Transfer North, 2016-2017
Transfer North?is a knowledge transfer network for independent/institutional curators and art critics in the contemporary art field in the European North, that focuses on specific experiences related to the artistic,…
Project(s)
The Narrative Collection 2011-2012
The Narrative Collection was a project initiated by the Swiss artist Chrisoph B?chel, who from 2011-2012 served as Artistic Director of Skaftfell. Over the same two-year period, Skaftfell collected narratives…
Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA), 2021-2024
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.…
Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, 2022-2024
Skaftfell participates in the international project Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, led by the Faculty of Art and Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University and House of Arts, ?sti nad Labem, Czech…
Frontiers of Solitude, 2015-2016
Frontiers of Solitude, 2015-2016, focuses on current transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. These themes are elaborated in terms of the cultural geography…
Frontiers in Retreat, 2013-2018
Frontiers in Retreat is a five-year collaboration project that fosters multidisciplinary dialogue on ecological questions within a European network formed around artist residencies. The project sets out to examine processes of…
Testing Grounds Episode 8
The 8th and final episode of the NAARCA podcast series, Testing Grounds, is out now. Link in bio to listen! How might a philosophy of repair change our approach to…
Episode 4: NAARCA Testing Grounds podcast is up! Featuring the Baltic Art Center (Gotland, Sweden)
Episode 4: Baltic Art Center Artists Role in an Age of Climate Crisis? What role can, and should, artists play in an age of the climate crisis? What…
Preserving Tv?s?ngur
Acknowledging Lukas K?hne’s sculpture Tv?s?ngur as an important sonic landmark in the cultural landscape of East Iceland, M?la?ing, which owns the work, and Skaftfell, which oversees its care, recently signed…