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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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.
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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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.
Storedal Cultural Center is a park and cultural facility located in scenic surroundings in Skjeberg outside of Sarpsborg. The initiator and founder was Erling Stordahl, 1923 – 1994.
Erling Storedal inherited Storedal farm from his father in 1957. Erling was blind and wanted to do something else than farming. 800 years earlier King Magnus The Blind was born at Storedal. With this in mind, the idea of of making Storedal a park and a cultural center came up. Storedal center is created by artists, scientists and garden architects and is truly a great experience and worth a visit. The sculpture "Ode til lyset" ("Ode to the light") by Arnold Haukeland, music by Arne Nordheim, is 19,5 meters tall and one of the big attraction on the site. An outdoor amfi theatre and a garden with 250 different kind of plants are two other attractions. It is easy to see why the cultural center is located here.
Many archeological findings reveal early settlement here. Nearby there are also prehistoric rock carvings. In the center of the park replicas of rock carvings are seen, the carvings translated into Braille. The site has facilities for meetings and other events for rent all year round, and it is open to the public during summer. Sarpsborg is the municipality with the most registered prehistoric rock carvings in Norway. These carvings are from the Bronze Age (1800 – 500 B.C.). They are to be found, stretching from Onsøy in the north to Gothenburg (Sweden) in the south (roughly 400 kilometres apart). It is uncertain what kind of role these carvings have played. It is possible that they have had some mythological purpose. Another theory is that they could have been made to show a person's rank/position regarding rights or political issues. The motives are mainly ships, human beings and symbols of the sun.
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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Nitja Artcenter is an exhibition venue for contemporary art with location in Lillestrøm.
The art center aims to show the latest within installation, video, photography, drawing and painting made by young and upcoming artists.
The gallery displays a various number of exhibitions over two floors, in addition the art center run its own gallery shop and has a readinglounge.
Admission for free.
For more info on exhibitions see https://nitja.no/ or find us on Facebook.
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Handelsstedet Bærums Verk has roughly 50 shops, artisans, workshops, galleries and eateries.
Verksgata, which consists of old houses for labourers from the 18th century, is open seven days a week all year round. Here you can find the artisan workshop of the smith, glass blowers, silversmiths, art galleries, eateries including pizza and pancakes, chocholate shop, delicatessen with local produce and other unique shops. The shopping mall in the old factory hosts a large selection of interior shops and chic clothes for the whole family.
Bærums Verk is a lovely place to visit for a day excursion and shopping. Walk along the river among the sculptures and the wooden houses, enjoy a good meal in one of the restaurants and cafes or visit the artisans in their atelier.
The beautiful sculpture park at Bærums Verk include 28 sculptures made by renowned Norwegian artists – a collection that expands with a new sculpture every year. Open 24/7 to the public.
Handelsstedet Bærums Verk’s opening hours can be found on Facebook and on www.baerumsverk.no
Bærums Verk is siutuated along the pilgrim path and is a gateway for recreational routes in Bærum.
Easy access to Bærums Verk by direct bus 150 from Oslo city centre, or bus 210 from Sandvika. Public transport schedule: ruter.no
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The artwork "Wear Many Hats" on the roof of Ullensaker Cultural Center was created by TelmoMiel, it is seen from the railway station – so all people arriving with the train see this
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