Selected grants

The 70th anniversary of Danish-Norwegian cooperation is celebrated with the donation of a sculpture created by Per Kirkeby.

With the art installation Modified Social Benches for Lemvig, Jeppe Hein has created a space for experiences and participation. The artwork was donated to the city by the New Carlsberg Foundation.

Funfair aesthetic meets democratic values in Nathan Coley’s project THE SAME FOR EVERYONE, which is presented as part of the events celebrating Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture.

The new teaching wing at the upper secondary school Marselisborg Gymnasium features decorative projects by four artists, each pursuing a uniquely personal artistic expression in the four open classrooms in the new wing.

Elisabeth Toubro has created a monument for the Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann.

The monumental sculpture group that Bjørn Poulsen created for the Patient Hotel at Rigshospitalet, one of the largest hospitals in Denmark, is titled Angelus Novus.

Tal R has created a sculptural landmark for the upper secondary school Skive Gymnasium.

Eske Kath has created a unique front curtain for the cultural venue Kulturhuset Skanderborg in cooperation with Priebe Sceneteknik.

Alexander Tovborg has created a series of tapestries for the former home for unmarried ladies of rank, Odense Adelige Jomfrukloster, which is currently let to the University of Southern Denmark.

The New Carlsberg Foundation has donated a giant terracotta-coloured spatial installation created by the artist FOS to the upper secondary school HF-Centret Efterslægten in Copenhagen.

Four artistic gates now decorate the square by Vejen Art Museum.

A new decorative project at the upper secondary school Faaborg Gymnasium enables a dialogue between contemporary artists and the original Funen Painters from the early 20th century.

Hein Heinsen’s ‘Ansgar’ now stands in front of Ribe Cathedral, telling the story of the Nordic apostle’s hard struggles.

Kirsten Ortwed’s monumental sculpture Full Length has found a new home in Havnegade in central Copenhagen.

Jeppe Hein has created thirteen wild, blue benches for the National Aquarium Denmark, Den Blå Planet.

Kaspar Bonnén has painted a 60-square-metre story for the upper secondary school Horsens Gymnasium.