Editing Jølster (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Snønipa view.jpg|thumb|right|View from Snønipa to the north]]
[[File:Nikolai Astrup-Vårkveld ved Jølstervannet.jpg|thumb|right|Painting by Nikolai Astrup]]
[[File:Jølstravatnet2.JPG|thumb|right|Jølstervatn]]

===Astruptunet===
Astruptunet was the home of the painter [[Nikolai Astrup (painter)|Nikolai Astrup]] (1880–1928) for the last fourteen years of his life. The Astrup Farm ''(Astruptunet)'' was the artist's home and small farm, but today it is a museum and art gallery, kept as it was in Astrup's days, nestled among the steep but fertile slopes on the south side of Jølstravatn. The barn was torn down and rebuilt as a gallery, but in the same style as the old barn. The gallery has permanent exhibitions of Astrup's work such as paintings, graphics, wood-engraving plates and sketches. Most of his scenes have been taken from Jølster and Nikolai Astrup has since remained one of the most Norwegian of our national artists.

Nikolai Astrup lived most of his life in Jølster. Astrup often is regarded as the artist of [[Western Norway]], as he found virtually all of his motives in his home surroundings. He's considered the "most Norwegian" of all the national artists of Norway.<ref name="go">{{Cite web |title=Jølster Municipality in Norway |url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/counties/sogn%20and%20fjordane/jølster/7637a9c127afc80/index.html |access-date=11 August 2008 |publisher=GoNorway.no}}</ref>

===Eikaas Gallery===
Another Norwegian painter and graphic artist, [[Ludvig Eikaas]], is closely connected to Jølster. The artist grew up in Jølster, but later moved to [[Oslo]]. He is among other things famous for his non-figurative art and portraits/self-portraits.

The Eikaas Gallery was originally an old dairy farm in [[Ålhus]] that was purchased by the municipality of Jølster and converted to a modern art gallery. The collection contains about 300 works of art by Ludvig Eikaas.<ref name="go" />

===Jølstra Museum===
The Jølstra museum is a private village green with many original Jølstra buildings and a collection of around 3,000 artifacts. There are also exhibitions of paintings by [[Ludvig Eikaas]] and [[Oddvar Torsheim]] and of Jølster textiles.<ref name="go" />

===Jølster Alpine Ski Centre===
Jølster alpine ski centre lies at [[Vassenden]]. There are lighted ski trails in the villages of Årdal and Dvergsdalen. Jølster also has mountains for [[Telemark skiing]] enthusiasts.<ref name="go" />