“The Neighbour”
“The Neighbour” is a multimedia Norwegian production set in an apartment, where dancers and a pianist who are neighbors engage in creative innovative art.
Category: Arts
Håp (Hope) has international impact
Maria Sødahl’s critically acclaimed film, Håp (Hope) had a strong impact at the Berlin International Film Festival this past winter. Read more …
Grieg and COVID-19
During the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, acclaimed mezzo-soprano Tessa Romano discusses Edvard Grieg’s illnesses and the healing power of music.
Portrait of an Eidsvoll man
Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art discusses Oscar Wergeland’s (1844-1910) detailed painting of the National Assembly representatives at Eidsvoll.
From home to home
When COVID-19 hit Norway, concert pianist Inger-Kristine Riber from Eidfjord knew she just wasn’t going to sit around waiting for something to happen…
A taste of cod
In Grieg Notes, Dr. Sylvia Reynolds Eckes, renowned Grieg scholar, discusses just what makes the Norwegian composer’s music so unique.
The path to Easter with altar paintings
Dr. Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art discusses the significance of altar painting in the American Midwest within the context of the Easter season.
“Alle Fugler”
The exhibit “Alle Fugler” (All Birds) in Borhaug, Norway, looks like paintings, but moving closer, one can see the art was created by a fusion of plastic.
Nikolai Astrup gets his due
Norway’s beloved artist Nikolai Astrup is finally coming to America with an exhibit at the Clark Art Institute outside of Boston in June 2020.
Norwegian artists paint the Arctic
What a tour! Mary Jo Thorsheim Norway Art The remarkable scenery of northern Norway has been viewed and photographed by a huge number of tourists over the years, for example, passengers on coastal voyages...
