Open call - Artist in Residency

Artist in residency at The Textile Industry Museum/Gallery Salhus, Bergen, Norway

• For artists focusing on textile materials and/or processes, industry, history of labour etc.

Gallery Salhus offers an artist residency at The Textile Industry Museum in Salhus, Bergen, Norway, spring, and autumn 2025. Salhus is an industrial town built around the old factory Salhus Tricotagefabrik AS, which ran from 1859 to 1989. The Textile Industry Museum aim to provide a space for focus and reflection, while also contributing to the development of visual artistry and promoting contact between artists with different approaches to our museum/museum collection/ Salhus and the City of Bergen.

Artist in Residency for 2025 will take place both in the spring and autumn, from 1st May to 31 May and 20. August to 20. September 2025.

Deadline for application is January 31 2025.

We offer shared accommodation for two people in the very first schoolhouse in Salhus, from 1878. It has 2 bedrooms, shared kitchen, toilet and living room, as well as a shower cubicle and washing machine in another building. Internet is installed in the residence. In addition, we can offer a shared workspace for the two artists. We have sewing machines and a manual knitting machine available upon request.

The factory with its unique rooms and collections is available weekdays during ordinary working hours (08-15:30). Salhus with its distinct character and beautiful scenery is available around the clock. We wish to facilitate different explorations of artistic practice combined with time for reflection and focus. 

An important element of the residency is the meeting between the two artists. The two selected artists will share a home and hope this can result in a fruitful exchange of ideas and knowledge. 

The only expectation we have towards the artist residents is a brief artist presentation towards the end of the residency period. The presentation will be open to the public.

The residency is for two persons and has a duration of 4 weeks. The two artists receive an individual honorarium of NOK 5000 as well as free housing and a common workspace.

The schoolhouse provides the basics of furnishing and equipment:

• Bedroom 1: 120 cm bed, wardrobe, chair, shelf.
• Bedroom 2: 160 cm bed, wardrobe, chair, desk and a bedside table.
• Kitchen: Fridge freezer, stove and basic kitchen utensils. No dishwasher.
• Living room: Sofa, sofa table, dining table for 2-4 people, bookshelf.