Containerakademiet
The Container Academy is a new studio and work community in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn for professional visual artists. A place where artists can work, develop, and expand their network.
Containerakademiet is currently undergoing a restructuring. Applications for studios are therefore on hold until the beginning of 2026.
The Container Academy is a studio community for visual artists at Oceanvej 1 in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn, which inaugurated in January 2024. The place will secure more studio spaces for younger visual artists in the capital and at the same time form the framework for conversations and discussions between professional artists and others.
The Container Academy is situated in a large industrial building, consisting of 30 individual studios as well as two large shared workshops of a total of 160 m2 as well as a meeting room, kitchen, and toilet with shower.
MORE ABOUT THE CONTAINER ACADEMY
The Container Academy was initiated by sculptor and professor Bjørn Nørgaard.
The developer and operator is Fonden Containerakademiet, whose board consists of sculptor Bjørn Nørgaard (chairperson), CCO of CPH City & Port Development Henrik Steenstrup, Managing Director at AHC Susanne Hviid, director of Unionkul Klaus Kastbjerg, visual artist Kaspar Bonnén, founder & director of Connecting Dots Mette Marcus, and Master of Laws & Head of secretariat of BKF Klaus Pedersen.
The land Oceanvej 1 has been made available by By & Havn, and the project is supported by the A.P. Møller Foundation, Det Obelske Familiefond and the Augustinus Foundation. developed and built in collaboration with Unionkul/Klaus Kastbjerg, Arcgency and WR Enterprise. AHC manages the studio spaces and takes care of the day-to-day operations as well as the artistic program of exhibitions and other events.
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