Artists and makers from Sommerakademiet are visiting South Wales at the end of April.
Sommerakademiet is run by the artist and textile maker Karin Flatoy Svarstad and is aiming to communicate arts and culture related activities from rural Norway. They are based at the West Coast of Norway, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane og Møre og Romsdal and have had a focus on Shetland, Orknøyene, Færøyene, Hebridene og Island.
This is the first time they are visiting Wales, and they would like to develop stronger bonds with Welsh artists and makers. They will be will be bringing a group of about 30-40 felt makers and artists in wool and textile to South Wales and they have invited members of the Welsh Norwegian Society to join them.
They will be visiting Cardiff on the Saturday with Craft in the Bay, Millennium Centre and the Norwegian Church, at Wonderwool on the Sunday, at the Ceilidh in Newport on Tuesday 1st May or West Wales on Wednesday.
Welsh Norwegian Society 