Ingirafn Steinarsson – Hólmi / Elevation

New exhibition in the West Wall gallery in Skaftfell’s Bistro. Open daily from 15:00. “The drawings bear a reference to the attempts of humans to understand and explain their experiences, and to the resulting knowledge…

Amanda Riffo: ELASTIC STRESS

09.11.2019 — 05.01.2020 Opening: Saturday, 09.11.2019, 16h-18h Gallery talk with the artist: Sunday, 10.11.2019, 14h-15h The exhibition, Amanda Riffo: ELASTIC STRESS is part of Skaftfell’s exhibition strategy to work with…

Ioana Popovici – Discard, decay, rust

West Wall gallery, Skaftfell Bistro, Oct 26 – Nov 14, 2019. Opening times: daily from 15:00 to 22:00, or until the Bistro closes. Ioana Popovici is a choreographer, performer, and…

Jin Jing & Liu Yuanyuan

When The Boat Is Sailing Into Island I Know No More Than What I Know Now On September 26, from 17:00-20:00, Jin Jing (CN) and Liu Yuanyuan (CN) are holding…

Collectors

Opening reception April 6, 16-18h. April 7 – June 1, 2019 An exhibition of the wonderful, strange, and varied collections drawn from the residents of Seyðisfjörður and surrounding areas. Skaftfell…

Hazard Zone – Through the Layers

September 10, 20:00-21:00, Herðubreið cinema Zdenka Brungot Svíteková and her team, currently participating in Skaftfell’s residency program, will show a performative work in progress in Herðubreið’s cinema space on September…

Zdenka Brungot Svíteková – Through the Layers

Dance workshop and individual bodywork sessions “As in all of nature, our patterns are layered into landscapes,changing each moment, while maintaining a sense of continuity and longevity.” Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen…

Cheryl Donegan & Dieter Roth

Opening: June 17, 2019, Skaftfell galleryOpen from 17 June – 1 September, 2019 The exhibition Cheryl Donegan & Dieter Roth considers Dieter Roth as an artist and publisher of books alongside…

Dieter Roth, Húsin á Seyðisfirði, vetur 1988 – sumar 1995

Opening 17 June, 17:00-19:00. Angró, Hafnargata, Seyðisförður18.06 – 01.09. 2019Exhibition open Friday – Sunday 12:00-18:00 Skaftfell with Tækniminjasafns Austurlands and the Dieter Roth Estate will collaborate to re-stage the installation…

Alessa Brossmer / Morten Modin

Alessa Brossmer (DE) and Morten Modin (DK) are holding a pop-up exhibition in Herðubreið’s cinema on Friday May 24, 16:00-18:30. They will present the outcomes of their 2-month residencies at…

Alessa Brossmer – Glow In The Dark

Skaftfell’s current artist in residence Alessa Brossmer (DE) opens her in-house installation GlowInTheDark on April 16, 21:00 – 23:00 in Nielsenhús, Hafnargata 14. There will be hot drinks and conversations…

Åse Eg Jørgensen – Kompendium 

West Wall Gallery, Skaftfell Bistro, March 27 to June 12, 2019.  Åse Eg Jørgensen (b. 1958) is a danish artist and graphic designer based in Copenhagen. She has been co-editor of…

Printing Matter – Exhibition #4

Saturday March 23, 16:00 – 18:00, Technical Museum of East Iceland, Seyðisfjörður.  Amy Uyeda (CA), Apolline Fjara (FR), Eva Bjarnadóttir (IS), Labhaoise Ni Shuilleabhain (IE), Mary Buckland (CA), Olga Adele…

Sidsel Carré: Åndedrættet – The Breath

Thursday March 21, 19:00 – 22:00, Herðubreið café/gallery Sidsel Carré (DK) will show new paintings and works in progress, which have been developing during her residency at Skaftfell in February…

Artist talk by Marta Hryniuk & WET screening

Thursday, March 21, 20:00 – 22:00, Herðubreið cinema The program is organised by Marta Hryniuk, current artist in residence at Skaftfell, in collaboration with WET– a Rotterdam-based cooperative for video…

FOSS editions at the West Wall gallery

FOSS publishes limited editions of printed and non printed matter by international artists. FOSS is based in Seyðisfjörður, and is run by Litten Nystrøm and Linus Lohmann. The exhibition at…

Korkimon – Semi-erect and non-threatening

Monday February 25, 19:00 – 21:00, in Herðubreið. Open until Wednesday February 27, daily 10:00 – 18:00. Korkimon – Melkorka Katrín Ingibjargardóttir (IS) – presents new work in the Herðubreið gallery,…

Creative Reading with Odysseus Atlas

February 25, 2019, 19:30 – 21:00, Herðubreið café. Join us for an introduction into creative reading with the artist duo Jūra Bardauskaitė (LT) and Kęstutis Montvidas (LT), who are collaborating…

Lisa M. Stybor – Flow of time

Lisa M. Stybor (DE), with Lísa Leónharðsdóttir (IS) / Anna Raabe (DE) / Max Richter (DE)   Open Studio on February 22, 2019, 17:00 – 20:00, Skaftfell 3rd floor, Austurvegur…

Ultima Thule

Odysseus Atlas – Kęstutis Montvidas (LT) and Jūra Bardauskaité (LT) Fjarðará Lake, February 15 and 16, 2019, from 18:00 to 22:00.  Odysseus Atlas is a creative initiative by artists Kęstutis…

Creative Writing course #2

Following up on its successful first run in the autumn, Skaftfell is excited to announce the second Creative Writing course, designed and led by writer, journalist and editor Nanna Vibe…