Cultural awards are widespread in Norway. Every county and many municipalities present yearly cultural awards to artists living in their respective areas. Therefore their relevance to non-Norwegians is extremely limited.

Composer Arne Nordheim is the most awarded living Norwegian artist today. He has received the Oslo Cultural Prize, the Royal Norwegian St Olav Prize, and the Amanda Award, amongst others. Nordheim is also living in the Norwegian Honorary Artist Residence Grotten, which is owned by the Norwegian state - extraordinary artists are invited to live here, next to the Royal Castle, for life.

Other public and private awards and scholarships are collected in a publication called Legathandboken. This is only available in Norwegian. Readers interested in competitions and awards in the field of architecture should consult the website of the National Association of Norwegian Architects which lists current open competitions. Unfortunately, this page is also only available in Norwegian.

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