An exhibition where artists and art lovers meet in an inspiring space for immersion, dialogue, and new connections.
In 2026, the Phoenix rose as a symbol of courage, renewal, and the strength to begin again. In 2027, the story continues with the Dove of Peace.
This year’s theme is rooted in the Dove of Peace with the green branch as a symbol of hope, community, and art’s ability to build bridges. In a world filled with conflict and unrest, ART NORDIC invites artists to create works that remind us of hope, presence, beauty, and community.
The Dove of Peace does not necessarily have to be understood as a literal motif, but as an idea, a mood, or a narrative. Artists are invited to create their own personal interpretation of the Dove of Peace—through materials, form, colour, expression, and artistic practice.
The result will be one shared story with many different artistic expressions.
Art cannot change the whole world in a single day. But it can change a person’s day. And that is how change begins.
As a fixed part of Art Nordic, each year we reserve six sponsored spaces for a group of artists who may find it harder to gain space and visibility on the art scene.
In 2027, the spaces go to senior artists 75+—artists who, through a long artistic practice, have left their mark in materials, stories, experience, and in our understanding of art.
The sponsored spaces mean that Art Nordic covers 75% of the standard exhibition space fee. The selected artists therefore pay only 25% of the regular stand price.
With this year’s theme the Dove of Peace, we turn our attention to hope, community, and what we carry forward: lived experience, material understanding, sensibility, and artistic lives that deserve to be met by new audiences.
Many senior artists created art in a time when visibility emerged through exhibitions, studios, galleries, and personal networks. Today, a large part of art communication takes place digitally, and this can create new barriers—not because the art lacks relevance, but because the path to an audience often requires digital skills and constant online presence.
With the sponsored spaces, Art Nordic aims to build bridges between generations, between experience and new visibility, and between the artist and the audience.
The six spaces are selected curatorially on equal terms with the rest of the exhibition.
Applications for Art Nordic 2027 are now open.
If you wish to be considered as an exhibitor, you must submit your application no later than 30 September 2026 at 00:00.
After the application deadline, curator Ole Winter will review all applications. The selection process will take place from 1 October to 15 October, after which all applicants will be notified by email – regardless of whether they are selected or are not offered a place in the exhibition this time.
If you are allocated a space, 50% of the participation fee is paid upon acceptance of the space. The remaining amount is then paid in two instalments.
We look forward to receiving applications and to putting together a strong and diverse exhibition for Art Nordic 2027.
Although this year’s exhibition is over, you can still take part of the experience home with you. Did you see an exhibitor at Art Nordic who keeps popping up in your thoughts? Or would you like to revisit the many universes that were presented during the exhibition? Then the exhibition catalogue is a lovely way to take the experience home.
The catalogue includes a text about each of this year’s exhibitors, as well as the story of Art Nordic’s history and visions. It is created for those of you who are interested in art, and for those of you who would like to share the experience with others.
The book can be purchased for DKK 75 for collection in Copenhagen. Shipping is available for an additional delivery charge.
Send an email to kontakt@art-nordic.dk
