Visit the studio of Scandinavian folk artist and ASF Folk Art Fellow Pieper Bloomquist! Based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Pieper studied Swedish Dalmålning (Kurbits) and Bonadsmålning, and has been painting in traditional Scandinavian styles of folk art since 1993. Pieper enjoys utilizing elements from folk art traditions to tell modern stories, incorporating the floral […]

As part of our Summer of Suspense premiere screenings, we'll be holding a Nordic Film Club discussion group online! Viewers can gather after watching each series to chat about what they've watched. This Wednesday, we'll be discussing the Danish series Follow the Money /Bedrag.  Film club participants will all appear online at the start of the meeting when […]

On July 20 at 7 PM ET, join us for a pre-recorded book talk with Finnish-Kosovan author Pajtim Statovci (National Book Award finalist, Crossing) on his new novel Bolla. With moderator Bethanne Patrick, he'll discuss the writing of the novel, available on July 6 in translation by David Hackston from Pantheon. An unlikely love story in Kosovo with unpredictable consequences […]