NAARCA – The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action

NAARCA launched in Novermber 2021 at Cove Park during COP26, co-led by Cove Park and Saari Residence, to build long-term collaboration between the Nordics and Scotland on climate action. The network of seven residencies, united by shared climate, history, and language, formed subgroups focused on Art Commissions, Knowledge & Production, and Pedagogy.

Building on workshops, evaluation meetings, podcasts, essays, and other work started, NAARCA sought funding to continue the work in three different areas:

1. Capacity building and onboarding for staff and leaders
2. Access, diversity and inclsuion in the network
3. Communication of the work: NAARCA have already developed the Creative Climate Champions – Digital Resource Toolkit for Young People

The next phase of the project will involve residency exchanges between the NAARCA partners, broadening the scope and the perspectives of those involved.

Additionally, the toolkits NAARCA develops are translated into other languages and adapted to local contexts. At once a common mission, with differences in contexts, needs and available resources, the work of adapting and translating toolkits for sustainable residency action is both time- and resource-consuming.