Atopia initiates and runs various events, projects and exhibitions focusing on artists’ moving image. Among Atopia projects are:
The Retrospcetive: Exploring History of film and video art in Norway (2007-)
Cities of the World: Exploring the Geography of artistic sensibilities and how different places produce different perceptions (2012-)
Vitrine: Exploring the position of Video art in public spac
e (2007 - 2011)
Celluloid: Presenting defining moments of international experimental film in our local scene (2003 - 2010)
VideoForum: An open screening program for film and video artists (2004-)
In recent years Atopia’s main activity has shifted to producing various research-based exhibitions of film and video works. All exhibitions produced in Atopia are available for distribution and exhibitions in other National and International venues. Along with offering free consultation on production and exhibition design of artists’ works, Atopia runs its own gallery space and provides workshops and affordable equipment and a post-production suit to artists working with film and video in Oslo.
