Living a Norwegian-American dream
Inspired by her travels and time living in Norway, Seattleite Beth Kollé finally realized her dream of living in her own Sveitserhus.
Category: Arts
A fisher boy’s story
Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art discusses painter Isak Ræfsnes and how his youth as a fisher boy in Western Norway informed his work.
Norway Design: symbiosis with nature
New York City’s annual Design Pavilion, held virtually in 2020, included a three-part panel, “Norway Design,” with top Norwegian designers.
Architecture as art with a functional twist
The Kistefos Museum has pushed the envelope of form and function in its new structure, “The Twist,” by the Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group.
Bringing Nordic culture to America
CEO of the National Nordic Museum Eric Nelson, named Swedish American of the Year in 2018, has worked hard to bring Nordic culture to America.
People who live in glass houses should look to Snøhetta
Snøhetta is known for its striking new buildings, but they also reimagine existing ones, like the AT&T building at 550 Madison Ave.
Jana Peterson paints her heritage
Prolific Norwegian-American artist Jana Peterson has been creating art for 41 years, and much of her work is inspired by Scandinavia’s incomparable scenery, offered in land, sea, and sky.
Edvard Grieg and independence
Arvid O. Vollsnes discusses Edvard Grieg’s relationship to Norwegian identity in an era before identity politics.
Genesis, unge Olav
The sculpture, “Genesis, unge Olav”, by Finn Eirik Modahl, celebrates the origin of its home, Sarpsborg, Norway, and looks to the future.
Musing on education and art
Dr. Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art offers suggestions on how to integrate art into learning from home and discussed the artist Håkon Stenstadvold.
