When Denmark’s School of Media and Journalism opens in new premises in Aarhus N in September, a significant feature of the new building will be an installation by the internationally acclaimed artist Pipilotti Rist.

On Wednesday, 26 February, the New Carlsberg Foundation’s Art Awards were handed out at the annual award ceremony at the New Carlsberg Glyptotek. The New Carlsberg Foundation’s Artist Grants this year were awarded to the artists’ duo Hanne & Birgit and the visual artist Peter Linde Busk. The director of Designmuseum Danmark, Anne-Louise Sommer, was recognized with Carl Jacobsen’s Museum Professional Grant.

A new digital archive consisting of 759 letters and documents penned by J. C. Jacobsen, the founder of Carlsberg, is now opening to public access. Among other content, the archive includes letters home from travels and 132 letters to his son, Carl, written between 1866 and 1870.

When the world’s economic leaders meet in Davos later this months, they will encounter an eye-catching and thought-provoking contribution from the Danish visual artist Per Arnoldi. The New Carlsberg Foundation has supported the artistic development of Arnoldi’s animation film GLOBAL WARNING / GLOBAL WARMING, which will be part of the official programme at this year’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.