What we do

NAARCA collaborates with multi-disciplinary artists, researchers, and activists to explore climate action through four main strands: Commissions, Residency Exchange, Knowledge Production, and Pedagogy.

Artist Nikhil Vettukattil at Cove Park, 2024

Art & Writing Commissions

Gaelic writer Mairi Macleod at Saari Residence, 2023

Residency Exchange

Danish-Colombian writer Emmy Laura Pérez Fjalland

Knowledge Production & Translation

Printmaking workshop at Artica Svalbard, 2023

Engagement workshops for young people & families

Jaana, a blonde hair woman stands in front a large mountain in Svalbard
NAARCA Eco-coordinator Jaana Eskola in Svalbard, 2022

Research & Capacity Building

NAARCA at FAIRE Meeting, 2024

Advocacy & Institutional Change

Testing Grounds Podcast

As the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists’ residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? A 9-part podcast series bringing together artists, researchers and activists from across the Nordic region and Scotland to explore this question.


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