In a common sense of the importance of such a continuous organ being created, 8.-10. November 1945 at the National Museum in Stockholm, appointed envoys from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic Art Association was constituted there, whose purpose is "by constant art exchange between the Nordic countries to contribute to the Nordic sense of cohesion and the cultural community and otherwise work for the benefit of the Nordic art life ".

The first item on the Nordic Art Association's program is an annual Scandinavian art exhibition. It will include the best that during the year has been shown by living Nordic artists at exhibitions in the five countries. Some artists who rarely exhibit should also be able to be invited to participate. The exhibition will be held alternately in one of the Nordic capitals, so that four years pass between each time the event is the same country. As far as more distant Reykjavik is concerned, special arrangements will be made. Of course, it is also the intention that the annual exhibitions will be wholly or partly transferred to other cities in the respective exhibition countries.