{"id":14,"date":"2016-08-10T08:10:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T05:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:20:03","slug":"arctic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/en_US\/arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oulu Comics Centre&#8217;s most important value is the North. The main direction of our operations is towards the north, internationally. We want to be developing comics in our area and be frontrunner in the northern world of comics. Before nordic comics cooperation was focused primaly in the areas of the capital cities of Northern European Countries. Oulu Comics Center took the first step towards an active, international network of Arctic comics in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/arctic\/seminar\/sem2014\/\">Arctic Comics Seminar 2014<\/a>. ACS 2014 created a network for cartoonists, comics and illustration teachers and Comic organisations to share knowledge and skills with each other. <strong>Northern Comics Festivals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/fest\/\">Oulu Comics Festival<\/a>, Oulu (Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/polarcon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polarcon<\/a>, Murmansk (Russia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northern Comics Residencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/arctic\/residence\/\">International Comics Residence (next 10-11\/2021)<\/a>, Liminka&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/arctic\/icelandic-comics-residence-2021\/\">Icelandic Comics Residence (next 11\/2021)<\/a>, Liminka&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/arctic\/residenssiohjelma-islanti\/\">Residence program: Iceland (next 10\/2021)<\/a>, Reykjav\u00edk (Iceland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/arctic\/kansallinen-sarjakuvaresidenssi-2020\/\">Finnish National Residence&nbsp;2020<\/a>, Liminka&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northern Comics Associations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/\">Oulu Comics Center<\/a>, Oulu (Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsealapland.com\/service-providers\/arctic-gems-comics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kemi Comics Exhibition<\/a>, Kemi&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/myndasogusamfelag.squarespace.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Icelandic Comics Society<\/a>, Reykjav\u00edk (Iceland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/rosaseura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rovaniemi Comics Society<\/a>, Rovaniemi (Finland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northern Comics education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/limingantaidekoulu.fi\/esittely\/sarjakuva-ja-animaatiolinja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Liminka School of Art, Comics<\/a>, Liminka&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouka.fi\/oulu\/oulun-taidekoulu\/sarjakuva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Oulu School of Art, Comics<\/a>, Oulu (Finland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northern Comics exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/keskus\/sarjakuvagalleria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comics Gallery!<\/a>, Oulu&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/sarjasto\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarjasto<\/a>, Oulu&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmeri-lappi.fi\/fi\/sarjis\/kemin-sarjakuvakeskus\/sarjakuvanayttely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Arctic Gems and Comics exhibition<\/a>, Kemi&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kittila.fi\/en\/palsa-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palsa Museum<\/a>, Kittil\u00e4 (Finland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comics libraries and archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouka.fi\/oulu\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comics library Sarjasto<\/a>, Oulu&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/sarjasto\/osk\/\">Oulu Comic Center library<\/a>, Oulu&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/borgarbokasafn.is\/en\/library\/grofin-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reykjav\u00edk City Libary,&nbsp;Gr\u00f3fin library, Comics department<\/a>, Reykjav\u00edk (Iceland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Serietek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comics library&nbsp;Serieteket<\/a>, Oslo (Norway)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tegneseriearkivet.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norwegian Comics Museum<\/a>,&nbsp;Hadeland (Norway)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kulturhusetstadsteatern.se\/Bibliotek\/Kulturbiblioteket\/Serieteket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comics library Serieteket<\/a>, Stockholm (Sweden)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/serieframjandet.se\/svenskt-seriearkiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Svenskt Seriearkiv<\/a>, Malm\u00f6 (Sweden)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other comics activities in the north<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/fi\/cswc2021\/\">Comic Strip World Championships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oulucomics.com\/arctic\/popup\/\">POP UP -comics centers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarjakuvakauppa.fi\/?___store=default_en&amp;___from_store=default\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turku Comics store OULU<\/a>, Oulu&nbsp;(Finland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulu2026.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oulu as European Cultural Capital 2026<\/a>. <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VXr5CN7dU34\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oulu Comics Centre&#8217;s most important value is the North. 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