Oslo Kunstforening

Oslo Kunstforening at Rådhusgata 19.

Oslo Kunstforening is an art gallery and art society located in Oslo, Norway.^[1]

Oslo Kunstforening is located at Rådhusgata 19. The gallery, situated in one of the oldest houses in the Kvadraturen area, is the oldest artist gallery in Oslo. During the year, many varied shows are organized within the fields of drawing, painting, photography, lithography, textile, collage and sculpture. There is usually a new exhibition every month. The gallery features temporary exhibitions of Contemporary Art.^[2]

The chairman of the board of directors is Jon Øien, and board members are Sigurd Carlsen, Hans Henrik Klouman, Hjørdis Kurås, Eivind Reierstad and Sonja Wiik.^[3]

The gallery was founded as Christiania Kunstforening in 1836 by Norwegian cultural personalities including Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, Frederik Stang and Henrik Heftye. It was modeled as a facility mounting temporary art exhibitions after the Kunstvereine model common in many German speaking cities, such as Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. The National Gallery of Norway had not been established at that time, so the art society provided a permanent site for public art exhibition in the country's capital.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Om Oslo Kunstforening" (in Norwegian). Oslo Kunstforening. http://www.oslokunstforening.no/asp/sider.asp?menyKategoriID=69&sideID=0. Retrieved 9 April 2009. 
2. ^ "Oslo Kunstforenings lokaler" (in Norwegian). Oslo Kunstforening. http://www.oslokunstforening.no/asp/sider.asp?menyKategoriID=69&sideID=155. Retrieved 9 April 2009. 
3. ^ "Oslo Kunstforenings styre" (in Norwegian). Oslo Kunstforening. http://www.oslokunstforening.no/asp/sider.asp?menyKategoriID=69&sideID=159. Retrieved 9 April 2009. 
4. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Henrik Thomassen Heftye" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Henrik_Thomassen_Heftye. Retrieved 9 April 2009. 

External links

• Official site