The Rubus Arcticus is an annual cultural grant awarded by the County Council of Norrbotten County in Sweden. The grant is named after the Rubus arcticus, the scientific name of the Arctic raspberry (Swedish: åkerbär), which is the provincial flower of Norrbotten.
The grant is a development grant worth 100,000 SEK awarded to professional artists. From 1995 until 1998, it was awarded twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, to four artists each time.[1] From 1998 until 2001, it was awarded to eight artists once a year.[1] Since 2001, the grant has been awarded to four artists once a year.[1]
| Year | Recipient | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 (spring) | Paul-Anders Simma | multimedia |
| Gunilla G Bresky | film | |
| Håkan Rudehill | drama | |
| Marika Sandström | dance | |
| 1995 (fall) | Bengt Pohjanen | literature |
| Ingela Nilsson | multimedia | |
| Osnát Opatowsky-Wahlberg | dance | |
| Eva-Stina Sandling | visual arts | |
| 1996 (spring) | Eva Hammond | dance |
| Erik Norberg | music, drama | |
| Boris Ersson | film, multimedia | |
| Erik Fankki | handicraft | |
| 1996 (fall) | Eva Källman | art |
| Dan Lundström | film | |
| Charlotta Ruth | dance | |
| Jan Ferm | music | |
| 1997 (spring) | Dan Lestander | art |
| Torbjörn Säfve | literature | |
| Anna Pontén | film | |
| music | ||
| 1997 (fall) | Jan-Anders Eriksson | art |
| Åsa Simma | film, multimedia | |
| Elisabeth Heilman-Blind | theater | |
| Lars Gulliksson | music | |
| 1998 (spring) | Brita Weglin | art |
| Lena Stenberg | art | |
| Katarina Fallholm | music, opera | |
| Hans Andersson | literature | |
| 1998 (fall) | Lena Lahti | art |
| Kenneth Jansson | dance | |
| Marianne Öqvist | art | |
| Dave Ave (David Lindgren, Aron Tideström) | music | |
| 1999 | Jan Sandström | music |
| Yana Sundgren Mangi | music | |
| Katarina Kieri | literature | |
| Mattias Alkberg | literature | |
| Mikael Niemi | literature | |
| Lennart Holmbom | art | |
| Gudrun Söderholm | art | |
| Christer Engberg | film | |
| 2000 | Bertil Sundstedt | art |
| Åsa Bergdahl | art | |
| Britta Marakatt-Labba | art | |
| Lisbeth Sandberg | music | |
| Kristoffer Åström | music | |
| Ann Marie Ljungberg | literature | |
| Bror Astermo | theater | |
| Katarina Wennberg | dance | |
| 2001 | theater | |
| Lena Ylipää | art | |
| Pontus Wikström | film | |
| Manlio Hjelm-Giordano | music | |
| 2002 | literature | |
| Peo Rask | literature | |
| Erling Fredriksson | music | |
| Ricky Sandberg | art | |
| 2003 | Carina Henriksson | opera |
| Rose-Marie Huuva | literature | |
| Johan Ramström | music | |
| David Vikgren | literature | |
| 2004 | Anna Vnuk | dance |
| Mona Mörtlund | literature | |
| Pia Suonvieri | performance arts | |
| Christer Lövgren | art | |
| 2005 | Anette Winblad | film |
| Kjell Morin | theater | |
| Monica L. Edmondson | art | |
| Yngve Ryd | literature | |
| 2006 | Sofia Jannok | music |
| Magnus Fredriksson | film | |
| Cecilia Hansson | literature | |
| Jenny Välitalo | music | |
| 2007 | AnnaSofia Mååg | art |
| Mattias Kalander | music | |
| Agneta Andersson | art | |
| Simon Marainen | music | |
| 2008 | Kerstin Hedström | art |
| Joar Tiberg | literature | |
| Ann-Helén Laestadius | literature | |
| Markus Wargh | music | |
| 2009 | Ingela Lekfalk | film |
| Gun Olofsson | music | |
| Sara Edström | art | |
| Jonas Selberg Augustsén | film | |
| 2010 | Mitra Sohrabian | film |
| Randi Marainen[2] [3] | art | |
| Patrik Häggström | dance | |
| Anton Raukola | theater | |
| 2011 | Klas Hällerstrand | art |
| Pia-Karin Helsing | music | |
| Lisa Hennix | dance | |
| Cecilia Enberg | art | |
| 2012 | Anna Azcárate | theater |
| Christian Svarfvar | music | |
| Lina Stoltz | literature | |
| Liselott Wajstedt | art | |
| 2013 | Marcus Fjellström | music |
| Barbro Lomakka | textile arts | |
| Maria Ros Palmklint | performing arts | |
| Johanna Lindbäck | literature | |
| 2014 | Victoria Andersson | visual arts |
| Camilla Blomqvist | screenwriting | |
| Daniel Wikslund | music | |
| Jouni Vesa | dance | |
| 2015 | Nicolai Dunger | music |
| Fanny Kivimäki | dance | |
| Magnus Svensson | visual arts | |
| Marie Wårell | dance | |
| 2016 | Anja Örn | arts |
| Elin Ruuth | literature | |
| Jonna Löfgren | music | |
| Marcus Baldemar | dance | |
| 2017 | Anders Alm | photography |
| Charlotta Lennartsdotter | film | |
| David Väyrynen | literature | |
| Rasmus Lindberg | theater | |
| 2018 | Lotta Lampa | arts |
| Thomas Hämén | arts | |
| Bo Selinder | music | |
| Linda Remahl | dance | |
| 2019 | Anders Sunna | arts |
| Daniel Åberg | literature | |
| Anna-Sofia Monroy | music | |
| Charlotte Lindmark | acting | |
| 2020 | Jenny Nordmark | visual and sculptural arts |
| Jerry Carlsson | film | |
| Vera Vinter | music | |
| Eva Svaneblom | dance | |
| 2021 | Andreas R Andersson | visual and sculptural arts |
| Linnea Axelsson | literature | |
| Zakarias Lekberg | music | |
| Sven Björklund | theater | |
| 2022 | Ida Isak Westerberg | visual and sculptural arts |
| Elin Anna Labba | literature | |
| Mirja Palo | music | |
| Jon Blåhed | film | |