October 31, 2025
Skaftfell’s yearly art education program
Skaftfell’s art education program took place in September and October this year in parallel with Skaftfell’s summer exhibition 2025, Kjarval in the East. The exhibition featured landscape paintings from East Iceland by Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1885-1972), most of which are from the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland. Kjarval grew up in Borgarfjörður eystri and he often travelled there in his adult years, drawing inspiration for his works from the majestic landscape of East Iceland.
All students aged 10-12 from East and North East of Iceland were invited to Skaftfell Art Center in Seyðisfjörður where they participated in our education program which included a guided tour of the exhibition, a creative workshop inspired by the exhibition and a visit to the Technical Museum of East ...
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