Articles by: Tinna

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Call for exhibition proposal

Skaftfell, Center for Visual Art in East Iceland, celebrates its 20th organizational anniversary next year. To mark the occasion the center calls for proposals for the 2018 summer exhibition in the 150 sq m Skaftfell gallery. Preferably the proposal should refer to the long-term collaboration between Skaftfell and the Technical Museum of East Iceland, also located in Seyðisfjörður. The museum collection and workshops can be utilised but the exhibition framework and execution is open-ended. For a long time Seyðisfjörður has been known as a dynamic cultural town where the preservation of old timber houses has been successful. In this small […]

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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 2018. The residency program at Skaftfell aims to create and nurture an environment for inspiration, focus, and experiment. The art center, est. 1998, is based in the small fjord town of Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland. With a population of around 650, the center ́s key role has been to present and encourage the development of contemporary art. The center is a meeting point for artists and locals through exhibitions and events as […]

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