STEIGEN AIR

RESIDENCIES FOR VISITING ARTIST IN THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN AND AURORA POLARIS

The cultural foundation of Grøtøyleia offers 2 residencies to professional artists, writers, directors, dancers, choreographers, composers, audio and new media artists in the land of the midnight sun and Aurora Polaris.

The residencies are situated in the Art Center TARE in Steigen on the main land inside the Lofoten archipelago.It is placed 30 meters from the sea with a beautiful view to the mountains, the eagles and the midnight sun.

The aim is to strengthen, promote and develop collaboration between contemporary artists in north of Norway and artists from the rest of Norway and abroad.

Who can applyThe residency is open to professional artists of all fields: visual artists, writers, curators, craft artists, writers, film directors, film makers, dancers, choreographers, stage performers, performance artists, composers, musicians, audio and new media artists.

What Steigen AIR can offerThe Art center TARE is owned by a cultural foundation and contains 3 studios.Studio 1 is used by the artist Line Hvoslef, based in Bergen and Steigen .Studio 2 and 3 is offered for free to visiting artists for a period from 4 to 12 weeks.

Each studio includes a bedroom and as a visitor you have access to a shared bath, kitchen and living room.

The art scene in Steigen is neither big nor especially vibrant, but the local artist is connected to the art center Tare in different ways.

The activity in TARE changes during the year. The period from May till September is the most hectic period, but the activity drops to a minimum during wintertime.

From September till May you cannot expect an artist-run/idealistic environment in the house.But this period will be a good time for concentration, inspiration and production.

So a stay at TARE might be best for those who want to find peace, to concentrate and get inspired by nature!

What does the residency demand of the visiting artist

All expenses (other than studio and accommodation) such as living costs, travel, materials, insurance and transport must be covered by the artist. The artist may apply for possible funding from her / his own home country.

The selected artist must be prepared to be quite self-reliant. We are running the residency on tight administrative resources. However we are doing our best to set up contacts and network, and the artists in Steigen are very open-minded and friendly.

The residence artists are free to use their time at their own disposal, but we encourage them to contribute to the local environment – either through exhibitions at a later time or workshops/artist talk during the stay.

The visiting artist must speak and write English.

ApplicationThe application must be based on the application form, project proposal for the residency period and artist statement, updated cv, documentation of work. Current work is requested. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For the period from March – November next year the deadline for applications is January 15.

On your request by mail line@hvoslef.no, we will send you a copy of the application form.

Please note our aim in your application process: “The aim is to strengthen, promote and develop a collabora-tion between contemporary artists in North of Norway and artists in rest of Norway and abroad.”

We prefer the application to be sent by mail to line@hvoslef.noPlease limit your documentation to maximum 5 MB. If you are sending video material, please refer to down-loading sites like Vimeo, YouTube etc.

If you have a personal updated website, it is accepted as application material for documentation of work, CV etc.

The residence artists will be selected by a jury with members from the art scene in Norway.

For more information, please contact Art-Manager Line Hvoslef at Tel. (+ 47) 90 97 80 80 or email line@hvoslef.no

STUDIOS AND APARTMENTThe Art Center TARE was built in 1966 as a grocery store, but used as a teen center from 1988 till 2014 when it was taken over by the foundation and made into the Art Center TARE.

The building is 330 square meters on one floor situated 30 meters from the sea and 50 meters from the harbor.400 meters away you find the new grocery store, bus stop, guest house with a pub, town hall, bank, doctor, fitness center, culture house and petrol station with a car for rent.

STUDIO 1 (100 square m) is used by Line Hvoslef and not for use by visiting artists.

STUDIO 2 (60 square m) is suitable for a fine artist (all media) or a craft artist. With linoleum covering on floor and white wooden walls with large windows overlooking the sea and landscape towards the north. Height of ceiling from 2,5- 3,2 meters.

STUDIO 3 (50 square m) is a rougher studio with uncovered concrete flooring and white wooden walls with large windows overlooking the sea and landscape towards the north. Height of ceiling from 2,5- 3,2 meters with large windows overlooking landscape towards the north.

There is a separate entrance for each studio and indoor access from each studio to the accommodation.

All studios have basic furniture, but is not equipped with tools or computer but a wireless internet connection is available for free.

In coordination with Line in Studio 1, studio 1 and 2 can be used as a gallery or for event, concerts and so on.

ACCOMMODATIONThe art center has 3 bedrooms (10, 12 and 16 m2), a living room (28 m2) with kitchen and direct exit to the garden, and a bath with sink, toilet, shower and washing machine.

Bedroom 1 and 2 has a 140x200 bed and bedroom 3 has a double bed (can be separated).The accommodation is equipped with essential furniture, linen and towels, cooker, refrigerator and kitchenware.

You will also find a bike, a kick sledge, some fishing gear and warm clothing for the polar night. You can catch your own fish for dinner at the pear in the harbor, visit the sea eagle in the spectacular mountains nearby, or maybe rent a car and explore more distant sights. And may be someone invites you for a fishing trip in his boat to catch some of the really big fishes in the fjord.

HOW TO GET HERESteigen is a small community in the rural areas in north of Norway with less than 2500 inhabitants. The main village is Leinesfjord where the Art Center is situated. Traditional the living in Steigen has been based on fisheries and agriculture, but today aquaculture and tourism is fast growing businesses.

You may come by car, but remember that the distance from Oslo to Steigen is 1320 km, so we recommend transport by plane or train to Bodø. Coming from abroad, you will most likely have to go through Oslo. It is only a 20 minute WALK from the airport, and even shorter from the railway station, to Sentrumsterminalen in Hålogalandsgata. There you will find a bus or catamaran to Steigen.

CatamaranEvery day at 5.15 pm (6 pm fridays and 8.30 pm Sundays), the catamaran leaves for Svolvær, but passes three different stops in Steigen:

- By a boat ticket in the terminal building to Helnessund (60 minute trip)

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday you will find a bus on the pear.

- By a ticket to Leinesfjord (34 minute trip)

Someone will meet you at the bus stop in Leinesfjord and wish you welcome to the Art Center.

If you arrive another day we can find someone to pick you up in Helnessund.

BusEvery day at 5.30 the bus leave to Narvik:

- By a bus ticket in the terminal building to Leinesfjord (3 hours trip)

Someone will meet you at the bus stop in Leinesfjord and wish you welcome to the Art Center.

ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONSteigen AIR is placed in the Art House Tare owned by the cultural foundation of Grøtøyleia.

The foundation was established in 1994 by the local community Steigen Kommune and the owner of Grøtøy mansion built in 1863 and was in those days considered to be the most beautiful mansion in the world north of the polar circle!

Today the mansion is owned by Line Hvoslef and Trond Lohne who live there in the summertime. The mansion is fully furnished and decorated as in 1863 and has 4 livingrooms, 11 bedrooms and a decent kitchen. In coordination with Line and Trond visiting artist to Steigen AIR can use the mansion for cultural activities.

CONTACT For all cultural purposes you may contact Line hvoslef on (+ 47) 90 97 80 80 or email line@hvoslef.no.For other matters contact Trond Lohne on (+47) 92 30 46 45 or email trond@vannplan.com