You are almost there before a massive wall of red granite rises towards you, as if it is growing out of the pile of stones. Holmsbu Art Museum's collection consists mainly of works by the three Holmsbu painters Henrik Sørensen, Thorvald Erichsen and Oluf Wold-Torne.
Over 50 summers, from 1911 to 1961, over 40 of Norway's foremost artists set up easels and canvases in this area. Oluf Wold-Torne was the first to discover Holmsbu, and invited his friends Thorvald Erichsen and Henrik Sørensen to visit. Soon they gathered around them both visual artists and other cultural figures who spent their summers here. In changing weather and light and with different forms of expression, they found motifs in the closed forest – and down by the Drammensfjord on the other side of Rødtangveien. The old oak by the parking lot has been depicted countless times by both Sørensen and the other artists. When a Norwegian-American who returned home wanted to cut it down to get a better view, there was an uproar in the local community. The oak was eventually protected, and is now over 300 years old.
The collection in the gallery shows Henrik Sørensen's art, and how he developed motifs and expression throughout his long artistic life. In addition, the two other founders of the artist colony are represented: Oluf Wold-Torne and Thorvald Erichsen. There are many motifs from the Holmsbunaturen, but also portraits, social-realist motifs with a pacifist undertone, and religious motifs.
When Henrik Sørensen died in 1962, his son Sven Oluf had the idea of building a gallery for his father's art. The local community pitched in: Over ten years, skilled craftsmen and ordinary volunteers with solid muscles laid stone upon stone until the award-winning gallery building designed by architect Bjart Mohr opened in 1973. Hurum granite was extracted from cairns that were here before construction began, and the building was positioned so that it would not require intervention in nature. The building was awarded the Houens Fonds Diploma in 1979 and is protected by the Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
Sven Oluf Sørensen himself often quoted Auguste Renoir: "A painting must be seen under the sky that vaulted over the artist." The picture gallery he built in Holmsbu is located in the middle of the motif itself.
Regular tours, lectures, forest walks, courses, workshops, concerts and author talks are held during the season.
Henrik Sørensen and the "Holmsbu painters" have also decorated the colorful church in Holmsbu, also referred to as the artist's church. It is well worth a visit when you are planning a trip to Holmsbu.
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Martin Whatson Street Art in Greater Oslo
COLORING THE STREETS IN GREATER OSLO
Discover amazing street art around in Greater Oslo done by Martin Whatson. Go and explore the art yourself!
Martin Whatson has painted several walls around the Oslo region in correlation with a project called SPRAY. You will find one of his pieces in this project at lille smuget in Asker. The town center is only a short walk from the train station. Whatson has also done a piece at Bekkestua elementary school.
Check out the SPRAY video here
In Jessheim Whatson and Eric Ness Christiansen have done a huge piece together. To get to the art simply take the bus or train to Jessheim station. From there walk across the parking lot to Henrik Bulls vei. You can see Whatson's work finishing the piece on each sides of the road.
Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. His works can be seen to mirror the rise and fall of the streets, as he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then vandalises it to reveal his vibrant transformations. Read more about Whatson
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Galleri Würth
Galleri Würth opened in 2003 as a non-profit art gallery exhibiting one of the largest privately owned art collections in Europe; the German based Würth Collection. The collection focuses on European and American art, primarily painting, prints and sculpture, from the 20th And 21st centuries. Some of the artists in the collection are Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Roy Lichtenstein, Anselm Kiefer and Edvard Munch, to name a few.
The exhibition program changes approximately twice a year and rotates the 15 associated galleries in Europe within the Würth Group.
Galleri Würth offers free entrance every day, in addition to free parking. The gallery has a small café with refreshments and a museum shop.
Free guided tours given in Norwegian every Sunday at 13.00. (Except during july 2025)
Please visit our website www.wuerth.no/galleri for further information about our exhibition and opening hours.
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“Wolf” by Skule Waksvik
Skule Waksvik was the most popular sculptor of his time in Norway. In addition to large memorials and female nudes and portraits, his range of subjects consisted primarily of animal representations. No-one else has created more animal sculptures than him, and no-one has created more different animals.
Gift to Kongsvinger municipality in connection with the town's 150th anniversary in 2004, donated by Sparebanken Hedmark.
Art at Quality Hotel Olavsgaard
Quality Hotel Olavsgaard is a major player in the conference and course market in the Oslo region. To symbolize that conferences and courses are about knowledge transfer, Olavsgaard has used books as the overarching theme throughout the hotel. The collection comprises over 25,000 books, freely available to everyone.
As an extension of the book collection, the hotel has also started an art collection of visual art based on the written word. Currently, the hotel is adorned with 12 different art collections.
The main staircase of the hotel is adorned with 18 charcoal drawings by artist Kari Grasmo. The drawings are based on the semi-documentary novel "Drømmen og Hjulet" (The Dream and the Wheel) by Jens Bjørneboe.
"Lysthuset" and "Stue 3" in the restaurant feature 6 paintings by artist Jon Bøe Paulsen based on "Et dukkehjem " by Henrik Ibsen.
In all our hotel rooms, the artist Vigdis Fjellheim has painted 365 paintings, also documented in the book "Funnet, utvalgt og utplassert," subtitled 182 Travelers – 182 Shifts. Additionally, she has painted a "unifying" picture adorning our meeting room Valhall in the conference center.
The walls of the hotel corridor leading to the conference center feature the words of Ari Behn and the paintings of Unni Askeland in their collaborative project AU. Initially intended as a project solely for the Literature Festival in Lillehammer in 2011, it now has a permanent place here with us.
At the entrance to the conference center hangs "Kunstmappen Bagasje" by Nicolaus Widerberg and Lars Saabye Christensen. This is the first collaborative project between Nico Widerberg and Lars Saabye Christensen. The folder consists of lithographic prints by Nico and poems by Lars.
The artist Jørn Kaasa leaves his mark on our second staircase, including his Madonna prints related to the book "Lengselens røtter" wrritten by the same artist.
"Kongen tenker" by Dag Hol is a series of charcoal drawings of well-known Viking personalities. These fantastic drawings can be found in our banquet hall – Olavsalen.
One of the rooms in our restaurant has had the pleasure of housing Elling Reitan's colorful paintings. Based on Knut Hamsun's novel "Victoria," the artist has created magical paintings in vibrant colors where the text is part of the painting itself.
The decoration of our main restaurant, Vinterhagen, has been painted by Nico Widerberg with 4 unique paintings commissioned by the hotel. These are based on Tarjei Vesaas' novel "Is-slottet"
In the hotel's common area on the floor below the reception, the artist Mona Orstad Hansen – commissioned by the hotel – has painted 3 paintings based on Jan Erik Vold's poems "I vektens tegn" Here you will also find a statue by Nico Widerberg.
The hotel also features outdoor art. In the backyard, guests with rooms facing the facade of the Lysthuset can enjoy the sight of KokkoArt's abstract street art symbolizing Olavsgaard as the hub we are. Centrally located with roads leading to us and then taking you further.
The hotel's most recent art project adorns our new bar, Holger. Commissioned by the hotel, Kaja Norum paints 7 paintings based on Per Petterson's novel "Ut å stjæle hester." The project is not yet complete as 2 paintings are still pending for the collection.
Welcome to our art hotel!
Oslofjord Art Center
Welcome to the Oslofjord Art Centre!
This cozy gallery is located 30 minutes south of Oslo in the idyllic artist town of Drøbak. Current exhibitions with established and also new talented contemporary artists are shown here. The gallery has a great love for painting as a medium, but other artistic expressions will also find a place in the gallery. Oslofjorden Art Center wants to present breadth and variety so that the public gets to know the unique language of art.
Painting courses for both adults and children
Oslofjorden Art Center also organizes a number of different painting courses and art events for both children and adults throughout the year. The courses are held by visual artist Elisabeth Frøberg, who also owns and runs the gallery.
Read more about current exhibitions and painting courses here.
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Art experiences in the region of Lillestrøm
A short distance from Lillestrøm station you will find a selection of works of art!
Elvebredden Art Park with its 11 works of outside sculpture and art – creates experiences and impressions along the Nitelva in Lillestrøm and the Sagelva in Sagdalen. It is owned and operated by Lillestrøm municipality.
few minutes from the train station you will find Nitja – center for contemporary art, which is one of Akershus places for contemporary art.
Changing exhibitions mean that you can experience many different artists and works of art throughout the year.
There is also a café at the center if you fancy a coffe break.Within 2 minutes of walk you head toward the art gallery Studio Oscar – here you can see different exhibition and buy som pieces of art. After this you can an take the trip to Blaker Skanse – which functioned as a small fortress" and defense in the period from 1683-1894 – and was built as a defense against the Swedes.
Today it is an art haven where many artists today have their workshops and studios in the area, and there is also a gallery and a café here.
On this tour you can also take the trip to Guttormsgard Archives – Blaker Meieri – which reflects a particular interest in alternative storytelling, artistic publishing and experimental communication.
When Guttorm Guttormsgaard wanted "a more generous and spacious history of art", it was both about what the concept of art should include and about how art could be communicated in the most vivid way possible to a diverse audience.
You can choose whether you want to take the train to/from Blaker station (Kongsvingerbanen) or whether you want to drive.
Travel tips: Take the train to Lillestrøm – after the tour in the city you can take the Kongsvingerbanen to Blaker for Blaker Skanse and Blaker Dairy The trip can also be done by car.
Magnor Glassverk
We are continuously working to create new designs and products.
Together with some of the most skilled and exciting designers and craftsmen in Norway today, we create magic!
More information see www.magnor.no
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The old town in Kongsvinger
Here you find small, charming shops and a cafè. And lots of history. There is also three museums here.
A part of the town, full of history and charm
Kongsvinger’s oldest part consists of big offiser’s houses and small soldier houses from the 1700 and 1800. Here are also the distinguished trade houses of the city’s two priviliged village shop keepers. This part of the city grew up from Kongsvinger fortress and down – nearest to the fortress is the 1700- year’s part, and down under is the 1800-year’s part.
A “living” old town with nice stores, a small cafè and markets
In June every year, «Liv i Leiren» is arranged, a market with market stands, food and entertainment, and the first weekend in Advent, there is «Christmas market in The old town “Øvrebyen».
Jonas Lie’s street
This is the childhood street of Erik Werenskiold, who grew up as a son of a commander at the fortress. The female piano player Erika Lie Nissen and her sister Thomasine Lie also grew up here. Thomasine married her cousin Jonas Lie, and they lived the first years in the old town – Øvrebyen. The city therefore has a “real” Jonas Lies street named after the author – the street where he actually lived.
An antiquarian part of Kongsvinger with the fortress and musèes
“Øvrebyen” was protected as antiquarian special area in 1975 to keep the character. This part of the city is a living museum area, «framed» by Kongsvinger fortress, Kongsvinger museum and the Women’s museum.
Order a guided walk in Øvrebyen
If you want to get better aquinted with the history of the old town, make a reservation at Kongsvinger museum.
The garden of the townhall
The artis says "I saw the potential in the wall along Rådhushagen when I held a workshop with young people at Atlas in the autumn of 2020, so when I was asked to do something with it less than a year later, I was more than happy to say yes!
I really enjoyed working on this project and met lots of lovely people who stopped by for a chat while I was painting.
A big thank-you also goes out to the young people who helped decorate the “ugly” generator box."
Rådhushagen has become a colourful and cozy little spot in Jessheim.
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