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Exhibition and artist talk with Rachel Simmons

Exhibition and artist talk with Rachel Simmons

Sunday, August 7 at 16:30, Herðubreið Skaftfell warmly welcomes Rachel Simmons, our artist in residence for the month of August! This Sunday afternoon Rachel will show her work FLOCK in the Herðubreið gallery and introduce her practice and the workshop she will host later this month for children and parents in Seyðisfjörður. Rachel Simmons is an American artist-educator who teaches foundations, printmaking and book arts at Rollins College, an innovative liberal arts institution in Winter Park, Florida. She began her teaching career after earning her MFA in Painting & Drawing from Louisiana State University. Rachel specializes in book arts & printmaking, and her […]

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Seyðisfjörður Print Workshop is opening its doors

Seyðisfjörður Print Workshop is opening its doors

Seyðisfjörður Print Workshop, Öldugata 14  Wednesday, July 13, 13:00-17:00 – Open studio: see the artists at work Thursday, July 14, 13:00-17:00 – Open studio: see the artists at work and try it yourself Seyðisfjörður Print Workshop is a collaborative project, co-organised by Heima, Linus Lohmann, Listaháskóli Íslands, Lunga School, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, and the Technical Museum of East Iceland. It is dedicated to offering professional printmaking facilities and taught courses for local and visiting artists and students of all age groups.  The new facilities, established in 2021/2022 with a grant from the Seyðisfjörður Incentive Fund, are housed in […]

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