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title: "Svalbard residency"
organization: "Spitsbergen Artists Center"
category: residency
rolling_admission: true
countries: ["SJ"]
location: "Longyearbyen, Svalbard"
entry_fee: "20,400 NOK/month"
eligibility: "Open to artists and creative people working in all media and interested in polar issues. Applicants must be willing to give back to the community by having an exhibition, giving a workshop, or a lecture. Children are not accepted."
source_url: "https://spitsbergenartistscenter.com/residency"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/svalbard-residency-spitsbergen-artists-center-7a36de1d"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-08-01T05:30:23.406371
---
# Svalbard residency

**Organization**: Spitsbergen Artists Center
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: Rolling (no fixed deadline)
**Location**: Longyearbyen, Svalbard
**Country code(s)**: SJ
**Entry fee**: 20,400 NOK/month
**Eligibility**: Open to artists and creative people working in all media and interested in polar issues. Applicants must be willing to give back to the community by having an exhibition, giving a workshop, or a lecture. Children are not accepted.

## Description

The Spitsbergen Artists Residency is an open-call residency located in Svalbard, aiming to connect artists from various countries, disciplines, and media with the reality of the high Arctic. The program focuses on increasing awareness of climate change, which is particularly evident in Svalbard. The residency is situated in Nybyen, Longyearbyen, in a building originally used as a miners' store. Artists are encouraged to submit proposals related to the polar regions and contribute to the local community through exhibitions, workshops, or lectures. The residency provides private rooms, a common area with a fully equipped kitchen, shared bathrooms, laundry facilities, bed linen, towels, and internet access. The price for the residency in 2026 is 20,400 NOK per month, with a shared room costing 26,400 NOK per month. A minimum stay of two weeks is required, though exceptions can be made with an additional charge.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://spitsbergenartistscenter.com/residency
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/svalbard-residency-spitsbergen-artists-center-7a36de1d