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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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Following an open call for applications, artistic entity Hillside Projects was selected for a three-week residency that took place at Cove Park in Scotland in June 2026. Hillside Projects (HP) is an artistic entity formed by Emily Berry Mennerdahl and Jonas Böttern. Based in Stockholm, HP’s main interest is in performance and the role of…

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NAARCA at the Design Museum in Future Observatory: Tools for Transition display

Through our partnership with Future Island-Island, one of the four Green Transition Ecosystem research projects, NAARCA is referenced in Tools for Transition, an exhibition running from 12 September 2025 – 20 September 2026 and curated by Future Observatory, the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition. The display features four research projects from…

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NAARCA Artist Hugo Llanes debuts at Reykjavík Art Museum

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