What an art colony is, how Nida on the Curonian Spit went from painters' retreat to Vilnius Academy of Arts residency, and how to plan a stay with Vilnius.
What a sounding sculpture is, from Harry Bertoia's ringing rods and the Baschet brothers' glass instruments to wind, wave and motor-driven sound art.
How to plan art vacations in Iceland: choosing between a short drawing retreat and a longer residency, picking a town, and timing light, weather and travel.
How artists can approach Karl Johan as a thoughtful urban residency site through repeated walks, careful observation and ethical documentation.
A fieldwork guide for researchers using trails: plan research windows around weather, access, ethics and a repeatable observation method.
Artist retreat or artist residency? How the two differ on cost, selection, structure and expectations, and where to look for residencies in Norway and the Nordics.
A thoughtful artist residency wardrobe balances studio comfort, changing weather and everyday life, without turning a short stay into an overpacked suitcase.
A practical guide to documenting creative work: studio notes, file systems, images, recordings, references, access and reflection.
Participatory and socially engaged art research involves real people, not just materials. A practical look at what informed consent should cover before fieldwork starts.
How bird calendars and field seasons help artists plan honest Nordic fieldwork windows, ethics and method — without turning research into tourism.
Treat seasonal travel windows as research materials — light, access, community calendars and abort criteria for Arctic art-based fieldwork.
The room where artistic research happens is never neutral. Light, sound, scale and layout quietly shape which questions get asked and how the answers are recorded.
Thinking about an artistic PhD? Here is how programmes differ, what a strong application contains, and what examiners look for once your art research is underway.
A plain-language answer to what artistic research is: knowledge made through practice, with enough reflection that peers can examine and continue the inquiry.
