Gursus Iceland Tour – aka. the Tour of the Unexpected. The duo Gursus is a result of a sudden meeting between a folk fiddler and a jazz saxophonist, all caused by a delayed train. Together they perform a playful, powerful, expressive and a bit…
Skaftfell is hosting a three day symposium and dialogue platform focusing on the intersection of visual art and ecological issues in Iceland as a part of the project Frontiers in Retreat. We will ask: What are the particularities of ecosystems,…
A workshop for the curious and the keen in drawing. In the workshop the students will learn everything about proportion, perspective as well as various techniques and styles. The practices will include still life, model drawing and nature as well…
A workshop for the curious and the keen in sculpting, mostly in clay but also in other materials. The students will work with a certain motive as well as with their own ideas. Age: 6-10 years old When: May 3…
Learn once and for all how to work your DSLR camera. In the course the students will learn all the basic technical settings on a DSLR camera as well as the basics in photo composition. The instructor of the course…
Application deadline May 15, 2016. Applications are open to curators interested in pursuing research, curatorial and critical writing opportunities in the northern regions of Norway, Finland, Sweden, Northwest-Russia, Scotland, Iceland and Lithuania during autumn 2016 – winter 2016 The residency…
Frontiers of Solitude is a collaborative project between Skolska Gallery in Prague (CZ), Atelier Nord in Oslo (NO), and Skaftfell Center for Visual Art in Seyðisfjörður (IS), which is now coming to an end. From April 2015 to April 2016…
Join us when current artists-in-residence Faith La Rocque, Leander Djønne and Valérie Bourquin, will present their work and practice Thursday March 31 at 20.00 in Herðubreið Community Center. Norwegian artists Leander Djønne, staying courtesy of the Nordic Culture Point, will…
Skaftfell Bistró and gallery will be open: Thursday 15:00-21:00 Good Friday 17:00-20:00 Saturday 12:00-21:00 Easter Sunday 17:00-20:00 Monday 15:00-21:00 The Skaftfell office will be closed from Thursday to Tuesday.
The final chapter of the Czech, Icelandic and Norwegian collaboration project Frontiers of Solitude took place Feb 4.- 6. in Prague,Czech Rebublic when an exhibition opened with 19 artists and seminar that offered comparison of opinions, experiences, and points of…