ABOUT

Nordrom Kunst is an independent contemporary art publication and cultural platform based in Tromsø, Northern Norway.

Established in 2026, Nordrom Kunst documents contemporary art and cultural activity across Northern Norway, Northern Sweden and Northern Finland, including Sápmi, whose cultural geography extends across national borders. Published in English, it connects regional artistic practices, exhibitions, research and cultural initiatives with an international audience while remaining rooted in the places and communities from which they emerge.

Nordrom Kunst understands the Nordic Arctic not as a single cultural territory, but as a region shaped by overlapping national, Indigenous and local geographies.

The publication develops its editorial work through a small number of clear formats:

Conversations — Interviews and conversations with artists, curators, museum directors, researchers, professors and other cultural practitioners.

Reports — Research-led and observational pieces documenting places, institutions, public art, cultural phenomena, events and changes within the region.

On View — Editorial coverage and documentation of exhibitions, installations and exhibition projects.

Field Notes — Essays and reflections on art, culture, place and the changing North.

Studio Visits — A developing editorial format dedicated to visits to artists’ working spaces, documenting practice, process, context and place.

These formats are supported by three permanent public resources:

Directory — The structured archive of Nordrom Kunst’s published editorial content.

Atlas — Nordrom Kunst’s research infrastructure for mapping and documenting contemporary art institutions, artist-run spaces, galleries, academies, residencies, festivals and cultural organisations across Northern Norway, Northern Sweden and Northern Finland, including Sápmi.

Agenda — A curated calendar of exhibitions, openings, talks, screenings, performances, festivals and other cultural events relevant to the contemporary art community.

Our Approach

Contemporary art does not begin with an exhibition, nor does it end when one closes.

Artistic practice develops through research, conversations, uncertainty, experimentation, writing, production and lived experience. Much of this process remains temporary or invisible, disappearing from public view once an exhibition closes, a project ends or a semester is completed.

Nordrom Kunst works to keep these processes visible.

For us, contemporary art exists not only in finished works and exhibitions, but also in the research, conversations, relationships and conditions that shape artistic practice over time.

Nordrom Kunst does not seek to define the North, represent its institutions or speak on behalf of its artists. It works independently, documenting practices, places and conversations while creating space for different voices and perspectives to remain accessible over time.

The publication complements the work of museums, galleries, universities, kunstforeninger, artist-run spaces and other cultural institutions.

Where institutions organise exhibitions, education and public programmes, Nordrom Kunst provides an independent editorial layer: documenting artistic practices, extending conversations beyond opening nights and graduation shows, and creating a public record of contemporary cultural activity across the region.

Alongside its publishing activity, Nordrom Kunst also develops:

Curatorial — Art Projects · Exhibitions · Visual Communication.

Tromsø Curated — Cultural City Guide.

These activities sit alongside the publication while remaining part of the wider Nordrom Kunst organisation.

Based in Tromsø and working across the northern Nordic region, Nordrom Kunst is committed to independent cultural publishing, long-term documentation and the development of public knowledge around contemporary art.