Please be in contact with SIM if you are interested, not Skaftfell.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

SIMRES  - NORDIC ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM IN REYKJAVIK

Visual artists from the Nordic and Baltic countries can now apply for a stipend for Artist-in-Residences in Reykjavík. The new program is a three-year program and the first round was for residencies during autumn 2008. The next period is January until Desember 2010 and the length of the stay is 1 ­ 2 month.
Send the application by air mail to SIMRES post stamped no later than 1. November. 2009. Include contact information, CV, a proposal on how you wish to use your time in Reykjavik and at least five work samples in jpeg or one video edited to max 10 min.

The residency stipend covers travel costs, residency fee and other expenses for 1-2 months. The stipend is provided with a support from Nordic Council of Ministers / Nordic Culture Point.

Attached is the application form

For further information: http://sim.is/Index/English/SIMRES/

email: sim@simnet.is
telephone +354 5511346
www.sim.is/english

SÍM - The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
Hafnarstræti 16, p.o. box 1115
121 Reykjavík
Iceland

Tel.  + 354 551 1346
Fax. + 354 562 6656
e- mail:  sim@simnet.is
homepage:  http://www.sim.is / http://www.umm.is

Ingibjörg Gunnlaugsdóttir
Managing director

The call for applications formally ends tomorrow! How ever we will give until next monday for posting the applications. So, for the ones who are a bit late, print out the form on this web page, fill it out and throw it in the mail on monday along with a few printed examples of works.

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Thorunn & Óla Maja