artist residency at Kunstner Huset

North Norwegian Art Centre

North Norwegian Art Centre is Northern Norway's regional centre for contemporary art. Our aim is to create interest for art and arts and crafts in the region through a regional and international orientation with an ongoing exhibition program and sales of arts and crafts from the region. Every other year North Norwegian Art Centre organises Lofoten International Art Festival – LIAF in Svolvær using the Kunstner Huset to host events with visiting artists

Kunstner Huset Air

In 2012 the Centre took over the Kunstnerhuset a residency house for artists located on the island of Svinøya the historic Svolvær “stockfish” harbour.  The artist guesthouse has a long history, in 1934 the Swedish artist Anna Boberg donated her cottage “Boberghytta” at the entrance to Svolvær harbour to the Association of Visual Artists. It was to be used to accommodate visiting Norwegian and Swedish painters. The house was demolished during the war and was rebuilt as Kunstnerhuset in 1952.