April 1 – June 12, 2022, West Wall, Skaftfell Bistro Opening times are the same as for the bistro: Mon-Fri 12-22, Sat-Sun 17-22. Garðar Bachmann Þórðarson was born and raised in Seyðisfjörður. He has worked as a chef for the…
Seyðisfjörður Print Workshop is a collaborative project dedicated to offering professional printmaking facilities and taught courses for local and visiting artists and students of all age groups. The new facilities, established in 2021/2022 with two grants from the Incentive Fund,…
The collective exhibition Alter/Breyta of the visual artists Brák Jónsdóttir, Hugo Llanes, Joe Keys and Nína Óskarsdóttir opened on March 26 and will continue until May 22. Curator is Hanna Christel Sigurkarlsdóttir. About the exhibition: Alter / Breyta is a…
Arlene Tucker (USA/Taiwan/Finland) is an artist based in Joutsa, Finland. She has been artist in residence at Skaftfell in September 2021 and March 2022, supported by the Nordic Baltic Mobility Programme (Nordic Culture Point). Since her first residency in September, Arlene has…
Our Art Sale for Ukraine managed to raise 500.000 kr ! The full amount has now been sent to the Icelandic Red Cross’ special fund for Ukrainian refugees. The fundraiser event was organized by Skaftfell, together with the artistic community…
The Board of Skaftfell is delighted to announce the appointment of Pari Stave as new director of Skaftfell Center for Visual Art. She will take up her position on May 1, 2022. During the previous two years the directorship has…
Sunday March 13, 15:00-18:00, Skaftfell gallery. Together with Seyðisfjörður’s artistic community Skaftfell is organising a fundraiser art sale to support the people of Ukraine. The income from the sale will be donated in full to the Icelandic Red Cross’ special fund for…
Saturday, March 12, 15:00 in the Skaftfell gallery The talk will be held in English. Heinz Kasper (AT) is a painter, designer and dramaturg of light. He lives and works where his projects take him, but also in Vienna, Berlin…
February 11 – March 12, 2022, Skaftfell Gallery Opening on February 11 from 18:00-20:00, in partnership with List í Ljósi art festival. The exhibition will be open until 22:00 on the festival days (Feb 11/12). A guided tour with the artist…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: RESIDENCY AND GROUP EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY FOR IUA FINE ART DEPARTMENT GRADUATES FROM THE YEARS 2017-2022 Skaftfell Center for Visual Art and the fine art department of the Iceland University of the Arts have collaborated for many years. Due…