Kunstnerforbundet

Kunstnerforbundet is a non-commercial, artist-run exhibition and mediation institution in Oslo. It presents changing exhibitions of contemporary art and craft from across Norway and runs a public mediation programme.

The gallery is organised as an idealistic limited company (AS) with 150 contemporary artists as shareholders. Any artist can apply for an exhibition slot, and it has received over 600 applications a year in recent years. Its sales department offers works by several hundred artists, including paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, jewellery, textiles and books, and it sells gift cards valid for two years. An annual Christmas exhibition is also held.

Founded in 1910 by younger established artists, it is one of Scandinavia's oldest artist-run galleries. It owns its building in central Oslo, behind City Hall, which houses exhibition rooms, a sales department, offices, art storage and artist studios. Over 30,000 visitors take part in its mediation programme each year.

Product: Changing exhibitions of contemporary art and craft, an art sales department, gift cards, a mediation programme and an annual Christmas exhibition.