DKS-LAB for Visual Arts

The purpose of DKS-LAB is to facilitate experimental platforms for visual artists, designers, architects and art critics who want to develop new content for DKS.

Read more about The Cultural Schoolbag (DKS).

The project is a perennial and nationwide collaboration between selected art institutions, counties, municipalities, The Savings Bank Foundation DNB and Arts for Young Audiences Norway (Kulturtanken).

Selected artists will have the opportunity to develop and test projects for and with children and young people in synergy with professional peers and students.

Coincidently, the affiliated art institutions are part of a national network with the purpose of gathering and coordinating expertise and strengthening interest in visual arts for children and young people in general.

In 2022, the programme was expanded to include specialized projects for professionals working in the design and architecture fields, as well as a project aimed at art criticism for children and young people which ran until 2024.

DKS-LAB 2025

The formats of the 11 workshops in 2024 will vary. Some have a national scope, whereas others focus on a specific region. If you wish to apply, please see the individual Open Call links below for practical information and specifications.

The application deadline for all Open Calls is Friday 14 March 2025.

All attendees will be paid the same artists fee regardless of location and format. The learning experiences from DKS-LAB can be applied when creating a production proposal in the DKS portal before the registration deadline on 1 October 2025.

Open Calls: Visual Arts

Open Call: Design and Architecture