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Winter Scene (2010), oil on canvas 120cm x 150cm, by Marilyn Ann Owens.
Telemark Art Centre leaves no stone unturned Inside an old bank building from 1849 in Skien, Norway, lies the Telemark Art Centre. The vibrant centre has a unique approach to honouring and showcasing regional talent; its latest investment is an innovative five-year art venture that celebrates local professional artists by exhibiting their lifelong practices in books and retrospectives. By Andri Papanicolas
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Photo: Istvan Virag. Copyright belongs to the artists
Time flies, but a 75-year life on this earth, filled with challenges, impressions, expressions and relations, is still 58 |
Issue 153
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April 2023
a long time. Imagine seeing someone’s life translated into art; it may surprise you how much you can relate to people
who lived very different lives from yourself. The ambitious project at Telemark Art Centre does just this. “It is an honour to celebrate great artistic talents with roots in Telemark. I don’t think most people know how impactful they are, and the feedback we have had so far has been overwhelming,” says Hilde Tørdal, director at Telemark Art Centre.