The Norwegian Photographic Fund (Nofofo) is a fund for allocating collective assets to artists who live and work in Norway and whom uses photography and other camera-based forms of expression. Nofofo assess funds from Biblioteksvederlaget, Visningsvederlaget, Kopinor and Norwaco and the assets are managed by a board of four people with one deputy member. The board is elected by the General Assembly of Forbundet Frie Fotografer (The Norwegian Association of Fine Art Photographers - FFF). The fund's secretary is the administration at FFF.
The Norwegian Photographic Fund welcomes application twice a year:
February 1st and September 1st.
The Norwegian Photographic Fund (Nofofo) was established by Forbundet Frie Fotografer (The Norwegian Association of Fine Art Photographers - FFF) in 1979. Statutes of the new fund was approved by the association's board meeting May 16th 1979, and was approved by the Ministry on June 1st the same year. The current statutes are available in Norwegian HERE.
Nofofo grants financial support to Fotogalleriet and FFF as fixed annual allocations. Since 2012, the fund has also granted annual support for The Spring Exhibition, the peer-reviewed group exhibition organized by FFF that takes place at Fotogalleriet each year. Nofofo also accepts and grants applications for project, exhibition and publication support from individual artists.
Nofofo occasionally supports extraordinary projects, such as when they advertised for an editor for a magazine about camera-based art in 2009. Of all the submitted applications, Nina Strand was granted the support with her idea for Objektiv. The magazine was then founded by Strand as Editor in Chief, together with an advisory board. Objektiv is independent and not organizationally connected to Nofofo, FFF or Fotogalleriet.
Aas, Marte Publication: Angle 13 20.000 NOK
Andersen, Signe Marie Publication: Uten tittel 30.000 NOK
Andersson, Emil Project: About Western Europe 25.000 NOK
Blad, Katharina Barbosa Exhibition: Vårutstillingen 2016 25.000 NOK
Følstad, Marit Publication: The Marble Index 30.000 NOK
Juul, Arild Publication: Out of the Woods 20.000 NOK
Gleditsch, Espen Exhibition: Noplace and Kunstnerforbundet 40.000 NOK
Goldberg, Katinka Exhibition: Vårutstillingen 2016 and Prague Biennale Photo 20.000 NOK
Jóhannsson, Sveinn Fannar Exhibition: Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 30.000 NOK
Kramer, Mariken Exhibition: Oppland kunstsenter 20.000 NOK
Olsen, Sandra Vaka Project: Solbrent (work.title) 20.000 NOK
Pedersen, Linn Exhibition: MELK Kunstnernes Hus 20.000 NOK
Porselius, Ina Project: Video, no title 13.000 NOK
Torgersrud, Morten Publication: FOG 20.000 NOK
Torp, Nina Project: Situasjoner 40.000 NOK
Van Hoegee, Kirsti Project: Planetarisk Tåke 20.000 NOK
Jørgensen, Erik Sæther 4 weeks residency in Oslo
Tåresvik, Kristin 4 weeks residency in Oslo
Fotogalleriet Extraordinary support: Nordic Dummy Award 2016 50.000 NOK
Fotogalleriet Extraordinary support: Anniversary exhibition 100.000 NOK
Forbundet Frie Fotografer Extraordinary support: Fotobokfestival Oslo 2016 150.000 NOK
Eriksen, Marthe Aune Exhibition: Shifting Boundaries, EPEA 40.000 NOK
Objektiv Extra support Objektiv 2015 100.000 NOK
Objektiv Project: Objektiv 2016 250.000 NOK
Løberg, Morten Myhre Publication: Analog fotografi - en håndbok 20.000 NOK
Multipress Publication: Angle 9-12° 40.000 NOK
Mosken, Raymond Publication: Observations 30.000 NOK
Mugaas, Eline Exhibition: Utstilling på Kunstnernes Hus 2016 50.000 NOK
Sundby, Heidi Project: Barnet med det rare i, del 2 40.000 NOK
Tandberg, Vibeke Publication: Monografi 50.000 NOK
Guttu, Ane Hjort Prosjektstøtte Tiden Går 50.000 NOK
Jacobsson, Sabina Project: A Bigger Splash 24.000 NOK
Ljosvoll, Eva Project: Tidsmaskin 25.000 NOK
Løkken, Line Bøhmer Publication: Tingenes tilstand (etter Marcello Haugen) 25.000 NOK
Nordbrenden, Dag Exhibition: Condominium, Akershus Kunstsenter 30.000 NOK
Paiva, Margarida Project:Invisible other 30.000 NOK
Strand, Nina Publication: Dr. Strand 20.000 NOK
Toft, Nina Publication:Debris Fanzine 50.000 NOK
Tveit, Espen Publication: SVEV 40.000 NOK
Nordic Dummy Award (Fotogalleriet) Extraordinary project support 50.000 NOK
Fotobokfestival Oslo (FFF) Extraordinary project support 150.000 NOK
Aas, Marte Project: La Défense 30.000 NOK
Berntsen, Per Project:Metsä 25.000 NOK
Bjørnmyr, Marianne Publication:An authentick relation 20.000 NOK
Brown, Per Christian Exhibition: Jorden og drømmerier om hvile 30.000 NOK
Heavy Books Publication: Publikasjon #1-5 25.000 NOK
Hjorth, Karoline Publication: Eyes as big as plates 25.000 NOK
Honerud, Hilde Project: Øvelser i Norsk 30.000 NOK
Hugin, Kaia Exhibition: Flytestein 20.000 NOK
Reitan, Erik Friis / Ludvigsen, Klara Sofie Exhibition: Eg såg skinnet verte tredd på med innsida ut 10.000 NOK
Sterri, Bjørn Publication: Family Photographs 30.000 NOK
Åsdam, Knut Project: The Hebrides/Tweed Space 50.000 NOK