Wrap is a centre for artistic production and communication, which provides a wide range of facilities to professional artists, on a project-to-project basis. Wrap is artist-run, but none of our facilities are exclusively reserved for any particular artist. Our tools and spaces are maintained and organised by knowledgeable professionals and our prices are subsidised in order to reflect the means of most artists, and to maintain an inclusive profile.
We also initiate and curate various artistic projects that we believe benefit the artistic communities surrounding the centre.
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New Year Update
As a supportive hub for hundreds of artists, and a pioneer of inventive, interdisciplinary projects that bring artists together in inspiring situations, we are acutely aware of the growing challenges that independent artists face. In spite of this, we have been happy to see our audience grow significantly during 2025, and we are proud of the quality video releases that we have published, documenting great silent film concerts and interdisciplinary improvisations from our much loved concepts, Audioglimt and Sonisk Selskap.
It’s been really inspiring to see so many artists reaching new heights, and producing great work in 2025, with many excellent new performances for school children, as well as ambitious and experimental projects aimed at a wider audience within dance, theatre, music, visual and hybrid art. 2025 was a busy year for Wrap, with 135 productions, 11 events and 9 work-in- progress performances.
With our satellite project and the carbon-neutral Kunstbussen (art bus) it has been important to explore how we can reach audiences further afield, creating meaningful cultural experiences and expanding our network through collaborations with pioneering and inspiring organisations, venues and initiatives across western Norway. We are extremely grateful for the support we received from Vestland Fylkeskommune to develop this Wrap Satellite project over the last three years, as well as some support from Bergen Kommune.
During 2025 we also completed the restoration of the roof and outer walls of Sagatun village hall in Skredestranda, near Larsnes in Sunnmøre, with support from Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune and Kulturdirektoratet, as well as a significant voluntary effort! The work was carried out / overseen by Byggmester Slettestøl AS.
Sagatun will be slowly developed by History Disposal Unit, along side Wrap and Wrap Satellite, as a place for the exploration, development and expression of new ideas within art and other fields, along side other cultural activities that will benefit the local community.
We exist within an economic paradigm where wealth and resources are increasingly concentrated at the top of a steep pyramid, and hard priorities are often necessary. Artists need the kind of infrastructure and opportunities that Wrap provides more than ever. As an artist run project, Wrap also needs to perform within a sustainable framework that makes the most out of a very limited budget. We always hoped that the substantial idealism we have invested in this project would open news doors, enabling us eventually to employ more staff. A harsh and complicated reality has led us to explore a broader and varied spectre of infrastructure and collaborations in our search for a satisfactory practice at the intersection between art/culture, infrastructure/community and activism.
As we enter 2026 we are considering new approaches to programming at Wrap. We are excited about exploring strategies that can give new opportunities to new collaborators, while freeing up time for us to develop other important aspects of Wrap. As a uniquely accessible and flexible production hub, we will continue to serve as many professional artists as possible with our comprehensive range of workshops, studios, tools and experience.
No AI has been involved at any time in Writing this text. We acknowledge the potential for AI to provide tools that could benefit society in a scenario where it was owned by the people and regulated in a transparent and ethical manner on our behalf. We accept the possibility that some AI tools might empower artists to create interesting work, but urge any artist using AI to be aware of the serious ethical implications that using such tools can have.
Without strict ethical regulation (that respects copyright law and intellectual property) and in the hands of “big tech, AI constitutes a significant threat to art, culture and human values of decency and fairness.
For us, the future of art, and the focus of our work as curators and artists working with infrastructure, is all about human thought, human processes and human cultural exchange. In spite of growing challenges to the value of art, we believe that these values have never been more compelling and relevant.
Wrap condems apartheid and racism in any form, and as a member of the BDS movement’s Apartheid Free Zones campaign, we have divested from companies that contribute to or profit from the Israeli occupation and genocide in Gaza, and are withholding from cooperation with persons and organisations funded by the Israeli state. This is an ethical decision that reflects our respect for the idea of a rules based order and for established international definitions of human rights.
Scenographic structure -- the basis of a giant "birthday cake" for Vinskvetten 50 year aniversary concert at Greighallen. Construction: Jan Holden. Picture: Leo Preston