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The Arne Wilhelmsen Family and Wilstar is proud to announce Henie Onstad Kunstsenter´s new bi-annual art programme and prize in Lise Wilhelmsen’s name. The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norway, announces a new bi-annual art programme and prize in Lise Wilhelmsen’s name. With a prize amount of $ 100,000, it will be the largest of its kind in Norway and among …
Supermarkets can now adopt the Plastic Free Mark, allowing their customers to clearly see if products use plastic in their packaging. This gives customers a choice to be part of the solution to the plastic problem. The UK supermarket chain Iceland was the first to introduce the mark into their stores. APP_Film_II_v5 from Plastic Planet on Vimeo. The Dutch supermarket …
Wilstar has been a partner of A Plastic Free Planet (APFP) since 2017, supporting their mission to turn off the plastic tap. APFP is not focused on recycling, but rather on the absolute reduction and use of single use plastics e.g. food and drink packaging and to drive the change towards sustainable and responsible alternatives. Their belief is that the …
Last year, Wilstar was proud to partner with National Geographic Photo Camp, the Norwegian Red Cross and the Nobel Peace Centre in creating a series of three Photo Camp workshops in Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. During the workshop, several National Geographic photographers including Wilstar’s own Marcus Bleasdale taught the art of photography and storytelling to both refugee and Norwegian youth. …
Wilstar will collaborate with the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple Fund on measures that can help more young people complete upper secondary school. Wilstar AS is a non-profit company owned by Arne Wilhelmsen’s family. Wilstar’s focus areas are education, the environment, women’s rights, human dignity and arts. Wilstar’s wish is to help the Crown Prince Couple Fund establish new measures in …
