Skaftfell býður hjartanlega velkomna Victoriu Torboli, finnskan listanema við listadeild Satakunta-nytjavísindaháskólans í Kankaanpää, Finnlandi, sem hefur hlotið Erasmus-styrk til að vinna á Íslandi í sumar. Victoria mun starfa sem safnvarðarlærlingur, taka á móti gestum í Skaftfell-galleríinu og veita upplýsingar um sýningu The Arctic Creatures, Skaftfell og opinber listaverk á Seyðisfirði. Hún mun einnig aðstoða við smiðjur og sumarnámskeið.
Episode 4: Baltic Art Center – Artists’ Role in an Age of Climate Crisis https://naarca.art/testing-grounds-podcast/ What role can, and should, artists play in an age of the climate crisis? What opportunities do artists have in this context, and what – if any – are their responsibilities? Baltic Art Center (BAC) is NAARCA’s Swedish partner. It’s based in Visby, the main town on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea. Gotland is a popular tourist destination known for its beaches, its medieval history, and – increasingly – its water shortages. The reasons for these shortages are complex – industries such as agriculture […]