As this year’s application deadline, 3 December, draws near, UKS is giving you an early Christmas present: our handbook for the artist assistant scheme, in English translation. Please join us for the launch on 4 November, where we will also offer expert advice for prospective assistants and assisted artists.

The handbook was published in Norwegian in 2023 and we are very happy to launch it in English with synthesised and collected information on employment rights, salary, how to manage expectations, and more.

Deputy Chair of UKS, Johanne Laache, will introduce the handbook, while Arts Council Norway’s contact person for Kunstnerassistentordningen, Mette Karlsvik, will share her experience of the assistant scheme in conversation with Chair of UKS, Ragnhild Aamås. There will of course be an opportunity to ask questions.

Feel free to hang around after the event to mingle and connect with potential co-applicants, and welcome to UKS!