The exhibition is entitled A ship called she and is curated by Catherine or Kate, Australian artists that stayed in Skaftfell´s residency in the last year. Recently they took part in the residency program of MetroArts and this exhibition is a product of that stay.

For further info:

http://metroarts.com.au/?page=59

http://metroarts.com.au/popup_static.php?id=718

10/5-20/5 2012

Work by Rebecca Stephany (born 1980) lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She is Artist in residence at Skaftfell during April and May 2012.

www.rebeccastephany.com

On Saturday, May 12 at 16:00, the Collection Center reopens in Skaftfell´s main gallery. New narratives will be presented, alongside the whole collection, thereof 25 with English subtitles.

Since 2011 Skaftfell has taken on the extensive project entitled The Narrative Collection. The purpose is to collect narratives from all the inhabitants of Seyðisfjörður in 2011 and 2012, and to keep a kind of snapshots which together give a bigger picture of the community.

It is unique to have the the opportunity to map the memories of an entire community. That sort of mapping not only gives insight into the community in question but is also a unique contemporary documentation. A document on human existence, a document on the passing of time, how generations communicate and the foundation upon which today is based.

The collection is gathered by recording short videos of people narrating and was then made accessible to the public at the collection´s center in Skaftfell´s gallery. The collection center was opened in June 17, 2001, and there visitors could watch the narratives and gather information on the project. The center was opened for eight months and new narratives where added continuously.

Swiss Artist Cristoph Büchel, Skaftfell´s Art Director 2011-2012, initiated the project but it will be carried out in cooperation with the the Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore (ICEF). The collection will take place simultaneously in Strandir and Seyðisfjörður.

Nordic and Baltic artists are eligible to apply for a 2 month residency with full grant between November 2012 – January 2013.

The living/working facilities will be at Skaftfells residency apartment at the Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art in Seyðisfjörður. The apartment has two bedrooms + a large living/working room with a kitchen, Wc with shower, and wireless internet.

The residency grant includes:

• Travel grant up to 450€ for flights to Iceland. Collectable after booking.
• Travel grant from Reykjavík to Egilsstadir up to 200€
• Monthly allowance of 1000€
• Fully covered residency fee
• Some project and material cost support

Criteria

Skaftfell uses the following criteria when evaluating applicants:

• Primarily the quality of the applicants work as indicated by submitted visual documentation.
• A record of exhibition and curriculum vitae.
• Demonstration of a serious and consistent dedication of the professional practice of visual arts through submitted documents.
• Evidence that the applicant is at a critical juncture in their development that will be advanced by the residency.
• A thorough project description for the residency period

Application procedure:

Application deadline is 20^th June 2012.

Applicants must use the application form found on Skaftfell’s website http://skaftfell.is/en/guest-studio/application/

Required documents:

• Artists statement/Project description, see application form, please try to use text sparingly and to the point on the form.
• Artists CV, please do not send a CV exceeding 2 pages.
• Examples of works (5-10), either as prints or on 1 Cd. Please do not send Cd’s containing more than 10 documents, the files should be .jpg for images and .mov for video. We use Mac computers with Preview and QuickTime for viewing works.

Proof of artists nationality is required (scan of passport f.ex.).

Application should be sent via snail mail to:

Skaftfell, Center for Visual Art

Austurvegi 42

710 Seydisfirdi

ICELAND

We do not accept applications via e-mail

For further information send an e-mail to residency@skaftfell.is or call + 354 4721632

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The opening will take place at the Bookshop – projectspace at 17:00 and thereafter continue at the landfill where the sculpture will be officially declared open.

Saturday the  21st of April at 16:00-18:00

Open House at Hóll, Vesturvegur 15,  where Judy-ann Moule has been in residence for March and April.

Judy-ann is a visual artist from Brisbane, Australia.

She is currently completing a Master of Arts (research) at Queensland University of Technology. Her project, which is currently under examination, the silence of objects: forming the unsayable explores phenomenological experience and memory of trauma through object-based artwork.

http://judy-annmoule.com/

GV was founded in 2007 in Germany. The artists from this collective work site-specifically in collaboration . Based in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Reykjavik, GV consists of architects, sculptors, painters, and stage designer. They are currently artists in residence at the Norðurgata residency, Skaftfell.

http://www.zange.ws/

“Dansa kvöld með ljós bjór og vídeó list. ” – Saturday night 14/4 from 21:00 at the Bookshop – projectspace

At the Decks:

Höhne & Söhne & Topmann & Acktryggur.

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For the month of April, The Bookshop – projectspace will serve as a studio platform for the development of work by the members of the GV group; Philipp Ackermann, Christin Berg, Christoph Höhne, Claus Lehmann, Valentin Lubberger, Lasse Wilkening, Thomas Judisch, Linus Lohmann.

GV was founded in 2007 in Germany. The artists from this collective work site-specifically in collaboration . Based in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Reykjavik, GV consists of architects, sculptors, painters, and stage designer. They are currently artists in residence at the Norðurgata residency, Skaftfell.

http://www.zange.ws/

Non static electric night sky

Northern lights over Seyðisfjörður in March