can be rejected on administrative grounds if the necessary attachments, such as budget or invitation/contract for an exhibition/project, is missing, or a report from previous granted support has not been submitted within the deadline. The application may also be rejected if it does not meet the requirements of the support scheme, or if it is severely incomplete according to the guidelines.

Disbursement and project report

The grant is earmarked for the specific project that has been granted support and cannot be transferred to other projects.

Applicants must submit a request form via the STIKK portal to receive the grant. If the grant is not requested by the applicant within four weeks after the end of the project according to the application, the granted support is transferred back to the support scheme and the grant expires. If the grant is disbursed and the exhibition/project does not take place after all, the applicant is obligated to notify Norwegian Crafts immediately and return the grant in full.

Disbursement of grants to individuals is reportable in accordance with the Norwegian equalisation act. According to the rules for financial management in the government, it is reserved for the national audit office (Riksrevisjonen) to check that the grant is used according to the application.

Report
The grant recipient is asked to submit a short and informative report via STIKK.no within two months after the project has reached its completion. The report should include financial statements, a list of international collaborators and visitor numbers for the exhibition, as well as a short description of the project’s implementation. It is not possible to submit new applications to the support scheme if a final report from a previous project is missing past its deadline.

The collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norwegian Crafts

The Ministry of Foreign Affair’s work to promote Norwegian culture abroad has a long-term perspective. One of its main objectives is to facilitate for the internationalisation of Norwegian culture and contribute to the possibilities for craft artists living in Norway to actively participate internationally. It is part of the MFA’s strategy to collaborate closely with the professional community. Norwegian Crafts’ role within information and profiling of Norwegian crafts in Norway and abroad makes the organisation a natural collaborator for the MFA. The administration of the MFA’s support scheme for crafts is a part of this collaboration.

For questions regarding the support scheme administered by Norwegian Crafts, contact grants manager Stine Arnet Høyem: sh@norwegiancrafts.no.

Recipients of funding 2024

List of all rounds at stikk.no

ROUND A (APPLICATION DEADLINE 1 FEBRUARY)

Anita Lykke Hanch-Hansen, participation in the group exhibition "Sulle tracce del reale" at Giardini Monet, Bordighera, Italy, 22 June -6 July 2024. NOK 57 000.

Eyvind Solli Andreassen, participation in CICA 42 at Museo de Ceramica de l'Alcora, l`Alcora, Spain, 18 May - 30 September 2024. NOK 3 500.

Heidi Bjørgan, participation in the exhibition "Heidi Bjørgan vs. Hjorths" at Hjorths fabrik, Bornholm, Denmark, 26 June - 17 August 2024. NOK 22 000.

Julia K. Persson, participation in a solo exhibition at Galleri Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26 April - 19 May 2024. NOK 17 00.

Lorie Ballage, participation in Talente - Masters of the future 2024, Internationale Handwerkmesse, Munich, Germany, 28 February - 3 March 2024. NOK 6 000.

Trude Westby Nordmark, participating in 2024 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 4 October 2024 - 6 April 2025. NOK 70 000.

Kornelia Remø Klokk, participation in the group exhibition “Norway Scene Report: 24-Hour Sun, 24-Hour Moon" at NADA East Broadway, New York, USA, August - September 2024. NOK 15 000.

Aurora Passero, participation in the group exhibition Sensory Response at Formation Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 17 November - 22 December 2023. NOK 15 000.

Martinka Bobrikova and Oscar de Carmen, participation in Lagos Biennial 2024, Lagos, Nigeria, 3 - 10 February, 2024. NOK 20 000.

Trine Mauritz, participation in the group exhibition “Water, waves, ripples" at Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany, 26 April - 8 June 2024. NOK 40 000.

Tuva Gonsholt, participation in the Biennale du verre contemporain 24 / The Bienniale of contemporary Glass 24 at Musée des Beaux-Arts / The Museum of Fine Arts, Charleroi, Belgium, 22 May - 14 July 2024. NOK 11 000.

Linda Morell, participartion in the group exhibition “The Garden”, in collaboration with Alta Art Space at Spazio ORR, Brescia, Italy, 10 - 26 May 2024. NOK 32 000.

Felieke van der Leest, participation in the exhibition "Pictureware" at Château Musée Grimaldi, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, 2 - 5 May 2024. NOK 6 000.

Sigve Knutson, participation at Chart Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29 August - 1 September 2024. NOK 16 000.

Tamara Marbl Joka, participation in the exhibition "From women to women" at Jewellery Institute of the City of Saumur, Saumur, France, 28 June - 30 August 2024. NOK 2 180.

Beatrice Alvestad Lopez, participation in a group show at the Craft Days Biennale at Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2 - 5 May 2024. NOK 10 500.

ROUND B (APPLICATION DEADLINE 1 MAY)

Heidi Bjørgan, to participate in the Officine Saffi Award comptetition and exhibition at Fondazione Culturale Officine Saffi, Italia, Milano, 30 May - 31 July 2024. NOK 10 000.

Corrina Thornton, participation in the group exhibition "Who Cares?" at Fringe Arts Bath Festival, Bath, UK, 24 May - 9 June 2024. NOK 12 000.

Eyvind Solli Andreassen, participation in Westerwald European Ceramics Prize 2024, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany, 27 September 2024 - 15 June 2025. NOK 6 000.

Helen Hausland, participating in the 26th International Biennal of Vallauris, Museée Magnelli, Musée de la céramique, Vallauris, France, 8 March - 30 September, 2024. NOK 18 000.

Irene Nordli, to participate in the Officine Saffi Award and exhibition at Fondazione Culturale Officine Saffi, Italia, Milano 28 May - 31 July 2024. NOK 6 800.

Wisam Al-Samad, participation in Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial at Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2 October - 30 November, 2024. NOK 2 750.

Onė Austėja Maldonytė, participation in the exhibition "Įterpti" at the water reservoir "Aukštaitijos vandenys", Panevėžys, Lithuania, 15 August - 1 October 2024. NOK 14 000.

Ann Naustdal, participating in the touring exhibition ARTAPESTRY7, at Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld, Germany, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark, Kulturcentrum Konsthall, Ronneby, Sweden, and Gallery Szombathely, Hungary, 2024 - 2026. NOK 25 000.

Brita Been, participating in the touring exhibition ARTAPESTRY7, at Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld, Germany, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark, Kulturcentrum Konsthall, Ronneby, Sweden, and Gallery Szombathely, Hungary, 2024 - 2026. NOK 30 000.

Curator Karolin Tampere on behalf of Hilde Hauan Johnsen, to participate in the exhibition "Down in the Bog: Sporulation" at Estonian Contemporary Art Museum (EKKM), Tallinn, Estonia, 14 June - 1 September 2024. NOK 36 000.

Kristina Austi, participating in the solo exhibition MISRUNAI (Hybrid) at Palanga Resort Museum, Palanga, Litauen, 9 August - 8 September 2024. NOK 12 000.

Kristina Austi, participating in the group exhibition BeCraft, European Prize For Applied Arts, Mons, Belgia, 23 November 2024 - 16 February 2025. NOK 2 000.

Henriette Mauritz Nordbeck, participation in the group exhibition “Dorfplatz” at Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria, 16 September - 22 September 2024. NOK 13 000.

RSKA, participation in the solo exhibition “Knit Architecture - Textile Spaces” at Form Design Center, Malmö, Sweden, 6 April - 27 August 2024. NOK 40 000.

Matilda Norberg and Our Architectural Office, participation in the exhibition "Knit Architecture – Body and Space" at Rian Designmuseum, Falkenberg, Sweden, 14 September - 24 November 2024. NOK 12 000.

Aurora Passero, participation in the group exhibition "Story yet to be told", Ortigia Contemporanea 2024, Ortigia, Syracusa, Italy, 17 -30 June, 2024. NOK 28 000.

Søren Krag, participating in the touring exhibition ARTAPESTRY7, at Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld, Germany, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark, Kulturcentrum Konsthall, Ronneby, Sweden, and Gallery Szombathely, Hungary, 2024 - 2026. NOK 1 900.

Daniela Bergschneider, to participate in the group exhibition “Pieces” at OBJECT, Aarhus, Denmark, 30 August - 21 September, 2024. NOK 20 000.

Tonje Høydahl Sørli, participating in the touring exhibition ARTAPESTRY7, at Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld, Germany, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark, Kulturcentrum Konsthall, Ronneby, Sweden, and Gallery Szombathely, Hungary, 2024 - 2026. NOK 8 000.

Nanna Melland, participation in the exhibition "Madrugada: Jewellery and the Politics of Hope" at Calheta Palace in connection with Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Lisboa, Portugal, 27 June - 30 September 2024. NOK 20 000.

Anna Talbot, to participate in the group exhibition "Body of Water"at Art Hall of Nakagawa Special Steel Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 9 - 27 September 2024. NOK 32 000.

Felieke van der Leest, participating in the group exhibition Body of Water - Contemporary jewellery art from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Japan at Art Hall of Nakagawa Special Steel Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, 9-27 October, 2024. NOK 7 000.

Felieke van der Leest, CHALK & TALK - a participatory project by the collective EXTRANALITIES about democratic legacies and other issues that matter even more!!, Sacristy of the Church of Incarnation, Lisboa, Portugal, 26 June – 28 July 2024. NOK 10 000.

Pål Vigeland, participation in the exhibition "When Metal Becomes Nature" (arbejdstitel) at Bornholms Center for Kunsthåndværk, Hasle, Danmark, 12 April - 27 June 2025. NOK 38 000.

Beatrice Alvestad Lopez, participation in the group show Seashell Lore at Kaolin as part of Stockholm Craft Week, Sweden, 2 - 6 October 2024. NOK 10 000.

ROUND C (APPLICATION DEADLINE 1 OCTOBER)

Hanne Friis, participation at The Armory Show with Locks Gallery, New York, USA, 6 - 8 September, 2024. NOK 22 000.

Eyvind Solli Andreassen, participation in the annual exhibition Salon C14 PARIS at Annexe de la Mairie 14th, Paris, France, 3 - 6 October 2024. NOK 30 000.

Ole Morten Rokvam, participation in «The 2nd World Teapot Art Competition Exhibition» at Taoerchang No. 10 Building Exhibition Center, Yixing, China, 18 October - 17 November 2024. NOK 11 000.

Wisam Al-Samad, participation in the International Ceramics Festival Mino '24 at Ceramics Park MINO, Tajimi, Japan, 18 October - 17 November 2024. NOK 15 000.

Hanne Friis, solo exhibition "Contemporary Craft: Hanne Friis" at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany, 27 November 2024 - 27 April 2025. NOK 87 370.

Eleonore Griveau, participation in Ceramic Brussels Art Prize 2025, Brussels, Belgium, 22 - 26 January, 2025. NOK 10 000.

Lin Wang, participation in the exhibition "Echt!? Young and 3Dimensional Art from Norway" at Felleshuset/Norwegian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, 31 January - 21 April 2025. NOK 13 000.

Andrea Scholze, participating in "Echt!? Young and 3Dimensional Art from Norway" at Felleshus - The Nordic Embassy in Berlin, Germany, 30 January - 21 April 2025. NOK 13 000.

Tobias Kvendseth, participation in a residency at Longquan Wangou Taoxichuan International Studio and the group exhibition “Touching Porcelain: An Accident in Longquan Wangou Taoxichuan”, Wangou Art Museum, Longquan, Zhejiang, China, 1 March- 1 August 2025. NOK 25 000.

Ann Beate Tempelhaug, participation in Eclipse (work title) at Fondazione Officine Saffi, Milano, Italy, March - May 2025. NOK 50 000.

Tamara Marbl Joka and Dariusz Wojdyga, participation in the group exhibition"The Connection Corner" at Gießereigalerie Kunstgießerei in connection with Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, Germany, 12 - 16 March 2025. NOK 30 000.

Olaf Tønnesland Hodne, participation in a solo exhibition during Munich Jewellery Week, München, Germany, 12 - 16 March 2025. NOK 25 000.

Kari Steihaug, participation in the group exhibition "Soft Power: lives told through textile art" at The Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol, UK, 17 May - 10 August, 2025. NOK 11 000.

Lise Linnert, participation in the exhibition" Soft Power: lives told through textile art" at The Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol, UK, 17 May - 10 August 2025. NOK 15 000.

John K. Raustein, monograph, Forlaget Uten Tittel (publisher), 2025. NOK 60 000.

Anders Hald Johansen, solo exhibition at Jacob Bjorn Gallery, Denmark, Aarhus, 19 September - 25 October 2025. NOK 25 000.