Oslo

Initiatives

Venues

0047, art, architecture and urbanism platform, Rodeløkka, since 2007
1857, experimental platform for contemporary art, *2010
Akademirommet, gallery, Kunstnernes Hus, downtown, *2013
antipodes café, Bjørvika
Atelier Nord, platform for contemporary art with focus on media art, *1965
Baklengs, record shop, *2016
Big Dipper, record store
Bitraf, makerspace, downtown, *2011
Black Box teater, contemporary performing arts venue, Grünerløkka, *1985
Blå, alternative music venue and club, downtown, *1998
Blitz, activist centre, downtown, *1982
Byens Tak, bar and arena for architecture and urban culture
ByKuben, center for urban ecology, *2018, [1]
Café Mir, Grünerløkka
Cinemateket, cinema, downtown
Demon's Mouth, artist-run gallery, Rodeløkka, *2014
Destiny's, artist-run gallery, Majorstuen, *2016
Fellesverkstedet, open production facility for artists and designers, Grünerløkka, *2011
Flatbread Society, urban farm and art centre, Bjørvika, *2012
Fotogalleriet, fotohalle, downtown, *1977
Gamle Munch, cultural centre, Tøyen, *2022
Gimle, cinema, Gimle, *1939, [2]
Grünerløkka Lufthavn, artist studios, Grünerløkka, *1994
Grusomhetens Teater / Theatre of Cruelty, downtown, *2002
Guttormsgaards arkiv, Blaker
Hackeriet, hackerspace, Hausmania, downtown, *2009
Haus der Kunst, artist-run gallery, downtown, *2019
Hausmania, autonomous cultural centre, downtown, *2000
Henie-Onstad Art Centre, museum, Høvikodden, *1968
Holodeck, non-profit project space, downtown, *2011
John Dee, music venue, downtown
K4 galleri, artist-run gallery space for video art and moving image, *2016
Kafé Hærverk, bar, club, concert venue & record store, downtown, *2017, [3]
Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (KHiO), art academy, *1996
Kunstnerforbundet, artist-run gallery for contemporary art, downtown, *1910
Kulturhuset i Oslo, cultural centre & cafe, downtown, *2013
Kunsthall Oslo, non-profit art space, Bjørvika, *2010
Kunstnernes Hus, centre for contemporary art, *1930
Kunstplass, venue for contemporary art, downtown, *2012
Losæter, arena for art and urban farming, Bjørvika, *2011
Louise Dany, artist-run initiative, Majorstuen, *2016
LYNX, artist-run exhibition space, *2013
Melahuset, cultural centre
MELK, artist-run space for photography, *2009
Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art (formerly Akershus Kunstsenter), Lillestrøm, *1986
Noplace, artist-run gallery, *2011
Nordic Black Theatre & Cafeteatret, self-run theatre, *1992
Norlis, second hand bookstore, downtown, *1890
Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), *2001
Oslo Apiary & Aviary, Kunstnernes Hus, downtown, *2013
Oslo Kunstforening, cultural society and exhibition space, *1836
Parkteatret, music venue, downtown, *1907/2002, [4] [5]
Podium, artist-run gallery, downtown, *2004
Reshow, materials free for reuse in cultural initiatives
ROM, gallery for art and architecture, Grünerløkka, *1987
Sagene Kunstsmie, art centre, Sagene, *2014
Salt, art and music, downtown, *2014
Schloss, exhibition space, Sofienberg, *2016
Schous Bøker, bookstore, Grünerløkka, *2016
She Will, occasional space for art events in a disused petrol station, Ski, *2018
Sub Scene, cultural centre, downtown, *2002
Tegnerforbundet, artist-run organisation and gallery, *1916
Tenthaus, project space for contemporary art, downtown, *2011
Tiger, record store, downtown
Torpedo/PUB, non-profit art publisher and bookstore, downtown, *2005
Tronsmo Bokhandel, bookstore, downtown, *1975
Uhørt, cultural venue, downtown, *2014
UKS (Young Artists' Society), gallery, downtown, *1921
Vandaler Forening, artist-run space, Lille Tøyen, *2015
Van Etten, non-profit gallery space, Grønland, *2020
Vega Scene, art cinema & theatre, downtown, *2018

more: USE-IT city guide, 2017, Indie Travel Guide.
Past spaces: Khartoum Contemporary Art Center (conceptual arts initiative, downtown, 2017-2023, [6]), Kazachenko's Apartment (2013-2016), Stein og Jord (record store), Pink Cube (exhibition space, 2011-2016), Slow Space Bjørvika [7] (2010-2014), Tidens Krav (artist-run gallery, -2014), Sound of Mu (2006-2014), Atopia (experimental film and video art initiative and gallery, 2003-2017), GUN (Galleriet uten Navn) (artist-run gallery, 2000-2003), Zoolounge (artist-run space, 1996-1999), Galleri Struts (artist-run gallery, 1994-1998) [8], Herslebsgate (artist-run gallery, 1992-1998) [9], Museum of Contemporary Art (1990-2017), Månefisken (*1989).

Initiatives with no permanent event venue

Another Space, curatorial collaboration and independent book publisher for art and architecture, *2012
Coda Press, independent publisher
Femme Brutal, feminist club concept and booking collective, *2012
Filmbyrået Jack, film distributor, *2022, [10]
First Supper Symposium, collaborative feminist art project, *2012
Foot Books, independent publisher
Growlab Oslo, design studio working with urban food culture, *2012
House, initiates and produces art in public space, *2014
Hverdag Books, artist books and risograph, *2016
Kunstavisen, art review, *2020
Kunstkritikk, art review, *2003
Locus, artist-run gallery space & publishing house, *2006
MakersHub, architectural collective and volunteer organisation, *2015
Masahat, open spaces for Arab culture in exile, *2015
Metronomicon Audio, record label, *2001
NorCD, record label, *1991, [11]
Nordic Art Press, *2017
Norsk Risoforening, *2018
Norwegian Association of Curators, *2011
Notam, center for technology in music and the arts, *1992
nyMusikk, centre for experimental music and sound art, *1938
Objektiv, photography publisher & journal, *2009
O. Gudmundsen Minde, vinyl label for strange and wonderful music, *2017
Oktober, publishing house, *1970
Øreverk, experimental music events, *2017
Performance Art Oslo (PAO), artist-run initiative, *2012
Plastic Strip Press, record label for Scandinavian avant-garde music, *2006
PNEK, production network for electronic art, *2000
Praksis, platform for creative research and production, *2015
Prisms, association for alternative film cultures, *2021
radiOrakel, women's radio, at Blitz, *1982
Ressursguide Oslo, tool and reference work for artists in the Oslo region. Provides users with an overview of workshops, production facilities, suppliers of services and materials. Also possible to find professional organisations and agencies that offer expertise and financial resources to artists
Samvær Under Tilsün / Det Elektriske Korps, *2016
Sofa, record label, *2000, [12]
Subjekt.no, online cultural magazine, *2013
Tekstbyrået, independent publisher
Underskog
Uten Tittel, art and culture publisher, *2016
Vandaler Forening, *2015
Verdensteatret, theatre company, *1986
Verk Produksjoner, theatre company, *1989
Video Art Archive, *2011
VISP, resource and networking organisation for visual arts, *2009

more: Oslo in Action(s) (*2020).
Past initiatives: Prisma Records (record label, 2008-2016), Volapük (literature and cutlure forum, *1990).

Events

All Ears, festival for improvised music, *2002
CODA Oslo International Dance Festival, *2001
Dans for Voksne, concert series, *2003
Drawing Triennial (Tegnebiennalen), *2002
F/ eks, concert series for electronic music and experimental pop, *2019
FORART Lectures, *2004
Fotobokfestival Oslo, *2009
God natt, literature festival, *2018
Kunstbok Oslo, art book fair, *2024
Masahat, festival for Arab arts and culture, *2021
Merge Norge, festival for contemporary circus, *2016
Mirage, art film festival, *2022
Off the Page, music festival without music, *2014
Only Connect, festival of sound, *2005
Open Forum, a student run initiative for exchange of ideas, *c.2011
Oslava, experimental music festival, 2022
Oslo Arkitekturtriennale, *2000
Oslo Internasjonale Teaterfestival, *2013
Oslo Biennalen, *2019
PAO Festival, performance art festival, *2013
Periferien, minifestival for contemporary and experimental music, *2016
Praksis Development Forum (PDF), monthly peer-support group for creative community
The Seminar of Aesthetics, interdisciplinary forum for new research at the intersection of aesthetic theory, philosophy and art, *1988
Struktura, event series, 2019-2020
Ultima, contemporary music festival, *1991
Winter Solstice, annual nocturnal art project and happening, *2012
We Do, contemporary Polish arts & culture festival, *2019
Event listings: Concerts in Oslo, Broadcast concerts and clubs in Oslo, Oslo Art Guide (exhibition guide, formerly U.F.O.), Underskog.

Past events

Norsk Lydarkivkonferanse, 2022
Bande à part, conference on independent art institutions, 2019, [13] [14]
Canon No Canon, conference, 2018
Technology and Emotions, conference, 2017
An Army of Liars: Situationists in Scandinavia, exhibition, 2016
How to Raise a Teenager, seminar on art publication and distribution, 2016. [15]. FB.
Oslo Pilot, 2015-2016
PolyFøkt, festival for experimental and noise music, 2013
Academy Lectures, 2012-2017
Oslo Lux light, space and technology festival, 2011-2015
Art.on.Wires, festival for live and interactive art & technology, 2010-2012
Fluxus East, exhibition, 2010-2011
Oslo Screen Festival, video art festival, 2008-2014
RAM2, 2003
Electronic Art in Public Spaces, conference, 2002
Den Tredje Vei, short film festival, *1998
International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music, biennial, 1990
Mankind 2000, conference, 1967

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