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Adventdalen, Svalbard (courtesy of Artica)

What’s Next for NAARCA

In 2025 and 2026, with the support of Nordic Culture Fund, NAARCA will focus on supporting artists through residency exchanges, capacity-building for staff to develop ways of working with a long-term perspective, translation of toolkits, and sharing knowledge from the commissioned essays, podcast, and toolkits. Additionally, NAARCA is interested in exploring potential projects that expand our geographic focus from solely the Nordic and Scottish region to working with partners in other parts of the world.

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NAARCA Residencies 2026 Announcement

Following an open call for applications, we are delighted to announce the selection of four artists taking part in our 2026 NAARCA residency exchange: Cecilia Fiona based in Copenhagen works across sculpture, painting and performance developing an interconnected practice in which each medium extends and informs the other. During her NAARCA Residency at Skaftfell Art…

by covepark 22nd January 202622nd January 2026

Announcing NAARCA x Future Island-Island

We are excited to announce NAARCA’s role in the ongoing development of Future Island-Island, an AHRC-funded project led by Professor Justin Magee at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University and Dr Clare Mulhollan, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queens University Belfast. This initiative brings together community members, academics, and practitioners to co-create design-led research…

by covepark 21st January 202621st January 2026

Emma Henderson Joins Artica Svalbard through NAARCA Staff Exchange Programme

In November 2025, Artica Svalbard hosted Emma Henderson, an artist, producer, and arts educator based in the west of Scotland, as part of the NAARCA staff exchange programme. She joins Artica from Cove Park, where she is Curator of Engagement. Henderson’s practice spans printmaking, textiles, and environmental learning, with a focus on natural inks made through…

by covepark 16th December 202514th January 2026

Sustaining Creativity by CYCLE UP!

We are delighted to share a new resource on sustainable artist residency programmes from our friends at CYCLE UP! Sustaining Creativity: The honest guide to sustainable residencies is a practical toolkit for artist residencies wanting to work more sustainably. It covers real experiences and ideas for: Born from the CYCLE UP! project, this guide brings together…

by covepark 10th December 202510th December 2025

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