AiR Green International Textil Art Residency

AiR Green provides a residency program solely for artists whose work relates to textile media.

The residency is located at Søndre Green farm in Noresund, at the foot of the Norefjell mountain range in Krødsherad Municipality, Buskerud County, Norway. With this residency, AiR Green aims to create an arena for concentration and in-depth research, to contribute to the development and presentation of textile art, and to promote contact between artists who use different approaches to textile media.

The program is run by the organisation Norwegian Textile Artists in collaboration with Søndre Green farm.

AiR Green – artist Residency at Søndre Green

– for artists whose work relates to textile media

Application deadline for residency in 2025 is set to

15. November 2024

AiR Green and Norwegian Textile Artists (NTK) announces an artist-in-residence opportunity for artists whose work relates to textile media. The residency is at Søndre Green farm in Noresund, at the foot of the Norefjell mountain range in Krødsherad Municipality, Buskerud County, Norway. With this residency, NTK aims to create an arena for concentration and in-depth research, to contribute to the development and presentation of textile art, and to promote contact between artists who use different approaches to textile media.

WHO CAN APPLY

AiR Green is for professional artists who work with textile media, fiber art, or who have a project relating to textiles. Although we assume that you have some previous experience with textile art, there is no requirement that textile is the main medium in your practice. Note that the residency is independent. No instructions in textile techniques or the like will be given. The residency also applies solely to the artists (it does not extend to family members, partners, pets etc.).The residency is open to international artists.

AiR GREEN AND AiR GREEN STUDIO

NTK offers two different artist residencies at Søndre Green farm, AiR Green og Air Green Studio.

AiR Green

This residency is for four artists at the same time for four weeks. Ordinary AiR Green is offered for one period in the spring and one period in the fall. The residency includes a grant of NOK 5,000 per person for 4 weeks’ residency. Travel expences up to NOK 3,500 will be reimbursed. Artists are given free accommodation and work space.

More about AiR Green.

AiR Green Studio
This residency is for only one artist with a duration of two months. AiR Green Studio is offered for one period in the spring and one period in the fall. The residency includes a grant of NOK 10,000 for 2 months residency. Travel expences up to NOK 3,500 will be reimbursed. The residency is in the recently rehabilitated Sommerfjøset (“Summer barn”), which has been converted into a studio apartment with all facilities. More about AiR Green Studio.