Residencies as Climate Actors: NAARCA interview with .ART
Interested in learning more about NAARCA – the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action?
.ART’s Head of Partnerships, Daria Kravchuk, spoke with Alex Marrs (Senior Producer, Cove Park), on how artist residencies like NAARCA approach climate action through international collaboration.
In the interview, Alex reflects on the alliance’s collaborative methodologies, the challenges of embedding sustainability within institutional structures, and the evolving role of residencies as both cultural and ecological actors.
NAARCA is a 5-year project that unites artists’ residencies from the Nordic region and beyond to collaborate on research, commissions, institutional change, residency exchange, and education around climate action.
In the first iteration of the alliance (2021-2024), the network included seven residencies: Artica Svalbard, Art Hub Copenhagen, Baltic Art Center, Cove Park, Narsaq International Research Station, Saari Residence, and Skaftfell Art Center. In 2025, NAARCA includes five residencies: Artica Svalbard, Cove Park, Narsaq International Research Station, Saari Residence, and Skaftfell Art Center.
NAARCA is supported by The Kone Foundation and Nordic Culture Fund.
Visit naarca.art for more information.
