American Scandinavian Society

Annual Scandinavian Christmas Ball 2025
2025-12-05 19:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | The Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60th Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
An annual tradition since 1909, we invite you to join us again to enjoy a truly festive evening at the beautiful Metropolitan Club in New York for our favorite evening of the year and the start of the Holiday Season!
Included in your ticket is an open bar, a selection of hors d’oeuvres, a three course dinner, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, and dancing until midnight.

TYPES OF TICKETS
DINNER TICKETS (7 pm – 12 Midnight)
All dinner tickets include open bar during cocktails and dinner, a selection of hors d’oeuvres, a formal three course dinner, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, guest performance, and dancing until midnight to a live orchestra.

Individual Dinner Tickets:
* Member Dinner Tickets (after Early Bird Special ends on September 22nd): $480 | Membership must be current for 2025. Click here to renew or join.
* Non-member Dinner Tickets: $595

Tables of Ten:
* Member Table of Ten: $4800
* Non-member Table of Ten: $5950

Viking Dinner Tickets:
Viking tickets include a prominent mention in the Christmas Journal of your company or name (please contact us for details) and premiere seating.
* Viking Table of Ten: $7000

AFTER-DINNER TICKETS (9 pm – 12 Midnight)
After-dinner tickets begin at 9pm and include an open bar, selection of hors d’oeuvres, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, dessert buffet, and dancing until midnight to a live orchestra.
* After-Dinner Tickets (both Members & Non-members): $295

Please note:
The dress code is formal black tie
American Scandinavian Society regrets it cannot offer any refunds.

Special invitation to a Swedish Christmas Julbord Feast
2025-11-30 11:30 - 14:00 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Join us for a heartwarming Swedish Christmas Lunch, Family Style in partnership with the renowned Björk restaurant.

What’s Included

* Bottomless festive beverages (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
* A delectable feast of Björk’s menu. Traditional Christmas Food. Christmas Ham, Jansson’s Temptation, Mini Sausages and Pickled Herring to name a few.

Details

* When: Sunday, November 30th, 2025
* Time: 11:30 AM
* Where: Björk Café & Bistro | 58 Park Avenue, NYC 10016
* Price: $95 per person (includes NYC tax, gratuity and $15 donation for the American Scandinavian Society’s grant fund)
* Only 25 tickets available!

Crayfish Party at the Swedish Residence
2025-09-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Swedish Residence on Park Avenue, 600 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United States
The Consul General of Sweden in New York, H.E. Erik Ullenhag, together with SWEA NY and the American Scandinavian Society, welcomes you to join our annual Crayfish Party!
The crayfish season is one of the most popular cultural celebrations in Sweden and promises comical paper hats, lanterns, great food and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisor). This is a perfect opportunity to bring your significant other or a friend along to a typically Swedish event.
The price is $125 per person and this will include a welcome drink, crayfish, snaps, beer/wine, coffee, dessert, and live music. We have only 34 tickets on sale for American Scandinavian Society members and their guest (limit to 2 tickets per purchase, please). WELCOME!

DATE/TIME:
️️Wednesday, September 10th, 2025, 6:00 – 9:00pm
LOCATION:
The Swedish Residence on Park Avenue
600 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 | Google map link
PURCHASING TICKETS:
* TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. See you next year!!
* Tickets are $125 each and there is a limit of 2 tickets per purchase.
* Please note, there will be a security list at the door, therefore at the time of ticket purchase below, we require both you and your guest to provide your names for the list as well as individual email addresses.
* Tickets are on sale from July 31, 2025 through August 31, 2025

Not a member of the American Scandinavian Society? Click here to join today!

Norwegian American 17th of May Parade
2025-05-18 13:30 - 17:00 | NY
The American Scandinavian Society proudly announces that our President, Lars Nilsen will be the Grand Marshall of this year’s Norwegian American 17th of May Parade.
The 71st Parade will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2025, starting at 1:30 PM in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY. We will be commemorating the 211th Anniversary of the signing of Norway’s Constitution!
This year’s theme is “Celebrating Norwegian Immigration 1825-2025”. Congratulations to Lars!!!

Details:
More information on the parade: 17thofmayparadecommittee-brooklyn.org
Sunday, May 18th 2025
The parade will kick off at 1:30 pm, starting in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY at 85th Street and marching along 3rd Avenue, turning up 75th Street to 5th avenue to 67th Street.

A Swedish Easter Sunday Feast
2025-04-20 12:30 - 15:30 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Join us for a heartwarming Swedish Easter Lunch, Family Style, in partnership with the renowned Björk restaurant.

What’s Included:
A delectable Easter feast featuring:
* Lamb loin
* Potato gratin and other Scandinavian delish sides
* Bottomless festive beverages (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Details:
* When: Sunday, April 20th
* Time: 12:30 PM
* Where: Björk Café & Bistro, 58 Park Avenue, NYC 10016
* Price: $95 per person (includes NYC tax, gratuity and $15 donation to the American Scandinavian Society)

Scandinavian Happy Hour: April 2025
2025-04-03 17:00 - 19:30 | Kabin, 300 Spring St, New York, NY, 10013, United States
See you for our next Happy Hour on Thursday, April 3rd. Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Finns, Icelanders, and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Thursday, April 3rd from 5-7:30 PM.
Due to space limits, you must RSVP below in order to attend.
Details:
Kabin | 300 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 * Note: New location!
️Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 | 5:00-7:30 PM

Cultural Grant Celebration and closing of "in the wild rush of spring"
2025-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
We invite you to join us this year as we celebrate four artists with their cultural grants. We will enjoy a performance and hear presentations of their respective works. Followed by a cocktail reception in the Trygve Lie Gallery. This evening will be in conjunction with the closing of our art exhibit “in the wild rush of spring.”
Since 1908, the American Scandinavian Society of NY has been promoting and celebrating the cultural and intellectual ties between the people of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the US. Providing Cultural Grants is one way to support our mission to strive to enhance awareness and appreciation of Scandinavian culture through supporting the arts. Cultural Grants are awarded annually to both performing and non-performing artists of all ages who are actively engaged in creative work focused on exploring, interpreting, and promoting Scandinavian Culture.
Meet the 2024 Grant Recipients:

Heidi Hankaniemi (Finland)

Julia Bengtsson (Sweden)

Sara Lade (Norway)

Dawn Green (USA)

Heidi Hankaniemi (Finland), Fine Art and Commercial Arts | Learn more…
Julia Bengtsson (Sweden), Dance and Choreography | Learn more…
Dawn Green (USA), Filmmaker and Documentarian | Learn more…
Sara Lade (Norway) | Vocalist and Songwriter | Learn more…

Details:
Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Venue: Norwegian Seamen’s Church and Trygve Lie Gallery, 317 E 52nd St, NY, NY
Tickets: $15 advance online purchase | $20 at the door

“in the wild rush of spring”
The Cultural Grant Celebration will be held in conjunction with the closing evening of the exhibit, “in the wild rush of spring” – an exhibition meditating on women, the natural world and the intrinsic links between them – features works on paper, painting and mixed-media works by artists Candace Jensen (Danish-American), Elisa Jensen (Danish-American), and Lisa Saeboe (Norwegian-American). Presented by the American Scandinavian Society and curated by Audra Verona Lambert, the exhibit is on view at Trygve Lie Gallery from Feb 5-28, 2025. Learn more about the exhibit…

Candace Jensen (Danish-American)

Elisa Jensen (Danish-American)

Lisa Saeboe (Norwegian-American)

“in the wild rush of spring”: Candace Jensen, Elisa Jensen and Lisa Saeboe
2025-02-13 17:00 - 20:00 | TRYGVE LIE GALLERY, King Olav V’s Norwegian Church & Cultural Center, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
Exhibition on View February 5-28, 2025
Opening Reception on Thursday, February 13th from 5-8 PM
Visiting hours Wed-Sat from 12-4 and Sun from 11-2
Trygve Lie Gallery, 317 E 52nd St, NY, NY
Presented by the American Scandinavian Society
Curated by Audra Verona Lambert

“in the wild rush of spring” – an exhibition meditating on women, the natural world and the intrinsic links between them – features works on paper, painting and mixed-media works by artists Candace Jensen (Danish-American), Elisa Jensen (Danish-American), and Lisa Saeboe (Norwegian-American). Presented by the American Scandinavian Society and curated by Audra Verona Lambert, the exhibit is on view at Trygve Lie Gallery from Feb 5-28, 2025.

“in the wild rush of spring” is inspired by the Norwegian poet and cultural icon Hulda Garborg, who was an early Norwegian Feminist, writer and patron of the arts. She served as one of the country’s first ever Norwegian woman politicians. Lines from her poem “April” (from the publication, “Symra: den Blomen du Elsa”) consider the feelings inspired by the majesty of nature and the changing of the seasons, with an excerpt from the poem forming the exhibition’s title. “Women have always been inspired by – and exerted an impact on– the natural world, in ways reflected deftly by Garborg as much as by the artists included in the exhibition,” reflects Verona Lambert. “Myth tells the truth: where the historical canon may exclude women for centuries, divine figures such as Idun, Skadi and Freya – prominent goddesses in Norse Mythology – hold great power and significant roles in the natural world., reflecting enduring roles that women play in engaging with, protecting and stewarding contemporary environmental concerns at the global level, from Greta Thunberg and beyond.”
Works on view from Candace Jensen’s “Gaia Illuminations” and “New Scriptures” series honor the enduring presence of the natural world, “expand[ing] calligraphic illumination’s traditional cultural reliquary beyond that of anthropocentrism,” Jensen observes. Utilizing natural materials spanning from hand-made inks, gold leaf and other media, Jensen honors the significant depth of the canon of Deep Ecology with her transcendental and meditative works. Artist Elisa Jensen’s introspective paintings from her “Girls” series features young women writing in the sand along the seashore, touching the surface of water or otherwise communing with the environment. These moments feel unstructured and feature natural interactions between these girls and nature, transforming individual, personal experiences into universal ones. These moments reinforce the artist’s views on how art communicates.“Each artist brings the viewer into [their] own private world,” Jensen notes, “or renews our sense of what it means to be a human being.”[1] Lisa Saeboe is a multi-disciplinary artist whose works on paper, paintings and new media work present a holistic vision of Feminine power and its intrinsic associations with nature, with an emphasis on “our divine connection [with].. ecology.” Saeboe’s work frames transformation and self-realization as naturally organic processes directly linked with our presence in and of the natural world.
“in the wild rush of spring” remains on view at Trygve Lie Gallery, 317 E 52nd street at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church from February 5-28, 2025. Curator and artists will be present for a reception during the College Art Association Conference on Thursday, Feb 13 from 5-8 PM at the gallery. The exhibition honors the cultural impact women have exerted across Scandinavian arts and literature. “in the wild rush of spring” foregrounds women’s agency and ability to form an affinity with the natural world, free from intervention or societal restrictions.
[1]Rome Art Program. “Interview with Elisa Jensen.” Rome Art Program, Whatever It Takes. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://romeartprogram.org/interview-with-elisa-jensen/

Artists
Artist Candace Jensen | Candace Jensen is a multidisciplinary visual artist, writer, calligrapher, curator and organizer. Her work is grounded in animism, deep ecology, and building creative community. Represented by Amos Eno Gallery in Brooklyn, NY from 2018-2024, Jensen has also exhibited in San Francisco, Oakland, Antwerp, Manhattan, Southern Vermont and Hillsborough, NC. Reviews and interviews have appeared in Whitehot Magazine, Art New England, the Adroit Journal, ANTE Mag and Studio Visit Magazine. Her art and writing have been published by the Dark Mountain Project, Index Press Quarterly, Eratio Postmodern, Iterant Mag, the Earthkeepers’ Handbook (ecoartspace), and a forthcoming Cambridge Writers’ Workshop publication, Disobedient Futures via University Press of Kentucky. Jensen is cofounder and Creative Director of In Situ Polyculture Commons, an arts residency and regenerative culture catalyst. She also serves as Letterpress Director at Ruth Stone House in Goshen, VT and Art Editor for their poetry & art quarterly, Iterant Magazine. She lives and works on unceded Abenaki land in Southern Vermont, Turtle Island. www.candacejensen.com / www.insitupolyculture.org / iterant.org
Artist Elisa Jensen | Elisa Jensen is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. She serves as co-atelier head, New York Studio School. The artist has received awards for her work from the New York Foundation for the Arts, The National Academy Museum, and The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jensen completed an undergraduate degree at Smith College, subsequently graduating from the New York Studio School. Major exhibitions have taken place at the Painting Center, Kimmel Gallery at NYU, Various Small Fires and other notable exhibition spaces. In 2008, she was an artist/curator for the group show, “Visions of the Figure” at Repetti Gallery, Long Island City, and was part of the exhibition “6 Danish Artists in New York” at Trygve Lie Gallery. Jensen was one of the inaugural group of artists to work in the “World Views” program at the World Trade Center, sponsored by the Manhattan Cultural Council, and is included in the publication Site Matters about the program artists. https://www.elisajensen.com/
Artist Lisa Saeboe | Lisa Saeboe is a visual artist, production designer, and filmmaker living and working in New York. Saeboe creates works that place the human body, often depicted in rictuses of pleasure, within the serpentine bondage of physics and natural law. Saeboe’s pieces span many scales and mediums, ranging from postcard-sized homages to vintage erotica to a sprawling vaulted-ceiling mural featuring dozens of mythic figures. Born and raised in Oslo, Norway, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2015. In addition to attending the NES Arts residency in Iceland, Saeboe has shown at NADA Art Fair in Miami, All Street Gallery and Elijah Wheat Showroom. https://www.lisa-saeboe.com/
Curator Audra Verona Lambert | Audra Verona Lambert is an American contemporary art curator who has worked with over 40 artists on 30+ exhibitions in New York City and beyond. She holds an MA in Art History and Visual Culture from Lindenwood University (2022,) previously having completed coursework for the MA, Art History at City College of New York. At City College, Lambert was awarded the Connor Study Abroad Fellowship, studying Danish-Norwegian artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset in Europe, during which time she visited Documenta, Skulptur Projekte Münster and the Istanbul Biennial (2017.) She has curated exhibitions with Fountain House Gallery, the Center for Jewish History, FORMah (Form Art House,) Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and other institutions. Raised in South Louisiana, Lambert earned an undergraduate degree in Art History and Asian Studies from St Peter’s University (2009) and at Kansai Gaidai University (2008) in Hirakata City, Japan. Specializing in feminist topics and socially engaged practice, she has worked on projects and exhibitions from Dread Scott: The Impossibility of Freedom, More Art (2014) and Nicholasa Mohr at Harry Belafonte Library in East Harlem (2016) to Root Systems, Amos Eno Gallery (2022) foregrounding the enduring importance of artist collectives in New York City. https://www.antecedentprojects.com/
About Hulda Garborg | A prominent feminist living Kristiana – now Oslo, Norway – Hulda Garborg was born in 1822, living in Norway her entire life and becoming a prominent figure in the Folk-driven New Norwegian (Nynorsk) movement. She wrote over forty books, both in Nynorsk and in Bokmål (the two written standard Norwegian languages) paving the way for women in theater and literature in Norway, as well as politics — she was an early local politician in the 19th century. She co-founded the inimitable Det Norske Teatret, serving as its first board manager. A woman ahead of her time, the unbridled spirit of Hulda’s writings finds expression in the artworks comprising “in the wild rush of spring” – informed by a stanza from her poem, “April.”

Annual Scandinavian Christmas Ball 2024
2024-12-06 19:00 - 23:59 | The Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60th Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
An annual tradition since 1909, we invite you to join us again to enjoy a truly festive evening at the beautiful Metropolitan Club in New York for our favorite evening of the year and the start of the Holiday Season!
Included in your ticket is an open bar, a selection of hors d’oeuvres, a three course dinner, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, and dancing until midnight.
Ticket sales close at midnight on Sunday, December 1st!

TYPES OF TICKETS
DINNER TICKETS (7 pm – 12 Midnight)
All dinner tickets include open bar during cocktails and dinner, a selection of hors d’oeuvres, a formal three course dinner, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, guest performance, and dancing until midnight to a live orchestra.

Individual Dinner Tickets:
* Member Dinner Tickets: $420 | Membership must be current for 2024. Click here to renew or join.
* Non-member Dinner Tickets: $525

Tables of Ten:
* Member Table of Ten: $4200
* Non-member Table of Ten: $5250

Viking Dinner Tickets:
Viking tickets include a prominent mention in the Christmas Journal of your company or name (please contact us for details) and premiere seating.
* Viking Table of Ten: $6900

AFTER-DINNER TICKETS (9 pm – 12 Midnight)
After-dinner tickets begin at 9pm and include an open bar, selection of hors d’oeuvres, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, dessert buffet, and dancing until midnight to a live orchestra.
* After-Dinner Tickets (both Members & Non-members): $270

Please note:
The dress code is formal black tie
American Scandinavian Society regrets it cannot offer any refunds.

Swedish Holiday Luncheon
2024-11-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Dear members and to all who have enjoyed our happy hours, we are pleased to let you know that for November, we are having Swedish Holiday Luncheon in partnership with the renowned Björk restaurant. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in Swedish holiday traditions and indulge in a culinary journey!

What’s Included

* Bottomless festive beverages (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
* A delectable feast of the Björk’s menu served family style and dessert!

Details

* When: Sunday, November 17th
* Time: 12:00 PM
* Where: Björk Café & Bistro | 58 Park Avenue, NYC 10016
* Price: $95 per person (includes NYC tax, gratuity and $15 will go towards the American Scandinavian Society’s grant fund)
* Only 25 tickets available!

SCANDINAVIAN ARTISTS STUDIO VISITS
2024-11-16 14:00 - 17:00 | ISCP, 1040 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11211, United States
Join us Saturday November 16th to visit the studios of Danish, Norwegian & Swedish artists & curators at ISCP in Brooklyn.
The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) Fall Open Studios is a presentation of international contemporary art by the 35 artists and curators from 26 countries currently in residence. We will meet with visiting Scandinavian artists & curators in their studios- Lotte Nielsen (Denmark), Katrine Elise Agpalza Pedersen (Philippines/Norway), Tora Schultz (Sweden/Denmark), Jens Settergren (Denmark), and Sara Sjölin (Sweden/Switzerland/Denmark). Swedish Sophie Tottie’s work will also be included in ISCP’s 30th anniversary exhibition. In addition we can visit other artists from a total of 26 countries, currently in residence.
Details
* Saturday, November 16th, 2024 | 2:00-5:00pm. Meet at the entrance at 2:00pm.
* Tickets: Event is free for members of the American Scandinavian Society. Please RSVP below in order to attend.
* Address: 1040 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

About the ISCP Fall Open Studios
Three times a year, ISCP offers audiences access to private artists’ and curators’ studios to view artwork and curatorial projects and share one-on-one conversations. This fall, ISCP invites the public to engage in dialogue around contemporary art with arts professionals from across the globe. Concentrated in a three-story postindustrial loft building on the edge of Bushwick, ISCP supports the creative advancement of residents with individual workspaces, a robust program of events, and professional benefits.
Somewhere Inside: ISCP and the Studio, an exhibition commemorating ISCP’s thirtieth anniversary, will be on view in the second floor gallery. Somewhere Inside looks at the ways that five artists—Martine Gutierrez, Daniel Guzmán, Joiri Minaya, Sophie Tottie, and Frank WANG Yefeng, all ISCP alumni, find inspiration from the studio. While these artists have distinct practices, they all approach the studio as a nourishing and exploratory space where they can develop and mine their own creative archive—one enriched by a porous connection to the outside world. Taking up themes of transformation and metamorphosis, topics closely tied to artistic production itself, the work presented here reveals different strategies for making use of one’s expanding archive.
In addition, Sujin Lim: The Land, Dark and Muddy, an exhibition that memorializes a lost landscape, will be on view in the first floor project space. Transforming the gallery into an immersive installation, Ground Floor Resident Sujin Lim offers a poetic tribute to South Korea’s Yeongheung Island, where her father grew up—a place drastically impacted by a recent surge in industrial and commercial development and changing tidelines, markers of climate change that have become increasingly common around the world today. Playfully alluding to the landscape painting tradition, Lim’s compositions poignantly capture a seaside that now only exists in memory.
The exhibitions are curated by Melinda Lang, Director of Programs and Exhibitions at ISCP.
Open Studios participating artists and curators:
Amy Bravo (United States); Paloma Contreras Lomas (Mexico); S Emsaki (Iran/United States); Bryan Fernandez (United States/Dominican Republic); Anaïs Goupy (Germany/France); Antonietta Grassi (Canada); Efrat Hakimi (United States); Ruthi Helbitz Cohen (Israel); Hong Seon Jang (South Korea/United States); Dora Jeridi (France); Bob Kil (United Kingdom/Germany); Ulrike Königshofer (Austria); Karel Koplimets (Estonia); Sujin Lim (United States/South Korea); Simon Liu (Hong Kong/United States); Irina Lotarevich (Austria); Brenda Mallory (United States); Azita Moradkhani (Iran/United States); Lotte Nielsen (Denmark); Nifemi Ogunro (United States); Katrine Elise Agpalza Pedersen (Philippines/Norway); Tamen Pérez (Costa Rica/United States); Antonis Pittas (Greece/The Netherlands); Tom Polo (Australia); Fouz Saif (Qatar); Tora Schultz (Sweden/Denmark); Jens Settergren (Denmark); Sonia Shiel (Ireland); Sara Sjölin (Sweden/Switzerland/Denmark); Kara Springer (Canada/Barbados); Frank WANG Yefeng (United States/China); Apichaya Wanthiang (Thailand/Belgium/Norway); Stanley Wany (Canada); Sasha Wortzel (United States); and Sarah Zapata (United States)

Private Viewing | Kirsi Kivivirta & Bente Skjøttgaard at HB381 Gallery
2024-11-06 17:30 - 19:00 | HB381, 381 Broadway, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Kirsi Kivivirta & Bente Skjøttgaard
November 6, 2024 | 5:30-7:00pm
HB381 Gallery

We invite our members to a private viewing of the exhibition of porcelain wall works and ceramic sculptures by the artists Kirsi Kivivirta (Finnish, b. 1959) and Bente Skjøttgaard (Danish, b. 1961) at HB381 Gallery. Please RSVP below in order to attend.
This exhibition offers a study in the mutability of the physical world: its dynamic forces, its formal structure, and its underlying tension between complexity and dissolution.
In the ceramic constructions of Bente Skjøttgaard, we see the slow alchemy of minerals and glazes combined in the high-temperature crucible of the kiln. Her subjects emerge from loose, gestural coils and slabs of clay, which are left deliberately unglazed in places. Captured in medias res, they take on the cursory appearance of a process unfolding, a sketch, erased, drawn over, and reworked. Frequently, Skjøttgaard foregrounds the capacity of clay to exhibit opposing qualities — strength and elasticity, density and weightlessness, impressionability and durability — in sculptures based upon the structures of cloud typologies, the bonds between carbon atoms, or as here, arboreal growth and decay.
In contrast, Kivivirta’s tiled porcelain mosaics probe the edges of optical perception. Situated in the crepuscule of near-monochrome black and white, a place of shadows and indistinct recognition, it takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. Subtler chromatic tones seep through, suffusing each precisely carved tile with an echo, a vaporous charcoal gray or umber that recalls the earth and the over 2000° C furnace of the kiln. Kivivirta’s imagery, likewise, is soft, somnolent, and familiar, composed of welcome elementary forms that feel both primal yet inconspicuous. The eye wanders across the porcelain surfaces, probing their outlines: the upright circle of a rounded seat or the open form of a vessel, perhaps a rudimentary bucket left out to gather rainwater; a toppled cylinder; a tunnel passing through a rising bluff; the taut skin of a drum pricked by infinitesimal vibrations.
Kirsi Kivivirta
Kivivirta graduated from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland in 1985 after receiving her training in ceramic production at the Arabia Ceramic Factory. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in solo exhibitions at the Mark Rothko Art Center in Daugavpils, Latvia, the Kunsthalle Helsinki, and the Adamson-Ericu Museum in Tallinn. In addition, her work has been included in exhibitions at the Kunsthall Grenland, the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum, the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, and the Yingge Ceramics Museum. She has completed site-specific installations at the Annantalo Arts Centre and numerous schools, and has been recognized with grants and scholarships from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Greta and William Lehtinen Fund, the Swedish Culture Fund, and a Cross of Merit from the Order of the Lion of Finland.
Bente Skjøttgaard
Skjøttgaard attended the Kolding Design School and Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Her work has been exhibited at the Vejen Art Museum, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Musée Fabre, and the Trapholt Art Museum. Her sculptures are in the collection of numerous institutions, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Musée National de Céramique de Sévres, the Designmuseum Danmark, and the Annie & Otto Johs. Detlefs Collection. Skjøttgaard is the recipient of awards including the Grosserer L. F. Foghts Fund, the Design Foundation Award, the Arts and Crafts Prize of 1879, and the Exhibition Award of Charlottenborg.

Hostler Burrows HB381 Gallery in Tribeca
Hostler Burrows was founded in 1998 by Juliet Burrows and Kim Hostler. Initially dedicated solely to Nordic design and decorative arts, the gallery has expanded its program and now integrates a full roster of contemporary artists, both established and emerging, with historical works. While international in scope, the gallery’s primary focus remains in Scandinavia and rooted in the tradition of studio ceramics, particularly work by female artists.
Now with Design Galleries in Los Angeles and New York on 10th street, Hostler Burrows HB381 Gallery in Tribeca -serves as a dedicated space for solo artist presentations, focusing on contemporary Nordic sculpture and ceramics.
The gallery is devoted to exhibiting work imbued with the qualities from which it has drawn inspiration since its beginnings – craftsmanship, intention, and integrity. Hostler Burrows’ unique vision and deep understanding of the sublime design which emerged from Scandinavia in the 20th Century carry over and inform the contemporary work which is brought to market with passion and a critical eye.
Hostler Burrows’ carefully curated spaces, both in the gallery and at the world’s leading fairs, have placed them at the forefront of the design market and introduced an international clientele to a new generation of important artists whose works, while often cutting edge, maintain a strong continuity with the past.

Details:
️️Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 5:30-7:00pm
Location: HB381 Gallery: 381 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
️Tickets: Event is free for members of the American Scandinavian Society

Art & Design in Greenpoint/ North Brooklyn
2024-10-26 14:00 - 17:00 | NY
Art & Design Tour
In the vibrant neighborhood of Greenpoint/ North Brooklyn
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 | 2-5pm

Featuring:
• Tine Lundsfryd
• Bruce Gagnier
• Teak New York
• Falu House
• Ilse Murdock

The tour will include private visits to the studios of Tine Lundsfryd, a recipient of the American Scandinavian Society Elfi von Kantzow Alvin Art Award, and Ilse Murdock, Cultural Grant recipient, as well as renowned sculptor Bruce Gagnier.
We will also tour the newly opened Scandinavian design hub, flagship store Teak New York, featuring furniture, lighting, home decor from over 75 top scandinavian brands, and enjoy food, snacks and refreshments at neighboring Falu House Scandinavian deli featuring danish smørrebrød, toast skagen, herring and “kanelbullar.”
Teak featured in Elle Decor
➡️ ️Free for members, Non-members $20. RSVP below to receive full itinerary and details.

Scandinavian Happy Hour: October 2024
2024-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Legends NYC, 6 West 33rd Street, New York, 10001, United States
See you for our next Happy Hour on Wednesday, October 16th. Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Finns, Icelanders, and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Wednesday, October 16th from 6-8 PM.
Due to space limits, you must RSVP below in order to attend.
Details:
Legends NYC | 6 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 (across from the Empire State Building, between 5th & 6th Ave)
️Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 | 6-8 PM

Klintetten | Swedish Culture Night
2024-10-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
The Swedish music group Klintetten, together with award winning folkdancers, will be performing their only show in New York City on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
They end their two week USA trip to Seattle, Minneapolis and Washington DC with a stop in New York City. On Oct. 3rd, following their performance, there will be a wine & cheese reception in the church’s Trygve Lie Art Gallery.
With numerous world tours, Klintetten has also taught many workshops in Sweden, Norway, Japan and the USA. This group of 16 seasoned musicians and dancers have released 4 albums, and the dancers include first place winners of the Hälsinge Hambo competition, Schottis & “Bugg” Contests, popular in Sweden.
Sponsors are the American Scandinavian Society and the Vasa Order of America, Lodge Lindbergh #505.

Details
TIME & DATE: Oct. 3, 2024, Performance 6:30-7:30pm, followed by Reception and Raffle for special prizes
LOCATION: Norwegian Seamen’s Church 317 E. 52nd St. (btwn. 1st & 2nd Ave.), NYC 10022
TICKETS: $20 for adults and children under 16 years of age free. Tickets will also be available at the door, however space is limited, so please purchase ahead of time to ensure you can attend.

Scandinavian Happy Hour: September 2024
2024-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Legends NYC, 6 West 33rd Street, New York, 10001, United States
See you for our next Happy Hour on Wednesday, September 18th. Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Finns, Icelanders, and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Wednesday, September 18th from 6-8 PM.
Due to space limits, you must RSVP below in order to attend.
Details:
Legends NYC | 6 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 (across from the Empire State Building, between 5th & 6th Ave)
️Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 | 6-8 PM

Åland Day in New York City
2024-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
The Åland Society of New York presents in cooperation with American Scandinavian Society and Finnish & American Women’s Network:
Celebration of the 101st anniversary of Ålands Självstyrelsedag/ Autonomy Day – Åland Day June 9
This is your invitation to celebrate The Åland Islands’ Autonomy Day on June 9th in Manhattan, centered around visiting artist direct from Åland, 18-year old Aina Andersson of Marby, Eckerö. Aina won Finland’s Melodi Grand Prix Song Contest when she was just 10 years old, and she comes to New York with her mother Nina to celebrate her 18th birthday.
A little history: Aina’s great grandmother was the famous “Tant Henny,”; leader for many years of Barnklubben Elsa Rix of the Vasa Order of America. Her grandparents, Herby and Lillian Andersson were the first accordion students of Walter Eriksson of Brooklyn. Walter’s daughter Jeanne was their flower-girl when they got married!
Program
Entertainment – Concert and Sing-Along: Smorgasbandet of NY with Special guest: Aina Andersson, from Åland, winner of Melody Grand Prix Finland Grand Prix Song Competition.
Performance followed by reception with refreshments; LONG DRINK and hors d’oeuvres, coffee and Åland Pannkaka (pancake).
Raffles
• Purchase of an entry ticket includes one raffle ticket and a chance to win a prize.
• Additional raffle tickets to be sold at the event.
• Rye Bread raffle sponsored by ARCTIC SWAN BAKERY.
We thank the Arctic Swan Bakery for their sponsorship of the rye bread raffle!
Åland
The Swedish-speaking Åland Islands are an archipelago between Sweden and Finland, with over 6,000 islands & skerries, technically belonging to Finland, only 35 of them inhabited, and they have their own parliament, flag, stamp, and they are demilitarized. One of their biggest exports is potato chips and their biggest import is tourism, a paradise for seafarers and golfers.
Sunday, June 9th is “Åland Day” starting with an 11 o’clock mass at the Swedish Church, 5 East 48th Street, where Aina will be part of the service. Coffee & Kanelbullar (Swedish buns) will follow, courtesy of The Åland Society of New York.
The day continues with a 2 PM Concert & Reception at The Norwegian Seaman’s Church, 317 E. 52nd Street, with singing by Aina, Nina, and music and an allsång with SmorgasBandet. Expect some Taube tunes! Following the concert there’ll be a reception with hors d’oeuvres, Finland’s favorite export beverage “Long Drink,” and traditional Ålands Pannkaka and more. This event is in cooperation with the American-Scandinavian Society, FAWN (Finnish-American Women’s Network), the Arctic Swan Bakery, and Föreningen Åland.
Come enjoy the music, celebrate Åland, Aina’s birthday, and a chance to win some exciting prizes too.
Event Details
When: Sunday June 9, 2-4 pm
Where: Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 E. 52nd St., NYC, NY 10022 (between 2nd and 1st avenues).
Take number 6 subway to 51, E train to 53 street, or 2nd or 3rd Ave. bus.
Tickets: $20 per person
Pay online below, or if by check, make it payable to: American Scandinavian Society and mail to 317 E. 52nd St., NYC, NY 10022
Special Thanks
Special thanks to the co-sponsors and supporters, ÅLAND IN AMERICA (Åland Society of New York), the American Scandinavian Society, Finnish & American Women’s Network (FAWN) and Long Drink.

Tervetuloa, Välkommen & Welcome!

Private Art Opening with Anki King at Carl Hansen & Søn
2024-04-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Carl Hansen & Søn, 150 Wooster St., New York, NY, 10012, United States
PRIVATE ART OPENING WITH ANKI KING AT CARL HANSEN & SØN
Join us for a captivating evening and immerse yourself in the intersection of art and craftsmanship as we showcase the works of Norwegian artist Anki King at Carl Hansen & Søn Flagship store Soho, New York.
In addition, there will be a silent auction for a One Hour Design Consultation by Carl Hansen & Son!

Balance, 2013, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in.
Details:
When: Tuesday, April 30th 2024 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Carl Hansen & Søn Flagship Store | 150 Wooster St. New York, NY, 10012
Silent Auction: One Hour Design Consultation by Carl Hansen & Son at the home of the highest bidder. The consultation is valued at $600. The bid is a tax deductible donation to the American Scandinavian Society. Can’t make the event? We invite you to call in a bid for the silent auction to 212.751.0714.
Tickets: $20 for Members | $25 for Non-Members * Pre-purchased tickets only, no tickets sold at the door
Food & Drink: Sparkling water and white wine will be served with Danish cheese, crackers and cookies
Accessibility: There are no stairs to enter the venue, however there are stairs to access the restroom
ANKI KING
“I paint and sculpt life sized figures that act as symbols for feelings that can’t accurately be described in words. They are characterized by the object symbols with which they share space. Each figure, or fragment of a figure, stands still in readiness for a charged meeting with the viewer. The viewing activates a series of responses, where identity is projected onto the faceless figure, similar to a reflection that offers the gazer another view of him/herself. This frees the narrative from being contained within the subject matter of the artwork and allows it to exist in the viewing space.”
More about Anki King and her work: https://www.ankiking.com

Leaves, 2023, oil on canvas, 54 x 36 in.
Late, 2012, oil on canvas, 84 x 88 in.
CARL HANSEN & SØN
BY APPOINTMENT TO THE ROYAL DANISH COURT

Scandinavian Happy Hour: March 2024
2024-03-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
See you for our next Happy Hour on Thursday, March 7th. Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Finns, Icelanders, and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Thursday, March 7th from 5-7 PM.
Thank you for your RSVP’s. The event is now full. Stay tuned for our next Happy Hour!
Details:
Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
️Thursday, March 7th, 2024 | 5-7 PM
️Place food orders before 7 PM, open until 8 PM
10% Discount for American Scandinavian Society Members

Scandinavian Happy Hour: January
2024-01-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Happy new year! See you for our next Happy Hour on Wednesday, January 31st. Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Finns, Icelanders, and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Wednesday, January 31st from 5-7 PM.
Details:
Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
️January 31st, 2024 | 5-7 PM
️Place food orders before 7 PM, open until 8 PM
10% Discount for American Scandinavian Society Members

The Harriet Nilsen Winter Concert & Cultural Grant Ceremony
2024-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 | King Olav V’s Norwegian Church & Cultural Center, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
Please join The American Scandinavian Society
for the Annual Harriet Nilsen Winter Concert & Cultural Grant Ceremony

This year, during the Harriet Nilsen Winter Concert, we will celebrate our 2023 Grant Recipients, listen to select work and presentations from our awardees and honor our long-time outgoing Grant Chair, Madeleine Kristoffersson.

Hors d’oeuvres and Wine Reception to follow directly in the Trygve Lie Gallery downstairs.

Date:
Thursday, January 25th, 2024, 7:00 pm
Location:
King Olav V’s Norwegian Church & Cultural Center
317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Tickets:
$20 members / $30 non-members

GARBO TALKS | Private Viewing at Galerie56
2024-01-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Gallery56, 240 Church Street, New York, NY, 10013, United States
An invitation from Galerie56 and the American Scandinavian Society to attend a private viewing in the presence of the Consul General of Sweden Camilla Mellander
️ Monday, January 8, 2024 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Galerie56 – 240 Church Street, New York, NY 10013
⚠️ This is a private event as Galerie56 will be closed to the public this evening. There is no cost to attend, however you must RSVP below as there is limited space and your name must be on the guest list.

GARBO TALKS
Exhibit open from November 17, 2023, until January 22, 2024

The inimitable Ms. Greta Garbo (in spirit) and AD100 architect Lee F. Mindel invite you to a private viewing at Galerie56 together with H.E. Camilla Mellander. It’s a great opportunity to begin the new year and catch the Scandinavian design magic that is GARBO TALKS.
Curated by Lee Mindel and renowned Scandinavian design historian Paul Jackson, Garbo Talks features more than 50 pieces inspired by Garbo’s iconic work, affinity for Scandinavian design, and secret passion for designing rugs.

Featured Designers
Margareta Köhler
Carl Hörvik
Frits Henningsen
Verner Panton
Svenskt Tenn
Barbro Nilsson
Axel Einar Hiorth
Erik Skawonius
Josef Frank
Philip Johnson
Richard Kelly
Jean Royere
Elsa Gulberg
Ingegerd Torhamn
Paavo Tynell
Simon Gates

Recent Press about the Exhibition
Aspire, “Channeling The Swedish Sphinx: Galerie56 And Jackson Design Present ‘Garbo Talks'”
Airmail, “Garbo Talks”
Galerie, “6 Spectacular Collectible Design Shows to Check out This Winter”

Annual Scandinavian Christmas Ball 2023
2023-12-01 19:00 - 23:30 | The Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60th Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
An annual tradition since 1909, we invite you to join us again to enjoy a truly festive evening at the beautiful Metropolitan Club in New York for our favorite evening of the year and the start of the Holiday Season!
Included in your ticket is an open bar, a selection of hors d’oeuvres, a three course dinner, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, and dancing until midnight!
Ticket sales close on Tuesday, November 28th, end of day.

TYPES OF TICKETS
DINNER TICKETS (7 pm – 12 Midnight)
All dinner tickets include open bar during cocktails and dinner, a selection of hors d’oeuvres, a formal three course dinner, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, guest performance, and dancing until midnight to a live orchestra.

Individual Dinner Tickets:
* Dinner Tickets – Members: $395
* Dinner Tickets – Non-members: $495

Tables of Ten:
* Table of Ten – Members: $3950
* Table of Ten – Non-members: $4950

Viking Dinner Tickets:
Viking tickets include everything above plus a full page ad in the Christmas Journal, premier seating and prominent mention in the program, and a champagne dinner.
* Dinner Tickets – Viking: $650
* Table of Ten – Viking: $6500

AFTER-DINNER TICKETS (9 pm – 12 Midnight) – Sold Out
After-dinner tickets begin at 9pm and include an open bar, selection of hors d’oeuvres, Lucia Procession and Lucia songs, dessert buffet, and dancing until midnight to a live orchestra.
* After-Dinner Tickets (both Members & Non-members): $250 Currently sold out!

Please note:
The dress code is formal black tie
American Scandinavian Society regrets it cannot offer any refunds.

Scandinavian Happy Hour: November
2023-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
See you for our next Happy Hour on Wednesday, November15th.
Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes Danes Norwegians Finns Icelanders and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Wednesday, November 15th from 5-7 PM.

Details:
Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
️November 15th, 2023 | ️ 5-7 PM
️Place food orders before 7 PM, open until 8 PM
10% Discount for American Scandinavian Society Members

Finland's long road to NATO membership with the author Jyrki Karvinen
2023-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
A Long Road to NATO
Risto E.J. Penttilä – Jyrki Karvinen
In collaboration with FAWN, we invite you to join us on October 19th for a conversation with author, Jyrki Karvinen, about Finland’s long road to NATO membership.
Finland announced in May 2022 that it wants to join NATO. Thus ended a long era marked by a belief in a combination of military non-alignment and the NATO option.
The book is based on personal experiences, observations and revelations from 1989 till 2022. It starts with the termination of the YYA agreement, the Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948, in 1991 and extends to examining the future challenges of Finland as a Nato member state.
The book deals with the core issues of foreign and security policy. Why did political decision-makers lull themselves into skepticism, even though Russia hardened its line? And what kind of position should Finland aim for as a NATO country?
About Jyrki Karvinen
Jyrki Karvinen, born 1955, is a Finnish international journalist, non-fiction writer and communication professional. He has written several books on international politics, such as European integration, the wars in the Western Balkans, the Winter War and Finland’s path to NATO. He has worked in Washington and New York as a correspondent for Kauppalehti, the Finnish Business Daily, 1991-1992 and in Brussels 1993-1997 and 2001-2004.
Raffle
Signed copies of the books: We will raffle off three books to three lucky winners, tickets to be drawn by the author!
Rye Bread: By participating you will automatically enter a rye bread raffle and maybe win! We thank FAWN’s sponsor Arctic Swan Bakery for their sponsorship of the raffle!
Details
Time: 6:00 PM talk, followed by reception downstairs in the Trygve Lie Gallery
Location: Norwegian Seamen’s Church
317 East 52nd St., NYC, NY 10022
Cost: $25.00 Donation
* You can pay online below. If you prefer to mail a physical check, please make it out to “American Scandinavian Society” and mail it to the attention of Lars Nilsen at 317 East 52nd St., New York, NY 10022

Scandinavian Happy Hour: October
2023-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Our monthly happy hours are returning this October 4th. Skål! Cheers!
Please bring your Swedes Danes Norwegians Finns Icelanders and their friends (non-Scandinavians ok too!) for some casual mingle and drinks after work Wednesday, October 4th from 5-7 PM.

Details:
Björk Café & Bistro at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
️October 4th, 2023 | ️ 5-7 PM
️Place food orders before 7 PM, open until 8 PM
10% Discount for American Scandinavian Society Members

"Empire Wind" - with Svein Erik Falkeid, Project Manager at Equinor
2023-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
Welcome to this fall’s first program, and this evening we are collaborating with the Norwegian Seaman’s Church (Sjømannskirken) in New York to bring you a conversation with Svein Erik Falkeid, the project manager for Equinor’s Empire Wind project here in the US.
Svein Erik Falkeid is an experienced Project Manager with more than 35 years of Project Execution experiences. In Equinor, where he has been working for 38 years, he has held various leadership roles both within Norway and internationally.
His current position is Project Director for Empire Wind project in New York. This is a development of the offshore wind lease area off Long Island, bringing power to shore and connect to the onshore grid in Brooklyn and on Long Island.
Details:
🗓️ September 21, 2023 🕰️ 7:00 pm 📍 317 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022
🎟️ This event is open to all, and tickets are free. Refreshments will be sold separately.

Come See us at Scandinavian Fest at Vasa Park, NJ
2023-09-03 10:00 - 17:30 | Vasa Park, 1 Vasa Dr, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
Please stop by to visit our table at the 37th Annual Scandinavian Fest, rain or shine!
Scandinavian Fest is an all-day celebration of Scandinavia at its best — where you’ll discover the customs, the history, the ethnic variety of the six Nordic nations: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Visitors and vendors, alike, are invited to catch a Scandinavian moment — to enjoy the refreshing outdoors at our annual festival in rustic Vasa Park at Budd Lake, NJ.
American Scandinavian Society will be having a table at the Festival – so come and visit us at the ScanFest!
FREE entry with authentic folk dress.
Learn more & purchase tickets at scanfest.org!
Questions? Email info@ScanFest.org
There are Nordic craft & gift vendors offering a variety of items for the home, gifts, and quality jewelry. Food vendors at ScanFest serve a variety of traditional and contemporary Scandinavian foods ……. & more common festival fare (for the less adventurous). A full day of re-enactors, dancers, Vikings, special kids’ activities, Nordic foods, Scandinavian marketplace. Entertainment is covered or indoors.

What’s On for Fest ’23 ?? ( Plenty ! )
Iva Voice & Music: Vibrant vocals & guitar: Youngest “Swedish-American vocalist of the Year” honoree, ever!
Swedish Meatballs: “Toe-tappin’ ” accordion music for listenin’ & dancin’.
Skansen Children’s Club: Scandinavian childrens’ folk dancers
Spirit of Scandinavia: Swedish Jazz: Scandinavian tunes for listening & dancing w/ drums, squeeze-box & sax.
Smörgåsbandet: Even more uf dat gud olt accord’yun moosik dot ve all luff so vell.
Telge Glima: Direct from Sweden: Fascinating Viking old games, sports, & contests of strength & skill
Vidar Skrede: Multi-instrumentalist: fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, guitar, & mandolin. Traditional Norwegian music from his hometown of Rogaland, Norway.
House of Hamill: Captivating show w/ original jigs & reels, traditional folk ballads, stories from the road.
Anders Lundegård, Swedish Saxophone (w/ YimengYu, piano)
Daughters of Scandinavia, talented & charming Norwegian Hardanger fiddles
Hanne Ledefoged-Dollase: Very entertaining, humorous program w/ a few serious moments. Ideal for adults & kids alike. Plus chance for sing-long at the end.
Marja Kaisla: Virtuoso pianist, recording artist, Finlandia Foundation ‘Performer of the Year’.
For Kids:
Ambrose the Astounding: Magic from Wizards, Sorcerers, & Magicians he’s known from ’round the World.
Roger Latzgo: Hans Christian Andersen songs & stories
Jonathan Kruk: Storyteller
Face-Painting all day
Kids’ Craft tent 11:00 – 2:00
Talks:
Bill Faberstrom: Genealogy ‘how-to”
John Miles: all about building & sailing Viking ships; drakkars, Snekkja, busse, knarrs
John Miles: Viking invasions of the British idles
Demonstrators & Artisans:
Blacksmith: Pocono Mountain Forge: their 6th year to demo Viking-inspired creations
“Wire you Waiting”: beautiful, unique Viking-era wire-knit jewelry techniques
Rigr Crafts: historic viking jewelry-making & hair care
‘Heart to Hearth’: Knackebröd making class-demo w/ Susan McLellan Plaisted
Jan Doyle: master weaver & teacher
Betty Baumgardt: Hardanger embroidery demonstration
Denmark’s Tonder Bobbin Lace-making: demo
Contest Arena & Combat Field:
Danegeld Company: History enthusiasts, Vladimir the Rus, Viking Jerk (Yeh-rick), &
Nikolai demo Viking age combat w/ shields, steel axes, swords, spears.
Telge Glima: Direct from Sweden: Team of authentic period Viking games & competition
The Sloshbucklers: Return invasion, er,.. engagement; Viking-theme demo of axe & knife throwing. Wander the encampment; visit the range, & see what the Sloshbucklers are about.
“Norseman”: Viking longship recreation
Faering: Norse viking boat
….. and …. The always-popular 14th annual Wife Carrying contest ! Whazzat ?? Well, grab a wife. Any wife. And carry her through our obstacle course to win her weight in beer. Bring your own, grab one, or rent one of our light-weights.

Food Vendors at ScanFest ’23:
Food vendors at ScanFest serve a variety of traditional and contemporary Scandinavian foods ……. & more common festival fare (for the less adventurous).
HandCraft & Gift Vendors at ScanFest ’23:
Nordic craft & gift vendors offering a variety of items for the home, gifts, and quality jewelry … like these bracelets of woven pewter & silver on reindeer hide made by the Sami Laplanders.

Celebrate the heritages at this 37th Smörgåsbord of family fun !
– or –
Release your Inner Viking
– or –
Be a Viking for a Day
– or –
Simply come enjoy an event that’s just a bit different.
Whatever, it’s a Smörgåsbord of Fun !

Crayfish Party at the Swedish Residence
2023-08-24 18:00 - 21:30 | NY
The Consul General of Sweden in New York, H.E. Camilla Mellander, together with SWEA NY and the American Scandinavian Society, welcomes you to join our annual Crayfish Party!
The crayfish season is one of the most popular cultural celebrations in Sweden and promises comical paper hats, lanterns, great food and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisor). This is a perfect opportunity to bring your significant other or a friend along to a typically Swedish event.
The price is $80 per person and this will include a welcome drink, crayfish, snaps, beer/wine coffee, dessert, and live music. 🎶 We have only 34 tickets on sale for American Scandinavian Society members and their guests. WELCOME!
Details:
🗓️ August 24, 2023
🕕 6:00 – 9:30pm
📍 The Swedish Residence on Park Avenue
600 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 | Google map link
🎟️ Click here to purchase tickets * Tickets are on sale until July 30, 2023
🪪 Not a member of the American Scandinavian Society? Click here to join today!

Private Tour and Concert | Beyond the Light - Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art
2023-04-13 10:00 - 2023-04-15 12:00 | NY
The American Scandinavian Society, in collaboration with AFSMK – American Friends of SMK/The National Gallery of Denmark, invite you to an incredible two-part program this April!

April 13th, 8pm
New York Scandia Symphony’s, “Under Northern Lights” Concert at Alice Tully Hall
April 15th, 10am
Curator-led tour of the exhibition, Beyond the Light – Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
One ticket for this two-part program.
$50 for members, $60 for non-members

An exclusive curator-led tour of the exhibition, Beyond the Light – Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 15th, at 10:00 AM

“Denmark in the nineteenth century experienced the disastrous fallout of the Napoleonic Wars, the devastating bombardment of Copenhagen, bankruptcy, and mounting antagonism with Germany. Yet, this sociopolitical and economic tumult also gave rise to a vibrant cultural and philosophical environment for nineteenth-century Danish artists. Beyond the Light places the drawings, oil sketches, and paintings created by these artists firmly in this period, one that witnessed the transformation of a once-powerful Denmark into a small, somewhat marginalized country at the edge of Europe. Danish artists forged a close-knit community during this time, and the artworks they created explore notions of place, identity and belonging, and what it means to travel and return home.” (Metmuseum.org – for more information about the exhibition please click here)
Holland Cutter of the New York Times calls the show “luminous” and “crystalline,” noting “from the moment you enter the galleries holding some 90 paintings, oil sketches and notebook-size drawings of breath-on-glass translucency, you’re in for an experience of slow-down, move-close looking and thinking.”
You can read his review here.
Please join us for this rare opportunity to walk the exhibition one of its’ last days in New York guided by two of the show’s curators Dr. Freyda Spira – formerly of the Metropolitan Museum, now the Robert L. Solley Curator of Prints and Drawings at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, and Dr. Stephanie Schrader, a curator in the Department of Drawings at the Getty Museum Los Angeles.

Members who join us for the guided tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art are also invited to join us for a concert, two days before at Alice Tully Hall!
New York Scandia Symphony’s, “Under Northern Lights” Concert on April 13th at 8PM

“New York Scandia Symphony (Scandia) will present a program of seldom heard Scandinavian masterpieces, including Helios Overture and An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands by Carl Nielsen, Concertino for two Horns and Orchestra by Friedrich Kuhlau, At the Castle Gate and Karelia Suite by Jean Sibelius and Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 – Midsommarvaka by Hugo Alfvén. More info here.
Tickets for this two part program are $50 per person for American Scandinavian Society members, $60 for non-members.
Tickets are non- refundable and are not offered for the programs individually.
Tickets are limited, please RSVP by April 10th
As our seating for the concert will be assigned throughout Alice Tully Hall, Tickets will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.
You can of course decide only to attend one event and not the other, however there is no reduced ticket rate offered if that is the case.
A big thank you to the American Friends of SMK for collaborating with the American Scandinavian Society to include our members in these remarkable events.
For more information about American Friends of SMK, and the work that they do, please visit www.afsmk.org
We hope that you can join us for this exciting two part program and enjoythis incredible exhibition of Danish Art as well as Danish, Swedish, and Finnish music this April!
