Hva skjer i en kunstnerpraksis i møte med nye omgivelser? Gjennom tekst og bilder reflekterer den Stavanger-baserte grafikeren Solveig Landa over sitt arbeidsopphold ved Stiftelsen Edvard Munch’s Atelier på Ekely i april og mai 2026: En rapport om rastløshet i møte med nye inntrykk, endrede planer og vårblomster.

Norway has won two World Cup matches in a row for the first time, and Erling Braut Haaland fever is officially upon us. Art and football writer Orit Gat takes a closer look at Haaland murals, the aesthetics of the Norwegian team group photo, and what it reveals about the idea of the journey itself as the ultimate goal (sic).

CAS – Contemporary Art Stavanger and Kiellandsenteret are proud to announce Nadia Marcus as the 2026 recipient of Itchy Fingers – A Residency on Art Books.

These works are not simply beautiful; they are defiant. Bergen-based critic Carol Stampone traveled to Stavanger for Citra Sasmita’s exhibition Who Stole the Sky, currently on view at Kunsthall Stavanger. Sasmita, who recently received the prestigious Sovereign Asian Art Prize, made Stampone question her consumption of the show, rule-breaking in white cubes, and the nature of Sasmita’s repetitive female figures.

In June, Mexican artist Carlos Amorales transformed the interior of Obrestad Lighthouse with thousands of handcrafted black butterflies. The installation, titled Black Cloud, has traveled the world since 2007, responding the specific architecture and conditions of each site. On the occasion of the work’s first presentation in Norway, Amorales described for CAS the deeply personal story behind the project.

24 timer med kunst spredt rundt Stavangers offentlige byrom: At en by i en hel dag kan bli en scene for samtidskunst er formatmessig er ambisiøst. Men det er også en ambisjon som er vanskelig å oppfylle. Hvor mye av en by aktiveres egentlig når et program sprer seg over torg, kirker, parker og utsiktstårn, og hvor mange av menneskene som beveger seg rundt i byrommet oppdager at noe skjer?