Author: covepark
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NAARCA presents at meeting of the Finnish Artist Residency Network (FAIRE)
On Friday the 31st of May, in collaboration with the Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation, Saari hosted a meeting of the Finnish Artist Residency Network (FAIRE). It was attended by approximately 60 residency operators from across the country as well as representatives of the Swedish residency network SWAN and the Estonian LOORE residency network. During the…
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NAARCA launches Online Exhibition of Commissioned Artists
Rikke Luther’s and Nikhil Vettukattil’s art projects are part of NAARCA’s commissions to develop new knowledge and practices related to climate action in the Nordic-Scottish region. In line with these aims, Rikke Luther’s film explores the new mud landscapes and their social, political and bio-chemical impacts on human and marine life. Nikhil Vettukattil, on the…
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Introducing ‘Creative Climate Champions’ – NAARCA publishes Digital Resource Toolkit for Young People
NAARCA presents ‘Creative Climate Champions’ – a pedagogical toolkit that is free to be used by schools, community groups, and parents to run creative workshops that seek to inform, inspire and engage children and young people in topics surrounding climate change while addressing important issues such as climate anxiety, adaptation and empowerment. This toolkit designed…
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Testing Grounds shortlisted for IWPA Award
We are thrilled to share the news that NAARCA’s Testing Grounds has been shortlisted for an International Women’s Podcast Award in the “Moment of Compelling Storytelling” category, on the basis of a clip from the bonus episode featuring Mairi Macleod’s Cur na Mara/Seasickness story (written in Gaelic and translated to English) which was also commissioned by NAARCA. There…
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Writing Commission: Mazen Maarouf (Iceland)
We are delighted to announce that the sixth NAARCA writing commission has been awarded to Mazen Maarouf. Mazen Maarouf (1978) is a Palestinian-Icelandic writer, poet, translator, and journalist. Born in Beirut to a family of Palestinian refugees, Maarouf holds a maîtrise degree in Chemistry. He has published three collections of poetry: ‘The Camera Doesn’t Capture…
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Writing Commission: Anna-Maria Hällgren (Sweden)
We are excited to announce that the fifth NAARCA writing commission has been awarded to Anna-Maria Hällgren. Anna-Maria Hällgren is an associate professor in art history at Umeå University and has written extensively – for both an academic and wider audience – on art, environment and climate change. Currently, she explores how artists during the…
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Cove Park publishes a new Sustainable Travel Policy
Cove Park, NAARCA’s Scottish partner, published a new Sustainable Travel Policy. Available to read here. Featured image: Loch Long, photography by Ruth Clarke.
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Writing Commission: Emmy Laura Pérez Fjalland (Denmark)
We are delighted to announce that the fourth NAARCA writing commission has been awarded to Emmy Laura Pérez Fjalland. Emmy Laura Pérez Fjalland (PhD) is a Danish-Colombian writer, scholar and lecturer in cultural geography. She works with landscapes and landscaping practices, and is deeply engaged with how humans are—and have been—interacting with the natural and…
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Writing Commission: Zeshan Shakar (Norway)
We are thrilled to announce that the third NAARCA writing commission has been awarded to Zeshan Shakar. About Zeshan: Zeshan Shakar (b. 1982) grew up in Stovner, Oslo. He holds a degree in political science and also studied economics at BI Norwegian Business School. Shakar has worked in various government ministries and directorates and currently…
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Commissioned artist Nikhil Vettukattil in residence at Artica Svalbard
In August 2022, NAARCA-partner Artica Svalbard welcomed Oslo-based artist and writer Nikhil Vettukattil (b.1990, Bengaluru, India). Using a range of media such as sound, installation, performance, text, sculpture, and video, his practice questions modes of representation and image-making processes in their relation to lived experiences. While in residence at Artica, Nikhil developed new work that incorporates…