Residency program

The residency application process for 2015

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 announced to the artists in the coming weeks. In recent years, more than twenty international artists stayed on an annual basis, total of three artists at a time are staying for one month or longer. The aim of the program is to support the creative process of artists and give them space and time to work on their artistic creation. The program is self-directed with the possibility of support from […]

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The Residency Program is now open for applications for 2015

The Residency Program is now open for applications for 2015

Program Outline The aim of Skaftfell´s residency program is manifold: to create and nurture an environment for inspiration; to encourage artists to experience life and work in a unique micro-community where creativity is applied to the everyday; to foster a sense of community between artists and the public in the setting of rural East-Iceland; to facilitate circumstances for artists to experience, reflect and explore new means of their practice and, to provide conditions that stimulate the dialogue between art and life. The program is aimed at professional visual artists, but those working across fields, or within an interdisciplinary practice are […]

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