In cooperation with the Edvard Munch Studio Foundation, the Goethe-Institut Norway invites one or more visual artists residing in Germany to a residency from March 1st to April 30th, 2027. The studio residency takes place in an apartment on the former property of Edvard Munch in Oslo.
Edvard Munch (1863–1944) still plays a major role in the cultural relations between Norway and Germany. He lived in Berlin and Warnemünde for many years and achieved after initial rejection, his breakthrough as a pioneer of modern art in Germany. After many turbulent years and health issues, he returned to Norway and acquired a property in Ekely, a then suburb of Oslo. There, Munch created an inspiring, nature-oriented artist’s retreat where he lived for 28 years until his death in 1944.
Today, Ekely remains a quiet, green district of Oslo where many contemporary artists live and work. In the 1950s, an “artist colony” was established there with 44 live-work units containing both housing and studio spaces for visual artists. The Munch-Goethe studio residency is housed in one of these artist apartments, thus offering opportunities to build contacts with Oslo-based artists. The apartment is located at the end of a terraced house with 6 units. It was built in 1959 after design by the famous Norwegian architects Jens and Wenche Selmer.
Please note: While the residency is located in Ekely, it does not take place in Edvard Munch’s former studio itself.
Applications for the residency in Oslo from 1 March to 30 April 2027 are now being accepted.
Application deadline:
6 November 2026, 12:00 pm/noon.
Applicants will be informed of the selection decision by the end of November 2026.
Programmarbeit: Literatur und Übersetzungsförderung, Theater, bildende Kunst, Residenzen, Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
