Contact & Participation
CONTACT & PARTICIPATION
Locations, curatorial focus and people change every year. Edition nine: September 15.-21.2025, taking place at Velferden Scene for Samtidskunst in Sokndal, Dalane and Stavanger City.
If you have questions or if you are interested in attending the 2025 edition as artist, curator, institution or audience please get in touch with us by email office@coastcontemporary.no
ACCOMODATION
If you are traveling as a part of the visitors program or as exhibiting artist all bookings are organized and booked by Coast Contemporary.
If you are attending as a part of the public program: This years collaborative festival hotel is Sogndalstrand culture hotel. We have some rooms left at a festival price of 1850 per room, per night. Double room comes with an extra fee. Get in touch at office@coastcontemporary if you wish to book a room at the festival hotel with our group discount. An invoice will be sent to you in advance.
Other accommodation in the area is Bakkaåno camping with lower prices. Please book with them directly.
TRAVEL
Sogndalstrand and Sokndal can be reached by car, bus, plane to Stavanger and train/bus or by taking the train to either Moi or to Egersund station.
Train is booked trough VY. Please note that a pick up is usually needed from the train station to reach the location.
FUNDING FOR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
ARTISTS
Artists invited to present art in the curated program will have their participation fully funded with travel, food, accommodation, artist fee and production costs covered by Coast Contemporary and our partners: The Norwegian Arts Council, OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway and others, depending on who supports the edition you attend.
INTERNATIONAL CURATORS AND AUTHORS
Our international delegate program for Curators and Art Critics can be half or fully funded by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, collaborating embassies and Coast Contemporary or you can attend in private with your institution covering your costs.
NORWEGIAN BASED INSTITUTIONS
If you work at an institution in Norway your institution is expected to cover your expenses. You are welcome to use our group discounts when booking hotel etc.
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
You are welcome take part by covering your own expenses. You are welcome to use our group discounts when booking hotel at the location.
AUDIENCE
Our programme is public and you are welcome to attend as audience. A ticket link will be released a few months prior to each edition.
CONTACT
Tanja Sæter
office@coastcontemporary.no
Kenneth Varpe
Digital & Presentation (only relevant for people speaking in the programme)
kenneth.varpe@coastcontemporary.no
Booking & Travel
office@coastcontemporary.no
Phone
+47 41211717
Visiting Address:
Our office is at Sentralen, in the city center of Oslo.
Øvre Slottsgate 3
0157 Oslo
Post and Invoice Address:
Coast Contemporary
Nøklesvingen 22
0689 Oslo
Norway
Travel Insurance
Coast Contemporary strongly recommends travel insurance for all participating guests and takes, nor bares, any responsibility for lost luggage, injuries, sickness, cancelled flights due to bad weather or any other delays or other matters during travel. Most insurance companies sell travel insurance.
Social Media
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Locations, participants and curatorial focus change every year.
Information & General Inquiries
office@coastcontemporary.no