January 28 – March 30, West Wall, Skaftfell Bistro Opening times: Mon/Thu/Fri 12:00-14:00 and 17:00-22:00; Tue/Wed 12:00-22:00; Sat/Sun 17:00-22:00 Dæja Hansdóttir (b.1991 Reykjavík) was raised in the United States by Icelandic and Honduran immigrants and now lives and works in…
As the year is coming to an end we are looking back at Skaftfell’s main projects in those rather unusual twelve months: REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS After the landslide disaster in December, our time in January was mostly spent cleaning mud…
November 27, 2021 – January 30, 2022, Skaftfell gallery Opening on November 27, 16:00-18:00. Opening times Mon-Fri 12:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 16:00-20:00. Entry is through the bistro on the ground floor. A guided tour with the artists takes place on Sunday, November…
Skaftfell is delighted to announce its participation in a new international research project, which was officially launched last week at Cove Park residency in Scotland and will continue until 2024. We are very much looking forward to our collaboration with…
“In memoriam”, a publication by our former residency artist Anna Vaivare, has reached the President of Iceland! The inside of the folded print shows drawings of eleven houses in Seyðisfjörður that were destroyed by a series of landslides in December…
The art festival Sequences 2021 finished recently where Skaftfell participated by hosting an art event by Anna Margrét Ólafsdóttir which took place in Seyðisfjörður. Anna Margét invited twenty residents of Seyðisfjörður everyday for four days to participate in a walk…
October 23, 2021 – January 3, 2022, West Wall gallery, Skaftfell Bistro Opening times are the same as for the bistro. Þórarinn Andrésson (b. 1968), or Tóti Ripper, was born and raised in Seyðisfjörður and is closely involved in the…
Tuesday, October 12, 16:30 – 17:30 in Herðubreið Our next artist talk is on Tuesday Oct 12, from 16:30-17:30 in Herðubreið, and everyone is welcome. Skaftfell’s current residency artists Eva Beierheimer (AT/SE) and Samuel Brzeski (UK/NO) will present their artistic…
Translation is dialog is a project developed by the artist Arlene Tucker (TW/USA) who lives and works in Joutsa, Finland. Arlene was artist in residence at Skaftfell in September 2021 and March 2022, supported by the Nordic Baltic Mobility Programme (Nordic…
Opening on September 25, 16:00-18:00, in Skaftfell´s gallery. The artists will give a guided tour on September 26 at 14:00. The exhibition continues until November 21, 2021. Opening times Mon-Fri 12-18, Sat-Sun 16-18. Entry is through the bistro on the…