Residency

Artist in residence: Nina Tobien

Introducing artist in residence: Nina Tobienwww.ninatobien.de Nina Tobien is a german artist who lives and works in Berlin. She is a painter who also works with ceramics and textiles. Researching…

Artist in residence: Rainy Siagian

Introducing artist in residence: Rainy Siagianrainysiagian.com Rainy Siagian (b. 1994) is a multidisciplinary artist and researcher who lives and works between Brussels and Reykjavík. Born in Indonesia and raised in…

Elly Glossop

A warm welcome to Elly Glossop, Skaftfell’s artist in residence in October!Elly Glossop is a British artist who lives and works in Copenhagen. Her ceramic works are constructed around a…

Funded residency for Nordic and Baltic artists

THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED This fully funded residency, made possible by the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, will support one artist and one artist duo to participate in the…

Skaftfell residency program 2025

THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED Skaftfell Art Center offers an international self-directed artist-in-residence program in Seyðisfjörður, a small village located in the East Fjords of Iceland. The residency program’s remote…

Moa Gustafson Söndergarrd

We are thrilled to welcome Moa Gustafson Söndergarrd, artist in residence for the month of May.  Her work is situated around materials and places we surround ourselves with. She is…

Veronika Geiger and Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir

Skaftfell warmly welcomes Veronika Geiger and Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir artists in residence for the month of April. The Danish/Swiss and Icelandic visual artists Veronika Geiger and Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir both studied their…

Cristina Mariani

We are thrilled to welcome Cristina Mariani, Skaftfell’s artist in residence in April and May. Mariani’s current research is focused on the perception of soil and rocks as immutable and…

Welcome Michael Soltau

Skaftfell warmly welcomes artist in residence Michael Soltau. Media professor Michael Soltau, born 1953, Oldenburg (Germany) lives and works in Leipzig and Varel. His long-standing artistic work explores analogies between…

Welcome Katia Klose

Skaftfell is thrilled to welcome Katia Klose, artist in residence for the month of March. Klose, born 1972 in Berlin (Germany), works as a photographer, photo editor and lecturer in…

Welcome Solveig Thoroddsen

A warm welcome to Solveig Thoroddsen, Skaftfell artist in residence in February. Solveig is an Icelandic artist, based in Iceland. She graduated from the master study from The Iceland University…

Welcome Frederik Heidemann

Skaftfell warmly welcomes Frederik Heidemann artist in residence for the month of February. Frederik Heidemann is an artist working with music, performance, and radio. He is a collagist, producing diverse…

Welcome new artist in residence Jonas Bentzer

Skaftfell warmly welcomes Jonas Bentzer as residency artist in November. In his practice Jonas works conceptually with sculpture and sculpture as an act. The works may contain the conditions for,…

Gardening of Soul: Riso workshop

Gardening of Soul: Riso workshop – 31/10 and 1/11 from 16 – 19. Two day workshop in riso printing for 14 and up in Prentverk Seyðisfjörður, Öldugata 14. The workshop…

Gardening of soul: residency

Skaftfell warmly welcomes Michaela Labudová and Kristyna Cisarova from the project GARDENING OF SOUL: IN FIVE CHAPTERS. During Michaela Labudová residence at Skaftfell she will create work for the exhibition…

Welcome Florin Bobu

Skaftfell warmly welcomes Florin Bobu artist-in-residence for the month of October. Bobu is a Romanian artist and curator who lives and works in Iași. He is a part of 1+1,…

Residency program in 2022

In 2022, we will be working mostly with artists who had to postpone their residencies due to the pandemic. Hence the year is fully booked, and there will be no…

Artist Talk – Anna Vaivare

Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 17:00 – 18:00, Herðubreið. “Buildings, comics and children’s books – an unintentional way to become an artist.” In our first artist talk of the year, current…

Call for Applications – Residency Program 2021

THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED.   Skaftfell is inviting applications from individual artists and artistic collaborators to participate in the self-directed residency program in 2021.  Application deadline: September 1, 2020   About the…

Tíra / Scintilla – Bjargey Ólafsdóttir

Current artist in residence Bjargey Ólafsdóttir (IS) presents her exhibition Tíra / Scintilla in the Skaftfell gallery from May 11 to May 30. Access is through the bistro, on weekdays…

A place to be – Gudrun Westerlund

Current artist in residence Gudrun Westerlund (SE) introduces her latest work through a pop-up exhibition and video artist talk, set in Skaftfell’s gallery, which is closed at the moment due to…

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…

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…

Call for applications – Residency program 2020

Skaftfell is inviting applications from individual artists and artistic collaborators to participate in the self-directed residency program in 2020.  Application deadline: September 5, 2019. Skaftfell Center for Visual Art is located in Seyðisfjörður,…

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…

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…

Artists-in-residence for 2019 confirmed

A big thank you to our first five residency artists of the year, who have shared their thoughts, works and inspirations with us in January and February:  Jūra Bardauskaité (LT) and Kęstutis…

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…

30 Days – Work in Progress

On Wednesday Nov 28, Dana Neilson (CA) and Tuomo Savolainen (FI) will be showing what direction their work has taken while being on residency at Skaftfell. Join us in Herðubreið café…

Printing Matter exhibition

On Saturday, September 22, the yield from Printing Matter, a thematic residency organized by Skaftfell in collaboration with the Technical Museum of East Iceland, will be on public display. This…

Call for applications – Residency Program 2019

Skaftfell is inviting applications from artists across the world to participate in the Skaftfell Residency Program 2019, both individual artists and artistic collaborators. In 2019, the center is able to…

Call for applications – Thematic Residencies 2019

Skaftfell’s thematic residencies aim to create platforms for exchange, discussion, and collaboration amongst fellow artists from various disciplines, who share a professional interest in the residency’s topic, both on a…

Residency artists for 2018 confirmed

The Skaftfell residency program 2018 is now in full swing, and most residency places have been confirmed for this season. Out of 322 applications, 42 artists from all over the…

Printing Matter – Intensity

For the past three weeks a group of international artists have participated in a thematic residency, entitled Printing Matter, at Skaftfell. During this period the artists have explored the art…

Printing Matter for the second time

As part of the ongoing Skaftfell Residency Program, the Thematic Residency Printing Matter aims to create a platform for exchange, discussion, and collaboration amongst fellow artists from various disciplines, who…

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…

Goethe-Institut residency grant 2018 at Skaftfell

Application deadline: Sept 15, 2017 In partnership with the Goethe-Institut Dänemark, Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art is able to offer a grant for one artist for a two-month residency in…

Skaftfell Residency Program 2018

Application deadline: Sept 15, 2017 The residency program at Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art, East Iceland, aims to create and nurture an environment for inspiration, focus, and experiment. The…

Printing Matter 2018

Application deadline: Sept 15, 2017 Printing Matter is a three-week thematic residency with an intensive program for 8-10 artists, focusing on artist book making. The program is guided by Åse…

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…

Printing Matter, thematic residency

Two-week thematic residency with an intensive program focusing on printmaking and artist book making. The program is developed and guided by the Danish artist and graphic designer Åse Eg Jørgensen.…

Printing matter – Thematic Residency

Period: Feb 2-15, 2017. Deadline: September 1, 2016. Printing matter is a two-week thematic residency with an intensive program for 8-10 artists, focusing on printmaking and artist book making. The…

Call for Applications

Deadline Sept 1, 2016. The residency program at Skaftfell Center for Visual Art aims to create and nurture an environment for inspiration, focus, and experiment; to encourage artists to experience…

Open call for curators and writers

Application deadline May 15, 2016. Applications are open to curators interested in pursuing research, curatorial and critical writing opportunities in the northern regions of Norway, Finland, Sweden, Northwest-Russia, Scotland, Iceland…

Zeus Tears and a seance performance

Linda Persson is a Swedish artist / filmmaker and a returning Artist-in-Residence at Skaftfell. Throughout my practice language has played a central role. What interests me in language is its…

Artists-in-residence at Skaftfell in May

David Edward Allen (UK) lives in Berlin. His work revolves around a broadened notion of Landscape and our position as part of it. Using, for example, natural phenomena such as…

Call for artists for a shared residency

Due to cancellation the Skaftfell Residency Program now has an opening this coming April and May for artists to apply and come with short notice ! The residency available is…

The residency application process for 2015

The deadline for the Skaftfell residency program in 2015 expired on September 1 and nearly 180 applications were received. A selection panel goes over the applications and results will be…

Call for Application / Short Notice

  Call for Application / Short Notice Due to cancellation we have an unexpected opening in the Skaftfell residency program from 1st of October – 30th of November 2013 (two…

Available residency this September – apply now!

The Skaftfell residency program now has an available residency for September (2012) due to sudden cancellations. If you are interested please contact us enclosing a short artist statement and/or projectdescription, min…

Call for applications

The Skaftfell residency program in 2013 Call for applications Deadline 1st. September 2012 Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art has opened a call for applications for the residency program in…

LungA 2010 calls for applications.

Design-, music- and various artists that are interested to perform at LungA 2010 should send in an application. LungA festival will be held 12 – 18 July 2010 in Seydisfjordur,…

Call for applications 700.is video festival

Message from 700.is – please see their website www.700.is for more info or contact kscheving@gmail.com O P E N       C A L L 700IS Reindeerland International experimental film and video…

Skaftfell Hub – Toolbox

The Skaftfell hub is an shared workspace and the office to the Skaftfell staff based at Öldugata . Artists in residence are welcome to use the facilities at the Skaftfell Hub and can…

The Bookshop – Projectspace

The Bookshop – Projectspace is a stripped 30 sq. multi-functional space where artists are invited to work, exhibit, perform, etc. The projectspace is also home to a rudimentary silk screen…