Billag Festival 2021 has been a programme of exhibitions, residencies and events at Surnadal Billag, running from April to October. Artist and former professor of visual arts Jeremy Welsh has been engaged as guest curator and festival co-ordinator.
The festival Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/billagfest
Drawing of Surnadal Billag by Polina Chernitskaya (2021)


April 24 - 25: Exhibition by Kwestan Jamal Bawan and Carl Martin Hansen
and performance during the opening by musician Asle Hansen
30 June - 2 July: Exhibition by Anna Liljekrantz

9 - 11 July: Exhibition by Åse Liv Hauan & Eva Grøttum
17 - 18 July: Ingeborg Annie Lindahl & Trond Lossius
Chalk drawing on wall, coloured light projection and 4 channel sound installation.
17 July - 1 August: Jon Arne Mogstad & Jeremy Welsh
Take Me To The River part 2, paintings and video: Exhibition at Kallastuå
24 July - 1 August: Exhibition by Bjørn Krogstad

2 - 30 August: Artist in residence Nazaré Soares

4 -5 September: Pixels / Frames / Beats / Drones
Apichaya Wanthiang, Øyvind Brandtsegg, Tijs Ham
Trond Lossius, Jeremy Welsh
performance, installation, sound archive, video screening
11 September: Filmfest at Surnadal Kulturhus, Surnadal Kino
Dalia Al Kury, Inger Lise Hansen, Kaia Hugin, Farhad Kalantary
11,12, 18, 19 September: Exhibition by Hasan Daragmeh
In the gallery at Surnadal Kulturhus

