Ellen Ringstad is among this year's awarded artists and receives a culture grant of NOK 40.000. The Municipality of Bergen awards NOK 2.350.000 to 70 artists and culture workers in 2016. 'The amount of applicants increases each year, as does the quality of the applications, says Øyvor Johnson, head of the Department of Culture at the Bergen City Counsil to Bergensavisen BA (article in Norwegian, available from URL https://www.ba.no/pulsen/kultur/bergen-kommune/tre-millioner-til-bergenskunstnere/s/5-8-424908)
