Oslo
Initiatives
- Venues
- 0047, art, architecture and urbanism platform, Rodeløkka, since 2007
- 1857, experimental platform for contemporary art, *2010
- Akademirommet, gallery, Kunstnernes Hus, downtown, *2013
- antipodes café, Bjørvika
- Atelier Nord, platform for contemporary art with focus on media art, *1965
- Baklengs, record shop, *2016
- Big Dipper, record store
- Bitraf, makerspace, downtown, *2011
- Black Box teater, contemporary performing arts venue, Grünerløkka, *1985
- Blå, alternative music venue and club, downtown, *1998
- Blitz, activist centre, downtown, *1982
- ByKuben, center for urban ecology, *2018, [1]
- Café Mir, Grünerløkka
- Cinemateket, cinema, downtown
- Demon's Mouth, artist-run gallery, Rodeløkka, *2014
- Destiny's, artist-run gallery, Majorstuen, *2016
- Fellesverkstedet, open production facility for artists and designers, Grünerløkka, *2011
- Flatbread Society, urban farm and art centre, Bjørvika, *2012
- Fotogalleriet, fotohalle, downtown, *1977
- Gamle Munch, cultural centre, Tøyen, *2022
- Gimle, cinema, Gimle, *1939, [2]
- Grünerløkka Lufthavn, artist studios, Grünerløkka, *1994
- Grusomhetens Teater / Theatre of Cruelty, downtown, *2002
- Guttormsgaards arkiv, Blaker
- Hackeriet, hackerspace, Hausmania, downtown, *2009
- Haus der Kunst, artist-run gallery, downtown, *2019
- Hausmania, autonomous cultural centre, downtown, *2000
- Henie-Onstad Art Centre, museum, Høvikodden, *1968
- Holodeck, non-profit project space, downtown, *2011
- John Dee, music venue, downtown
- K4 galleri, artist-run gallery space for video art and moving image, *2016
- Kafé Hærverk, bar, club, concert venue & record store, downtown, *2017, [3]
- Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (KHiO), art academy, *1996
- Kunstnerforbundet, artist-run gallery for contemporary art, downtown, *1910
- Kulturhuset i Oslo, cultural centre & cafe, downtown, *2013
- Kunsthall Oslo, non-profit art space, Bjørvika, *2010
- Kunstnernes Hus, centre for contemporary art, *1930
- Kunstplass, venue for contemporary art, downtown, *2012
- Losæter, arena for art and urban farming, Bjørvika, *2011
- Louise Dany, artist-run initiative, Majorstuen, *2016
- LYNX, artist-run exhibition space, *2013
- Melahuset, cultural centre
- MELK, artist-run space for photography, *2009
- Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art (formerly Akershus Kunstsenter), Lillestrøm, *1986
- Noplace, artist-run gallery, *2011
- Nordic Black Theatre & Cafeteatret, self-run theatre, *1992
- Norlis, second hand bookstore, downtown, *1890
- Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), *2001
- Oslo Apiary & Aviary, Kunstnernes Hus, downtown, *2013
- Oslo Kunstforening, cultural society and exhibition space, *1836
- Parkteatret, music venue, downtown, *1907/2002, [4] [5]
- Podium, artist-run gallery, downtown, *2004
- Reshow, materials free for reuse in cultural initiatives
- ROM, gallery for art and architecture, Grünerløkka, *1987
- Sagene Kunstsmie, art centre, Sagene, *2014
- Salt, art and music, downtown, *2014
- Schloss, exhibition space, Sofienberg, *2016
- Schous Bøker, bookstore, Grünerløkka, *2016
- She Will, occasional space for art events in a disused petrol station, Ski, *2018
- Sub Scene, cultural centre, downtown, *2002
- Tegnerforbundet, artist-run organisation and gallery, *1916
- Tenthaus, project space for contemporary art, downtown, *2011
- Tiger, record store, downtown
- Torpedo/PUB, non-profit art publisher and bookstore, downtown, *2005
- Tronsmo Bokhandel, bookstore, downtown, *1975
- Uhørt, cultural venue, downtown, *2014
- UKS (Young Artists' Society), gallery, downtown, *1921
- Vandaler Forening, artist-run space, Lille Tøyen, *2015
- Van Etten, non-profit gallery space, Grønland, *2020
- Vega Scene, art cinema & theatre, downtown, *2018
- more: USE-IT city guide, 2017, Indie Travel Guide.
- Past spaces: Khartoum Contemporary Art Center (conceptual arts initiative, downtown, 2017-2023, [6]), Kazachenko's Apartment (2013-2016), Stein og Jord (record store), Pink Cube (exhibition space, 2011-2016), Slow Space Bjørvika [7] (2010-2014), Tidens Krav (artist-run gallery, -2014), Sound of Mu (2006-2014), Atopia (experimental film and video art initiative and gallery, 2003-2017), GUN (Galleriet uten Navn) (artist-run gallery, 2000-2003), Zoolounge (artist-run space, 1996-1999), Galleri Struts (artist-run gallery, 1994-1998) [8], Herslebsgate (artist-run gallery, 1992-1998) [9], Museum of Contemporary Art (1990-2017), Månefisken (*1989).
Initiatives with no permanent event venue
- Another Space, curatorial collaboration and independent book publisher for art and architecture, *2012
- Coda Press, independent publisher
- Femme Brutal, feminist club concept and booking collective, *2012
- Filmbyrået Jack, film distributor, *2022, [10]
- First Supper Symposium, collaborative feminist art project, *2012
- Foot Books, independent publisher
- Growlab Oslo, design studio working with urban food culture, *2012
- House, initiates and produces art in public space, *2014
- Hverdag Books, artist books and risograph, *2016
- Kunstkritikk, art review, *2003
- Locus, artist-run gallery space & publishing house, *2006
- MakersHub, architectural collective and volunteer organisation, *2015
- Masahat, open spaces for Arab culture in exile, *2015
- Metronomicon Audio, record label, *2001
- NorCD, record label, *1991, [11]
- Nordic Art Press, *2017
- Norsk Risoforening, *2018
- Norwegian Association of Curators, *2011
- Notam, center for technology in music and the arts, *1992
- nyMusikk, centre for experimental music and sound art, *1938
- Objektiv, photography publisher & journal, *2009
- O. Gudmundsen Minde, vinyl label for strange and wonderful music, *2017
- Oktober, publishing house, *1970
- Øreverk, experimental music events, *2017
- Performance Art Oslo (PAO), artist-run initiative, *2012
- Plastic Strip Press, record label for Scandinavian avant-garde music, *2006
- PNEK, production network for electronic art, *2000
- Praksis, platform for creative research and production, *2015
- Prisms, association for alternative film cultures, *2021
- radiOrakel, women's radio, at Blitz, *1982
- Sofa, record label, *2000, [12]
- Subjekt.no, online cultural magazine, *2013
- Tekstbyrået, independent publisher
- Underskog
- Uten Tittel, art and culture publisher, *2016
- Vandaler Forening, *2015
- Verdensteatret, theatre company, *1986
- Verk Produksjoner, theatre company, *1989
- Video Art Archive, *2011
- more: Oslo in Action(s) (*2020).
- Past initiatives: Prisma Records (record label, 2008-2016), Volapük (literature and cutlure forum, *1990).
Events
- All Ears, festival for improvised music, *2002
- CODA Oslo International Dance Festival, *2001
- Dans for Voksne, concert series, *2003
- Drawing Triennial (Tegnebiennalen), *2002
- F/ eks, concert series for electronic music and experimental pop, *2019
- FORART Lectures, *2004
- Fotobokfestival Oslo, *2009
- God natt, literature festival, *2018
- Masahat, festival for Arab arts and culture, *2021
- Merge Norge, festival for contemporary circus, *2016
- Mirage, art film festival, *2022
- Off the Page, music festival without music, *2014
- Only Connect, festival of sound, *2005
- Open Forum, a student run initiative for exchange of ideas, *c.2011
- Oslava, experimental music festival, 2022
- Oslo Arkitekturtriennale, *2000
- Oslo Internasjonale Teaterfestival, *2013
- Oslo Biennalen, *2019
- PAO Festival, performance art festival, *2013
- Periferien, minifestival for contemporary and experimental music, *2016
- Praksis Development Forum (PDF), monthly peer-support group for creative community
- The Seminar of Aesthetics, interdisciplinary forum for new research at the intersection of aesthetic theory, philosophy and art, *1988
- Struktura, event series, 2019-2020
- Ultima, contemporary music festival, *1991
- Winter Solstice, annual nocturnal art project and happening, *2012
- We Do, contemporary Polish arts & culture festival, *2019
- Event listings: Concerts in Oslo, Broadcast concerts and clubs in Oslo, Oslo Art Guide (exhibition guide, formerly U.F.O.), Underskog.
- Past events
- Norsk Lydarkivkonferanse, 2022
- Bande à part, conference on independent art institutions, 2019, [13] [14]
- Canon No Canon, conference, 2018
- Technology and Emotions, conference, 2017
- An Army of Liars: Situationists in Scandinavia, exhibition, 2016
- How to Raise a Teenager, seminar on art publication and distribution, 2016. [15]. FB.
- Oslo Pilot, 2015-2016
- PolyFøkt, festival for experimental and noise music, 2013
- Academy Lectures, 2012-2017
- Oslo Lux light, space and technology festival, 2011-2015
- Art.on.Wires, festival for live and interactive art & technology, 2010-2012
- Fluxus East, exhibition, 2010-2011
- Oslo Screen Festival, video art festival, 2008-2014
- RAM2, 2003
- Electronic Art in Public Spaces, conference, 2002
- Den Tredje Vei, short film festival, *1998
- International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music, biennial, 1990
- Mankind 2000, conference, 1967
Art workers
- Anne Hilde Neset
- Anne-Lise Stenseth (1959)
- Apichaya (Piya) Wanthiang (1987)
- Atle Selnes Nielsen (1978)
- Bjørn Bjarre
- Bjørnar Habbestad (1976)
- Camille Norment (1970)
- Christian Blom (1974)
- David M. Berry
- Dušan Barok
- Eirik Blekesaune
- Ellef Prestsæter
- Ellen Røed
- Eivind Røssaak
- Espen Sommer Eide
- Ewa Jacobsson
- Farhad Kalantary
- Frode Weium
- Geir Johnson (1953-2021)
- Harald Fetveit
- HC Gilje (1969)
- Hild Borchgrevink
- Ida Lykken Ghosh
- Ieva Gudaitytė
- Ina Blom
- Inger Lise Hansen (1963)
- Ingrid Hölzl
- Ivar Smedstad
- Jana Winderen
- Jina Chang
- Jiska Huizing
- Jonas Ekeberg (1967)
- Katya García-Antón
- Kenneth Korstad Langås
- Kristin Bergaust
- Kristoffer Myskja (1985)
- Lars Cuzner (1974)
- Lars Mørch Finborud
- Lasse Marhaug
- Lesia Vasylchenko
- Marius Watz
- Marit Paasche
- Markus Moestue
- Mike Sperlinger
- Natasha Barrett
- Niklas Adam
- Nikhil Vettukattil
- Per Platou
- Per Teljer
- Petr Svárovský
- Randi Nygård
- Rhea Dall
- Rob Young
- Sara R. Yazdani
- Signe Lidén
- Silja Leifsdottir
- Siri Austeen
- Sten Ove Toft
- Susanne Østby Sæther
- Taina Bucher
- Terje Rasmussen
- Ulf A. S. Holbrook
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