The Skaftfell Group is an association founded in 1997 with the purpose of advancing the arts in Seyðisfjörður and the eastern region of Iceland. The original members founded Skaftfell Art Center as a non-profit organisation in 1998. The membership has since expanded to include many other devoted supporters of Skaftfell.
The Skaftfell Group is officially charged with group appointing two directors and two alternates members to the board of Skaftfell, as well as two alternates. The role of the Skaftfell Group board appointees is to ensure that Skaftfell develops and prospers within the framework of its founding principles original idea and in parallel with trends in the international art world.
