Become a member of BO
BO is a district organization under NBK, Norwegian visual artists. Membership in BO is therefore inextricably linked to membership in NBK and one must answer contingent to both.
Admission criteria
Admission to the district organizations affiliated to Norwegian visual artists takes place after an overall assessment of the applicant’s artistic formal and non-formal competence. The purpose of the criteria for membership is to ensure that the organization’s members are professional, professional visual artists. The applicant must therefore have completed higher education in the field of visual arts and / or in their practice document a professional level corresponding to competence at master’s level.
Membership is offered after a discretionary assessment of the applicant’s competence in relation to the following criteria:
- Completed higher education in visual arts
- Artistic practice / work trials
- Scholarship award and other jury assessment such as prizes and assignments
- Exhibition activity and other artistic activity
Requirements for the application
We would like to have all the info gathered in one document, preferably in PDF format. Firstname.lastname.member application.pdf.
It must contain a CV with relevant information and any links to other relevant documentation about exhibitions and education, if any.
Pictures of a maximum of 10 works. audio and video work can be linked to Vimeo or similar, link to own website if you have, and other documentation you think is relevant.
The purpose of doing so is that the jury should be able to open only one document and find all the information about you that is necessary in relation to processing the application. Therefore, read the criteria carefully. It simplifies the processing of the application. The jury consists of BO’s Artistic Council.
Membership in BO
