Visuell kunst – publikasjoner og manusutvikling

This scheme provides grants ("tilskudd til å produsere eller formidle kunstfaglige publikasjoner, eller til å utvikle manus om visuell samtidskunst") for producing or disseminating art publications, or for developing manuscripts on contemporary visual art. Covered activities include artist books, exhibition catalogues, art theory, manuscript development, and distribution or knowledge-building projects in the art book field. It is administered by Kulturrådet.

Eligible applicants are "kunstnere, kuratorer og tekstforfattere, og forlag, visningssteder og andre utgivere" (artists, curators, writers, publishers, exhibition venues, and other publishers). More broadly: "privatpersoner, private og offentlige institusjoner, organisasjoner og andre virksomheter" (private individuals, private and public institutions, organisations, and other entities). Those receiving fixed annual state grants, or businesses in debt restructuring or bankruptcy, may not apply.

No specific minimum or maximum amounts, co-funding percentages, or total budget pot are stated on the page.

The application deadline is "15. september kl. 13:00" (no year stated on the page); the application form opens 15 August. Applications are submitted at https://tilskudd.kulturdirektoratet.no/. The page was last updated 31 March 2026.