Nuuk Snow Festival 2021 opened today, Thursday 4 March at 10, and will last until Sunday, March 7th.
8 teams from Nuuk will work with the snow blocks at Nuutoqaq for 4 days, and the award ceremony will take place on Sunday 7 March in the afternoon at 14. Due to the few teams that can participate, this year they have not chosen to categorize the snow sculptures into non-figurative and figurative. Everyone can participate in the festival and it’s free.
“NAPA has previously supported Nordic teams’ participation in the festival with travel support, last time was in 2020. This year, NAPA has not received applications for Nordic participation due to Covid19 restrictions, but we hope Nordic teams will participate next time”, says Anne Mette Gangsøy, director of NAPA.
“The Nordic teams can help inspire locals to work internationally and participate in other snow sculpture festivals. In addition, we hope that a Nordic team will make ties with local sculptors that they might want to collaborate with in the future, ”said organizer of Nuuk Snow Festival Maannguaq Rosing about Nordic participation in 2020.
Other news

Open call for applications to Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto 2022
Open call for Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) to next year’s fashion week. Indigenous designers, artists and makers are invited to apply to IFWTO 2022 and you can also apply Naalakkersuisoq for Culture for participation IFWTO is a biennial multi-platform fashion, craft and textiles festival

Application module for Nordic Arctic Co-operation Programme launched!
NAPA and Ilisimatusarfik have launched the website and the application module for the Nordic Arctic Co-operation Programme, after Greenland took over responsibility for the management of the pool. Thus, projects focusing on sustainable development in the Arctic can now look forward to the opportunity to

Webinar about the Nordic Arctic Programme – and how to apply
Are you working with projects that strengthen civil society and sustainable development in the Arctic and Nordic region, or would you like to in the future? Then this webinar is for you. Join NAPA for an online introduction to the Nordic Arctic Programme (NAP) – a funding programme from the Nordic Council of Ministers supporting projects that: Directly contribute to the development of attractive and socially viable local communities in the Arctic across generations Support the development of local business opportunities and sustainable economic growth in the Arctic Directly contribute to promote green transitions and sustainable circular economy of

Pauliina Oinonen becomes acting CEO of NAPA
In order to ensure a smooth transition until a new director is employed, it has been decided to constitute an interim CEO in NAPA. Søren Würtz, CEO of NAPA, the Nordic Institute in Greenland, has announced his decision to leave his position in NAPA as