About us

Atelier Nord is a venue for contemporary art with a focus on media art. We produce exhibitions, screenings and performances for our gallery space in the Grünerløkka neighbourhood of Oslo. In addition to our gallery space, we also use our office space for artist talks and workshops.

We facilitate art production by offering a studio for audio and video editing.

Organisation

Atelier Nord is an independent foundation. Atelier Nord is funded by Arts Council Norway and The Municipality Oslo, Department of Cultural Affairs.

Accessibility

Our gallery is wheelchair accessible and equipped with a handicap bathroom. There are also two handicap parking spots directly outside the gallery entrance. Unfortunately, we do not have elevator access to our office space which is located on the third floor of the building.

Staff

Ruth Hege Halstensen
Director
ruth@ateliernord.no

Susanne Fleischmann
Communications and Marketing Manager
susanne@ateliernord.no

Joakim Blattmann Moldestad
Exhibitions Manager
joakim@ateliernord.no

The Board

Anne Marthe Dyvi, Chair of the board (2025–2026).
Artist, member of the board since 2020.

Jeremy Welsh, board member (2025–2027).
Artist and professor, member of the board since 2016.

Mike Sperlinger, styremedlem (2025–2027).
Skribent, kurator og professor, i styret fra 2023.

Admir Korjenic-Hansen, board member (2025–2027).
Artist, member of the board since 2021.

Magdaléna Manderlová, deputy board member (2025–2027).
Artist, member of the board since 2025.

Joakim Blattmann, employee representative (2025–2027).
Member of the board since 2019.

Susanne Fleischmann, deputy employee representative (2025–2027).
Member of the board since 2025.

Publications

Our publications series AN FILES follows our exhibition programme and is offered for free in our gallery or as downloadable PDFs. Art direction by Research and Development.

History

Atelier Nord was founded by Anne Breivik and Reidar Rudjord in 1965 as a printmaking workshop. The workshop became an important space for printmaking in Oslo and was important for many artists working with print-based media. In 1993 Atelier Nord received funding from The Arts Council of Norway in order to start a computer and video lab, in addition to the printmaking workshop. The graphic arts department was closed in 1998 and electronic art became the main focus.

A restructuring of Atelier Nord started in 2003 changing Atelier Nord from a workshop for electronic arts to a project base for unstable art forms. Exhibiting and distributing media art is the main focus of Atelier Nord today. In 2011 Atelier Nord was expanded to include a gallery space in the Grünerløkka neighbourhood of Oslo. In 2017 Atelier Nord’s administration was able to move into the same building as the gallery space, after previously being located on Sagene and in Kunstnernes Hus. Today, our gallery, office space and studio are all located on the same premises. ORP 2 (Olaf Ryes plass 2) is owned by the municipality of Oslo, Office for Cultural Affairs and houses 18 artist studios as well as a guest apartment, gallery and office.

Annual report

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