2026:
3-5 weeks in May-June or
3-5 weeks September-October,
as agreed upon with the invited artist.

2027:
Probably no residency offered

Sustainable Theme:
CYAN will invite a photographer who wants to learn about sustainable processes and will offer the visiting photographer a workshop on the theme.

Residency apartment
Guest apartment of the Norwegian Association for Fine Art Photographers
http://www.fffotografer.no/en/members/gjestebolig

Adress: Møllergata 34, Oslo Centre

Residency activities:
-You will be offered a workshop in making natural developers and introduction to a sustainable photography practice
-You will have a meet and greet with darkroom members on arrival
-You will get recommendations for photo galleries to visit in Oslo, and introductions if you want.
-You may be invited to do a presentation or workshop at the Oslo Photo Art School, or similar place
-You may do a final show&tell and public presentation in the small CYAN darkroom gallery   

Residency contact person:
CYAN studio/Stig Marlon Weston - stig@weston.no

CYAN darkroom has 60 members and can fit 3-5 people working at the same time.

The darkroom is centrally located in a shop front space with easy access directly from the street. There is also a small showroom area and the possibility of opening up for visitors.

The Darkroom is one open space room with clear separation of dry and wet areas with a row of enlargers, a large working sink and drying racks. Equipment is set up for b&w development, but does include colour enlargers and processing machine for paper that is rolled out regularly to dedicate the space to colour printing.
The Lightroom is one open space room with a light table, mounting area, open kitchen area and a gallery corner.

The members are a nice mix of professional photographers, artists, students and enthusiastic amateurs of all ages that work with a variety of formats, techniques and subject matter.

Enlargers:

• Kaiser V-system multigrade head & colour head condenser for small format 35mm

• Kaiser V-system multigrade head & colour head condenser for medium format 120mm

• Durst 1200 condenser head for up to 4”x5”

• Durst 1205 diffuser colour head for up to 4”x5”

• DeVere 504VC diffuser multigrade head for up to 4”x5”

• Homrich 250D diffuser head for up to 10”x10”

Equipment in the darkroom:

• Free use of shared basic b&w chemicals - Ilford brand. No need to buy your own standard developing chemicals.

• Free use of a large storage of old and expired paper and diverse other chemicals.

• Large L-shaped sink, 90cm wide and 270cm on the longest side.

• Over sink ventilation.

• Red and orange safelights.

• Print washer, Zone V, for 50cmx60cm

• Film development tanks and reels for up to 4”x5” and up to 8x10 deep tanks.
  Film development tanks for 8mm, 16mm and 35mm movie film

• Drying cabinet for films and prints

• Drying machine for RC paper up to 30cm wide

• Drying racks for FB paper up to 60cm x 90cm

• Printing equipment like paper easels up to 50×60cm, focus finders, MG filters, etc.

• Developing equipment like paper trays up to 50×60cm and tubes up to 110cm, beakers, measuring cups, thongs etc.

• Colour developing machine Termaphot ACP505 for RA4 colour paper up to 50cm wide.
  also includes Tetenal RA4 chemicals and Fuji Crystal RA4 paper.

Equipment in the Lightroom

• Lighttable

• Worktable

• Hotpress

• Passpartout cutter

• Kitchen corner

Website:

http://cyanstudio.no/

Email:

cyan@cyanstudio.no

Telephone:

+47 91181588

Instagram:
@studiocyan
https://www.instagram.com/studiocyan/

Facebook:
@cyanstudio.oslo
https://www.facebook.com/cyanstudio.oslo

Address:
Jens Bjelkes gate 13B0562 OsloNorway

Darkroom address:
Trondheimsveien 320560 Oslo

Staff:
Stig Marlon Weston (director) - www.weston.no
Stian Seim Evensen (board member) - www.stianevensen.no
Henrik Follesø Egeland (darkroom technician) - www.henrikfollesoegeland.com