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The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (NK) is working to promote and support contemporary crafts nationally and internationally. NK currently holds over 850 professional practicing artists and makers.
NK's main objective is to strengthen the arenas for contemporary crafts and improve the general working conditions for artist and makers. Our strategic areas being: 1) Professional development, 2) Policy making 3) Programmes and education 4) Contemporary crafts development and networks.
For more information about Norwegian crafts, events and artists: www.norwegiancrafts.no
Team
Managing Director: Trude G. Ugelstad, trude.g.ugelstad@kunsthandverk.no
Office Manager: Anne Karin Brandt, anne.karin.brandt@kunsthandverk.no
Office Consultant: Kristin Koren Viksjø, kristin.viksjo@kunsthandverk.no
Director of Programmes: Elisabeth Sørheim, elisabeth.sorheim@kunsthandverk.no
Programmes Coordinator: Gjertrud Steinsvåg, gjertrud.steinsvag@kunsthandverk.no
Communications Consultant: Tone Sejersted Bødtker, tsb@kunsthandverk.no
Editor of Norwegiancrafts.no and Programmes Coordinator: André Gali, andre.gali@kunsthandverk.no
Board
Chairman: Lise Stang Lund, lise@morf.no
Board members; Franz Schmidt, Ingrid Larssen, Sidsel Hanum, Putte Helene Dal.
Region Representatives
NK Oslo Region: Alexander Grüner, NK South-East: Tonje Bråthen, NK East: Esther Slagsvold, NK South: Eyvind Hermansen, NK West: Anne Lise Karlsen, NK Central: Marit Øydegard, NK North: Kari Elfstedt.
Initiatives
Gallery 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 and glass.
Magazine Kunsthåndverk
Tidskriftet Kunsthandverk is a quarterly magazine in Norwegian by editor Christer Dynna.
Norwegiancrafts.no
Norwegiancrafts.no is an online magazine that presents Norwegian crafts, arts and design to an international audience. Join our mailing list or follow us on Facebook.
Partnerships and networks
National museum for art, design and architecture
West Norway Museum of Decorative Art
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum
Norwegian Art Centers
Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal
RAM galleri
Arts and Business
Norwegian Fashion Institute
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Bergen Academy of Art and Design
Supporters and partners
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Arts Council Norway
For more information about our organisation you can contact us directly on post@kunsthandverk.no or +47 22910260.
Sist oppdatert 31. august 2012