ARNA i Fågelriket

ARNA is a nonprofit organsation in Sweden. They work through the Culture Dimension of sustainability in the The Avian Kingdom. Their vision for the area is for it to become the world's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to include the Culture Dimension of sustainability in its foundation. ARNA stands for Art and Nature. In the center of their, mainly, project bound work they place the artist in residence, a hub for artists from around the world to explore and express human's relationships towards nature and to unfold culture's role in a sustainable development. ARNA announces, during the winter and spring, 3-4 calls for projects and residency periods each year. Each residency period, or project, has different aim and financing. Sometimes ARNA offer periods for rent without any obligations from their side, other times they offer Accommodation Grants and in return they ask for a concert or other public engagement. And sometimes it is a project where the artists dedicate their time at ARNA to the aims of a project and in those cases the organizers might also be able to pay for the flights. Therefore, it is important to read the information within each call for applications.