Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts

GALLERI FORMAT OSLO OG BERGEN

Organization

The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK) is a national organisation for professional practising artists. The organisation was established in 1975 and now comprises approximately 850 members who work within the areas of ceramic, textile, metal, wood, glass, leather crafting and crossover areas. NK is artistled, and is funded through support from the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and membership dues. NKs members are often commissioned to produce art in public spaces, and an increasing number of Norwegian artist have gained international renown through individual and group exhibitions, won prestigious awards or worked as lecturers or jurors abroad.

Objectives

NK's main objective is to improve the entrepreneurial conditions of our professional artist, increase governments scholarships and grants, as well as to increase the use of arts and crafts in public spaces.NK is also an events management organization, which arranges large exhibitions in Norway and abroad, as well as seminars and meetings. NK produce the juried Annual Exhibition of Norwegian arts and crafts. Organizing Norwegian arts and crafts abroad is a priority area for NK and working to promot and exhibit crafts from abroad into Norway. NK collaborates with a broad network of highly regarded galleries and museums around the world.

Administration
Managing Director: Trude G. Ugelstad, +47 22 91 02 66, trude.g.ugelstad[AT]kunsthandverk.no
Office Manager: Anne Karin Brandt, +47 22 91 02 63, anne.karin.brandt[AT]kunsthandverk.no
Office Consultant: Kristin Koren Viksjø, +47 22 91 02 62, kristin.koren.viksjo[AT]kunsthandverk.no
Director of Programmes: Elisabeth Sørheim, +47 22 91 02 65, elisabeth.sorheim[AT]kunsthandverk.no
Exhibition Coordinator: Gjertrud Steinsvåg, +47 22 91 02 68, gjertrud.steinsvag[AT]kunsthandverk.no
PR Consultant: Tone Sejersted Bødtker, +47 22 91 02 64, tsb[AT]kunsthandverk.no

Editor of Norwegiancrafts.no: André Gali +47 22 91 02 69, andre.gali[AT]kunsthandverk.no

Galleri FORMAT
Galleri FORMAT with spaces in both Oslo and Bergen, is owned by NK. The galleries are exhibition and sales venues for works of the finest professional and artistic quality within ceramic, textile, metal, wood, glass and leather.

You are welcome to visit us – opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday 11 - 17
Saturday 11 - 16
Sunday 12 - 16
Monday closed

Oslo:

Rådhusgt. 24, 0151 Oslo
Norway
Phone: + 47 22 41 45 40/43
E-mail: oslo@format.no

Bergen:

Vågsalmenningen 12,
5014 Bergen, Norway
Phone: +47 55 30 48 90
E-mail: bergen@format.no

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