Artica Svalbard and the Queen Sonja Print Award are pleased to announce a new group exhibition, ARTICA in residence at QSPA.

Featured Artists:
Petter Buhagen, AK Dolven, Inma Herrera, Heehyun Jeong, Ellen Karin Mæhlum, Line Prip and a work made by HM Dronning Sonja during the opening of Artica Svalbard in 2016. With short films about Ignas Krunglevičius and Jessica MacMillan.

Artica Svalbard is one of Norway’s leading not-for-profit residency foundations. Based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard it is a place for thinking slowly, in a fast changing world. But what does it mean to be ‘in residence’ ?

Working with Svalbard’s natural cycle from the midnight sun to the polar night, Artica places great emphasis on deep reflection around some of the most pressing issues of our time. Challenging the perspectives of the polar regions and welcoming knowledge we don’t have, in order to inspire change.This exhibition brings together works by just some of the past artists, writers and researchers with focus towards the QSPA residents, who have stayed at Artica in Longyearbyen over the last seven years. Showing mainly works-in-progress, we hope to highlight that a residency is many things, including the opportunity to think, challenge and inspire. There is no pressure to complete a ‘ finished work’, Artica is a place to test and sometimes fail. 

Heehyun Jeong, installation view

Ellen Karin Mæhlum, installation view

The Queen Sonja Print Award has been a key partner of Artica since its founding in 2016, nominating artists alongside the other key partner institutions, The Norwegian Nonfiction Writers' and Translators' Association (NFFO), Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum and Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA). This partnership has established Artica as a leading residency programme in Norway, not only helping the foundation offer best practice but also supporting us in our values: professional impact, engagement and to influence change.

Exhibitions continues until 14 May 2023 see here for opening hours and details.