Trondheim Open is the art festival that welcomes you into the studios: Every two years, more than a hundred of the region's artists join us to open their doors and meet the public on their home turf - where the art is made.

People love to discover that art is being made in their own neighbourhood

— Erlend Leirdal, studio at Strandveikaia

Trondheim Open is a meeting place for the art scene in Trøndelag, and a natural hub between artists, audiences and cultural actors. Through the festival, we want to showcase the very core of our field and give you an insight into what the artists in our region are doing.

The festival was established by the artists themselves, and since 2011 we have expanded the program with workshops, talks and not least our very popular art market.

As an audience member, you will also have the opportunity to visit artist-initiated events, such as exhibitions, performances, project screenings or book launches.

Prior to the festival, we team up with one of the city's art institutions, who hosts both the Art Market and a number of our events. However, our most important partners - and the icing on the cake - are all the artists who sign up, clean their studios and open their doors.

We are owned by the unions Trøndelag Bildende Kunstnere (TBK) and Norske Kunsthånverkere Midt-Norge (NKM). Most of the signed up artists are either members here or student at the Art Academy.

General manager
Alette Schei Rørvik
alette@trondheimopen.org

The Board
Tobias Liljedahl – styreleder
styreleder@trondheimopen.org
Representant fra Trøndelag Bildende Kunstnere (TBK)
Vara: Carlos A. Correia

Tiril Havdal
Representant fra Norske Kunsthåndverkere Midt-Norge (NKM)
Vara: Monika Mørck

Ragna Vorkinnslien
Fri representant
Vara: Tone Tronstad

The purpose of Trondheim Open is to make visible and convey professional artistic activity in Trondheim and Trøndelag to a wide audience.
Our main activity is to arrange open studios every other year with artists in Trøndelag.
Trondheim Open will also carry out other professional events that help to strengthen the contact between local artists, the art field and the public.

> See Trondheim Open’s statutes (NO) here.