The Authors Train in Seyðisfjörður
The annual authors train will stop in Seyðisfjörður the first weekend of advent Saturday Dec 2. The event will start at 20.30 and take place in the Skaftfell gallery. The authors…
2017
The Thing is
New works by Claudia Hausfeld, Sindri Leifsson, Eva Ísleifsdóttir and Elísabet Brynhildardóttir explore objecthood in a multitude of ways. For the past year, the artists have been engaged in conversation…
Corrected Vision
LOCATION: Austurvegur 42, 3rd floor. We recommend potential guest follow the FB event, see here. “Corrected Vision” is a new installation by artist Jessica MacMillan, where she has turned her…
Margrét H. Blöndal
The solo exhibition pollur – spegill by Margrét H. Blöndal, is ongoing from Oct 7 – Nov 26 in the Skaftfell gallery. I was moving along on foot, water that…
Blink
Blink presents works by four artists, who are in various ways exploring mechanisms of observation and documentation in relation to time and space. The exhibiting artists, Jessica MacMillan (US), Maiken…
Neighbours
Neighbours is an artist talk and reading event co-organized by Yen Noh and Inga Danysz, who are current artists-in-residence at Skaftfell. Having resided in Seyðisfjörður for a month, they will…
Screening of the web series ENDZEIT
This Friday August 25, the web series ENDZEIT (The End of Time) by the siblings Anna & Jan Groos will be screened at the Skaftfell Residency, Austurvegur 42, 3rd floor at…
Misguided Fieldwork
Join us at Seyðisfjörður Information Centre, Wednesday June 28, 16.00-18.00. The exhibition is also open Thursday June 29, 08.00-16.00. Misguided Fieldwork brings together works by Kristie MacDonald (CA) and Factory…
Amy Knoles – electronic performance
Electronic musician and percussionist Amy Knoles (US) performs a unique electronic performance in Seyðisfjarðarkirkja, church of Seyðisfjörður. The event will take place Wednesday May 24 at 21.00 and is organized in…
Stereoskin
British artist Mary Hurrell concludes her residency stay with a live audio visual presentation entitle Stereoskon. The presentation will take place Friday April 28 at 18:30 in the cinema of…
When I Visit Homes
German artists Uta Pütz presents works in progress in the foyer of Herðubreið Community Center Friday April 28 at 18.00. The art works have been in development for the past…
Open studio and artists talk
It has been only a month in this total white. I started to produce some drawings and paper sculptures reflecting my state of mind being in this place where my…
Silent Act
Solo exhibition. Hanna Kristín Birgisdóttir’s exhibition Silent Act comprises of two sculptures, both of which are somewhat confounding in their material form. A squared-off length of timber sits atop trestles, its ends…
Edge Effects
Skaftfell summer exhibition in 2017, Edge Effects, is the second of seven exhibitions opening in the multipolar exhibition series witin the international collaboration project Frontiers in Retreat. Three artists, Kati…
Artists Talk #28
Skaftfell welcomes three artists-in-residence for March with an open artists talk Thursday March 9 in the Bistro. Mary Hurrel (UK), Uta Pütz (DE) and Tzu Ting Wang (TW) each have 20…
The visualisation of light and dark
Seyðisfjörður is currently preparing for the come-back of the sun. Last year the light was celebrated in a visual way through a new light festival List i Ljósi and this…
Artists’ books from Printing Matter
For the past two weeks Skaftfells first thematic residency, Printing Matter, for practising artists has taken place. The work process focused on printmaking and artists books with the intention to…
Koma
Exhibition featuring students from the fine art department at the Iceland Academy of the Arts participate in the annual “Workshop Seyðisfjörður”. Curators: Björn Roth and Kristján Steingrímur. We arrived in…
Artists’ Talk #27
Current artists-in-residence, Helen Nisbet and Jennifer Schmidt, will present their work and practice Wednesday January 18 at 17.00 in the Skaftfell gallery. Helen is a curator and her stay is…