Open Call: Performance Studies in Sápmi – Performance Art Festival
Performance Studies in Sápmi is a performance art festival dedicated to exploring embodied practices, Indigenous perspectives, and site-responsive works in the context of Sápmi. The festival brings together artists working across performance, movement, and interdisciplinary practices to engage with cultural heritage, identity, and place.The festival is held at the City Museum in Bodø June 28th and 29th.
We invite artists to propose performance works that are connected to Bodø as a historical and multicultural site—home to Norwegian, Sámi, and Kven communities. We are particularly interested in works that reflect on cultural coexistence, histories, and contemporary narratives embedded in this region.
Application requirements
A 300-word description of the proposed performance work
A short artist biography (max. 100 words)
Applications should be sent to: marija.griniuk@nordlandsmuseet.no by April 30, 2026 .
What we offer
Artist fee: 5000 NOK
Coverage of travel expenses
Accommodation for 2 days in Bodø
We look forward to receiving proposals that critically and creatively explore place, identity and performance in Sápmi.
The project is supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and Nordland County Council.
