Norwegian Crafts

Norwegian Crafts' principal aim is to strengthen the position of contemporary crafts from Norway internationally.

Norwegian Crafts is a non-profit organisation founded by the Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts in 2012. Its principal aim is to strengthen the international position of contemporary crafts from Norway. The organisation is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On behalf of the MFA, Norwegian Crafts administers a support scheme for international craft projects; it also advises the ministry and the Norwegian embassies and consulates abroad on contemporary crafts. Norwegian Crafts is part of the networks Norwegian Arts Abroad, Nordic Network of Crafts Associations and World Crafts Council Europe, and it is a member of Balansekunst.