Southnord is an artist-run platform dedicated to the vast and varied artistic expressions, approaches and narratives the Afro-Nordic experience gives birth to.
Current and Upcoming
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Open Calls
5 March – 15 April 2026
We are pleased to accept applications for this years UPNEXT and Residency Open Calls. These are opportunities for Afro-Nordic artists to develop their ideas with support from the Southnord team.
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Earthscape: A Southnord Collections Exhibition
4 February 2026 - 29 May 2026
Join us for our second collections exhibition at Southnord. Opening on the 4 February, this exhibition brings together eight diverse artistic practices preoccupied with landscape identity; ancestral memory; intertwined geographies; the relationship between land and body; consumerism and imperial capitalism.
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Southnord x Liljevalchs Konsthall
10 October 2025 - 30 August 2026
This October, Liljevalchs will open the doors to When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, a landmark exhibition celebrating 100 years of Black portraiture. Southnord is proud to be programming a series of activations alongside this extraordinary show, bringing new perspectives and dialogues to Stockholm.
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Southnord Artfest 2026
14 October – 27 March 2027
The next edition of Southnord Artfest lands in Helsinki in 2026. While the full programme is still under development, plans are already underway for a headline exhibition and a dynamic series of events in collaboration with one of the city’s leading art institutions. More details to follow in the coming months.
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Library
Explore our growing directory of black and Afro-Nordic artists, literature, works and performances. This content is made available to inspire and enrich new works and research projects.