Oslo Closed residency program

Oslo Closed residency program

Short deadline but short application as well!

You get a workspace in central Oslo for four months, with rent, electricity and internet covered by Oslo Open. That’s it.
No expectations for hosting an open studio or other public event during the period.
We expect that the room will be used, but it doesn’t have to be every day.

Room

A room measuring 3 × 4,5 meters with the entrance at the end of one the long walls and three windows on the opposite wall.
The room contains one or two desks. One of them can be adjusted. An empty shelf for your things.
The room is ideal for desk based work such as research and writing, but can also be used for some types of small scale production.

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Building

Anatomigården is one of Oslo’s oldest buildings, and located in Rådhusgata 19. Gallery BO is on the first floor and PRAKSIS also has their office on the loft.
Access to a toilet and a small shared kitchen with the basics
Entrance through gallery BO

Limitations

Access limitations:

• Loft on 2nd floor, no lift, narrow staircase with handrail on one side.
• Two tiny bathrooms.

Production limitations:

• No cleaning of oil or acrylic paint brushes (old pipes)
• No toxic or smelly processes (lack of ventilation)
• No noisy processes (thin walls)

Disclaimers

• This is an independent residency with no program, social or administrative support
• You are responsible for your own insurance
• The space cannot be used as accommodation
• The room must be returned in the same state it was received
• The loft space outside the room may have meetings or events organised through BO and PRAKSIS– but you can still enter and exit as you please

Who can apply

• Professional artists within visual and material based art
• Artists must be based in Oslo
• Any nationality
• Priority will be given to artists without a studio
• Individuals and collectives (nb. up to three keys available)

How to apply

Fill in this form with a short text (Max half a page)

Deadline: 1 June 2025

Jury

Mimmi Mattila
Frida Rusnak
Sisse Lee