When the winter darkness settles over Stavanger, there is one thing that lights up both the city and our spirits.
Glow is the light festival that fills the city with atmospheric light installations and creates meeting places for people of all ages.
In 1125, the Stavanger Cathedral was completed, marking the origin of the city of Stavanger and its diocese. In 2025, Stavanger’s 900 years will be celebrated with several grand events. Glød kicks off the grand jubilee.
It’s completely free!
Downtown Stavanger
January 18 – February 2 2025, from 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Artists Paul Vendel (1964) and Sandra de Wolf (1966) met during their studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and have been working ever since. Their work, mostly installations, is often located in (semi) public spaces and is usually made especially for that location. The artists favour the use of recognisable and existing objects or materials. For Vendel and De Wolf their work does not have to be instantly recognisable as art, they strive to appeal to a wide audience.
Ralf Westerhof (1977) started his creative career as a theatre scenographer and a visual artist creating several kinetic sculptures. These spatial drawings, inspired by Egon Schiele, are made of hand-bent wires that retain their shape through a number of vertical lines that hang from a mobile. In 2014, he took part in the Amsterdam Light Festival and this resounding performance enabled him to subsequently realize a series of new productions and exhibitions all over Europe, as well as in Asia and South America.
The photo contest is divided into two awards: “Audience Prize” and “Jury Prize”.
«Public Prize»
Best photo voted by the public.
«Jury Prize»
Best photo chosen by the photographers Helle Navratil, Line Owren and Hugo Lütcherath.