News

The Coast Contemporary Prize

Oslo Open and Coast Contemporary have the pleasure to collaborate in awarding a prize to an artist who opens their atelier during Oslo Open.

«Atelierbesøk med Oslo Open»

Have a look at «Atelierbesøk med Oslo Open» – a series of artist portraits in video format

Live-Streamed Studio Visits

Ragnhild Brochmann (writer of the popular column Estetikeren in Morgenbladet), Marie Saxeide (art mediator/ content marketing manager at Atelier, a new Norwegian platform that enables artists to sell their art directly from the studio), Marianne Hurum (Oslo-based painter with several years of engagement working for artists’ rights) and Marthe Elise Stramrud (artist and director of Oslo Open) stepped into the role of reporters during 2021´s Studio Weekend and gave the audience a chance to tag along for informal and fun meetings in artist’s studios around the city.

We will take our digital audience on more live-streamed visits in 2022. Stay tuned!

A taste of our new visual identity

Graphic designers Parabol Studio teamed up with Oslo Open, St. Hans and photographer Jan Khür to give Oslo Open a complete new look. Our website will be updated in the near future and in the meantime check out one of this year’s digital posters.

Oslo Open in Klassekampen

Oslo Open protests against the municipality’s treatment of the studio situation in Oslo. Read the article in today’s issue of Klassekampen.

New visual identity

The graphic design studio Parabol Studio and the communications agency St. Hans contribute to renew (and improve) Oslo Opens’s identity.

We are looking forward for the launch!

Anne-Lise Stenseth wins the Coast Contemporary prize 2020

The Coast Contemporary prize is an annual award and collaboration between Oslo Open and Coast Contemporary to honor an artist who opens their studio during the festival.

Marthe Elise Stramrud is our new director

Oslo Open is happy to announce that artist Marthe Elise Stramrud is hired as our new director.