FESTA KRAFTVERK
We invite conceptual artists, working in single or multiple disciplines, to apply for a residency at Festa Kraftverk β a former hydroelectric power plant, quietly located in the forest by the river Driva in Oppdal, Norway.
The Artist-in-Residence programme offers artists time, space and simplicity. A place to focus, work and be present β surrounded by nature, silence and a raw industrial architecture shaped by time. At the same time, the residency is closely connected to Festafest, a techno music festival where the artistic works will become an active part of the collective experience.
The space
The power plant is surrounded by forest, cliffs and a river, standing alone in the landscape. There are outdoor areas for lighting a fire, resting, or simply being in nature. The forest have several paths to explore as well. The building has three storeys and includes the large old machine room with an open fireplace, as well as bathrooms and showers, a kitchen, lounge, living room and a shared workspace. The atmosphere is raw, open and spatial β a place that invites artistic interventions.
All sleeping spaces are private and set at some distance from each other and from the power plant itself. The glamping tents are under construction and will include a bed, sofa and wood-burning stove. The micro-house is simple, with a bed and a roof terrace.
What we offer
- A simple private accomondation
- Shared kitchen, bathrooms and common spaces
- Workspace and access to the entire power plant
- Time, quiet and few obligations
During the residency period, there will be a small number of shared moments β a communal dinner and an open workshop β shaped together with the artists. Artists will also receive a ticket to Festafest. The artistic contributions developed during the residency will be integrated into the festival and experienced by the audience as part of the overall spatial, social and sensory landscape.
APPLICATION
To apply, answer the following:
- A description of your practice (max 400 words)
- 1 simple sketch / a few words of what you want to explore during your stay
- A short reflection: How does the notion ofΒ connectionΒ currently operate within your artistic practice?
- Your CV
- 10 images of your recent work / portfolio
Submit to:
Deadline: 06.03.26
We will reply within a few weeks
Residency period:Β 17.06.2026 β 19.07.2026
Exhibition:Β 18.07.2026 β 19.07.2026
Build-up week:Β Starts Sunday 19.07.2026
Festafest:Β 23.07.2026 β 26.07.2026
UKM festival Molde - 2026
UKM er stedet der ungdom kan vise fram skillsene sine β alt fra musikk, dans og kunst til gaming, film og ting ingen har sett fΓΈr. Kanskje har du en liten konferansier i blodet? Det handler om Γ₯ teste greier, treffe folk og bare ha det gΓΈy. Ikke konkurranse, bare god stemning og muligheten til Γ₯ skinne pΓ₯ din egen mΓ₯te.
Hva er UKM?ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
UKM er en landsdekkende kulturfestival for alle mellom 13 og 20 Γ₯r. Her fΓ₯r ungdom profesjonelle rammer, et sterkt fellesskap, en mΓΈteplass Γ₯ skinne pΓ₯, et publikum som lytter, og muligheten til Γ₯ ta reelle roller bΓ₯de som utΓΈvere og arrangΓΈrer. UKM er tilstede i kommuner og fylker over hele landet. Den nasjonale UKM-festivalen 2026 er i Trondheim 20.-24. juni.ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Get off to a better start with Opstart
Opstart is the Nordic Culture Fundβs investment in the initial phases of artistic and cultural projects. The programme supports the joint development of new and promising project ideas, with a view to strengthening the Nordic ambitions of the projects. You can apply for up to DKK 25,000, and there is no requirement for co-financing.
Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will typically receive a reply within 30 working days.
What is Opstart?
Opstart is designed to give collaborative projects in the arts and culture a good start.
The programme supports projects with concrete ambitions to develop cooperation across the Nordic countries. At least two partners based in two different Nordic countries must have confirmed their participation in the project before applying, and their roles must be described in the application. If there are partners from only two different Nordic countries participating in the Opstart project, one of the concrete objectives of the project should be to widen Nordic participation. The application must clearly indicate how and which other stakeholders and from which countries the project intends to involve in the long term.
The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Γ land. Participation from outside the Nordic countries is also welcome.
You can apply as an individual, group, institution, association or company, as well as a public or private organisation. Opstart welcomes applications for projects with a global vision that can help create new relevance for Nordic art and cultural cooperation. Therefore, you do not need to be a resident of the Nordic Region or have Nordic nationality to apply.
Notice that Opstart does not support:
- projects that do not have a clear link to the arts and culture (for instance sporting events, business development, technological innovation, and projects within journalism and social sciences),
- school trips or research trips of individuals,
- participation of individuals and groups in events and activities, and
- fully developed projects that can apply for Project Funding. If you apply for Project Funding, do not apply Opstart at the same time but include your development phase in the Project Funding application.
AdMa 2026-27
Are you an artist or designer working on social-political concerns and do you need more time for your practice-based research? Are you looking for a nurturing research environment with critical but caring peers and tutors? Do you want to improve your writing, theoretical framework and artistic methodologies? Are you searching for the right formats and contexts to share your artistic research experiments and doubts? Are you planning to apply for a practice-based PhD in the arts? Are you able to dedicate yourself to an intense and intensive artistic research process?
Apply!
β‘οΈ The due date for applications is 24 February 2026.
For more information on the applicaiton, check the link in our bio.
On 11 February 2025 we will organise an online and on campus info session. Follow our social media announcements for more info. Please email adma@kdg.be to register. More details will follow.
Kunstneropphold 2026 er nΓ₯ Γ₯pent for sΓΈknad!
Vi er det eneste senteret i landet som tilbyr kunstneropphold for prosjekt innen alle kunstsjangere. BΓ₯de enkeltkunstnere og grupper er velkommen med sΓΈknad. Kunstneroppholdene arrangeres i faste uker, 24, 25, 42 og 43. Til sammen vil om lag 20-25 kunstprosjekt bli innvilget opphold hvert Γ₯r.
Alle sΓΈknader innen alle kunstsjangrer blir vurdert, men hvert Γ₯r prΓΈver vi Γ₯ ha et sΓ¦rlig fokus pΓ₯ en tematikk eller situasjon som speiler verdensbildet.
Fra 2004 til 2025 har over 975 kunstnere, nasjonale og internasjonale involvert i 379 produksjoner vΓ¦rt pΓ₯ kunstneropphold hos Seanse. VΓ₯rt mΓ₯l er Γ₯ medvirke til kvalitetsproduksjoner, kompetanseutvikling og nyskaping innen kunst for og med barn, unge og andre
Kunstneroppholdene arrangeres i uke 24, 25, 42 og 43. Til sammen vil 20-25 kunstprosjekt bli innvilget opphold i Γ₯r.
Seanse tilbyr:
- Gode arbeidsforhold i egne lokaler
- Veiledning av mentorer med kunstnerisk og barnefaglig kompetanse
- Deltakelse i et tverrkunstnerisk kunstnerkollegium
- Honorar, reise og opphold.
- Foto/video dokumentasjon
I tillegg til at vi vurderer alle sΓΈknader, oppfordrer vi prosjekt med tema relatertΒ sosialt og globalt engasjementΒ om Γ₯ sΓΈke opphold!Β KunstΒ kan bidra til endring ved og vΓ¦reΒ en katalysator for endring, bΓ₯de forΒ individer og samfunnet.
Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder: Tverrfaglig
Open Call for 2027/2028 Γ₯pner i januar 2026
I 2019 ble LKV AiR-programmet utvidet fra to til fire gjesteleiligheter. Ordningen, som tidligere var forbeholdt billedkunstnere og kunsthΓ₯ndverkere, Γ₯pnet da ogsΓ₯ for utΓΈvere innen andre kunstdisipliner. Programmet er utviklet i samarbeid med lokale aktΓΈrer i kulturfeltet, som bidrar med faglig kompetanse, nettverk og tilgang til relevante fasiliteter nΓ₯r kapasiteten tillater det.
Programmet har et sΓ¦rlig fokus pΓ₯ tverrfaglige prosjekter innen dans, musikk, scenekunst, film, litteratur og kuratering. Vi oppfΓΈrer profesjonelle kunstnere som allerede arbeider tverrfaglig, sΓ₯ vel som dem som ΓΈnsker Γ₯ utforske nye retninger og utfordre egen kunstnerisk praksis til Γ₯ sΓΈke pΓ₯ dette programmet.
Residensen gir rom for fordypning og kunstnerisk utvikling i nye omgivelser, samtidig som den legger til rette for nettverksbygging og nye samarbeid. Fordi vi ikke alltid kan tilby tilgang til spesialiserte fasiliteter utover det som finnes pΓ₯ fellesverkstedene ved LKV, egner programmet seg sΓ¦rlig godt for kunstnere i en Γ₯pen, utforskende fase av sitt arbeid β der fleksibilitet og prosessorientering er viktigere enn produksjonskapasitet.
Hvem kan sΓΈke?
Profesjonelle kunstnere innen dans, musikk, scenekunst, film, litteratur, samt kuratorer som ikke er bosatt i Trondheim er velkomne til Γ₯ sΓΈke om et gjesteopphold pΓ₯ LKV. Vi ΓΈnsker sΓΈkere som representerer et mangfold av erfaringer, perspektiver og kunstneriske praksiser β uavhengig av alder, bakgrunn, kjΓΈnnsidentitet eller uttrykksform.
Hvor lenge?
Det kan sΓΈkes om gjesteopphold fra 22 dager til tre mΓ₯neder.
Hva tilbyr vi?
- En fullt utstyrt studioleilighet 20 meter fra LKVs hovedbygg.
- Tilgang til LKVs fellesverksteder for arbeidet med tre, metall, grafikk, analog fotografi, samt en keramikkovn.
- Mulighet for Γ₯ leie LKVs prosjektrom (50 og 90 kvm).
Andre relevante fasiliteter
I tillegg til studioleilighet og tilgang til LKVs fasiliteter, har kunstnere i dette programmet mulighet for Γ₯ sΓΈke om tilgang til fasilitetene hos samarbeidspartnere ved LKV AiR. Eksterne fasiliteter mΓ₯ godkjennes av samarbeidspartnere.
- DansiT, dansestudio i to uker, mΓ₯ ryddes hver kveld mandag til fredag, grunnet kveldskurs
- Rosendal Teater, prΓΈverom i to uker
- Rotvoll kunstnerkollektiv, prosjektrom, samt ΓΈvingsrom for musikk som inkluderer piano og trommer. Mulighet for konserter.
Arctic Canvas
Arctic Canvas is a creative retreat space and artist residency for rent in West Iceland on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Surrounded by raw nature with views of the Snæfellsjâkull glacier, the Atlantic ocean, mountains, and ancient lava fields, it's a serene sanctuary.
Our mission is to provide an inspiring environment for artists, mindfulness practitioners and nature scientists to concentrate, find inspiration, or simply rejuvenate amidst nature's energy.
By fostering creativity and mindfulness, we aim to contribute positively to our community.
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Just 1.5 km from the charming town of Hellnar, Arctic Canvas offers a unique retreat space. A scenic 2.5-hour drive from Reykjavik, accessible via a private road, it promises awe-inspiring views. Embrace the solitude and let your creativity and mind flourish!
For more information, browse our website. To book or with questions, visit ourΒ contact page. We look forward to welcoming you to Arctic Canvas!






