{"id":12774,"date":"2025-06-16T16:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:35:24","slug":"um-okkur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/um-okkur\/","title":{"rendered":"Um okkur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nUM OKKUR\n<\/h1>
\nMi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in var formlega opnu\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998 og er starfsemin tileinku\u00f0 mi\u00f0lun, vi\u00f0gangi og fram\u00fer\u00f3un myndlistar \u00e1 Austurlandi \u00ed formi s\u00fdningarhalds, reksturs gestavinnustofu og fr\u00e6\u00f0slustarfs.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\nSkaftfell, mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 myndlistar \u00e1 Austurlandi, er sta\u00f0sett vi\u00f0 Austurveg 42 \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i og er nafn stofnunarinnar dregi\u00f0 af \u00fer\u00edlyfta timburh\u00fasinu sem h\u00fdsir hana.

Mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in var formlega opnu\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998 og er starfsemin tileinku\u00f0 mi\u00f0lun, vi\u00f0gangi og fram\u00fer\u00f3un myndlistar \u00e1 Austurlandi \u00ed formi s\u00fdningarhalds, reksturs gestavinnustofu og fr\u00e6\u00f0slustarfs. H\u00fan er ein \u00feriggja menningarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0va \u00e1 Austurlandi, samkv\u00e6mt samningi r\u00edkisins og sveitarf\u00e9laga \u00e1 Austurlandi um menningarm\u00e1l.

Markmi\u00f0 starfseminnar er a\u00f0 auka a\u00f0gengi Austfir\u00f0inga a\u00f0 vanda\u00f0ri samt\u00edmalist og stu\u00f0la a\u00f0 d\u00fdpri \u00feekkingu og skilningi \u00e1 hlutverki myndlistar \u00ed samt\u00edmanum \u00e1samt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skapa \u00f6rvandi vinnuumhverfi fyrir listamenn. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2013 hlaut Skaftfell Eyrarr\u00f3sina fyrir fram\u00farskarandi menningarverkefni \u00e1 starfssv\u00e6\u00f0i Bygg\u00f0astofnunar.

\u00cd Skaftfelli er listamanna\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00e1 efstu h\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir gestalistamenn Skaftfells; \u00e1 annarri h\u00e6\u00f0 er s\u00fdningarsalur og skrifstofa, \u00e1 jar\u00f0h\u00e6\u00f0inni er Skaftfell bistr\u00f3. \u00dear eru verk Dieter Roth og Bj\u00f6rn Roth til s\u00fdnis \u00e1 austurvegg og \u00e1 Vesturvegg Skaftfell bistr\u00f3 eru settar upp t\u00edmabundnar s\u00fdningar listamanna af sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og gestalistamanna Skaftfells. \n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\u00c1ri\u00f0 1996 f\u00e9kk \u00e1hugamannah\u00f3pur um menningu og listir, oftast nefndur Skaftfellsh\u00f3purinn, h\u00fasi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Austurvegi 42 \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i a\u00f0 gj\u00f6f fr\u00e1 hj\u00f3nunum Kar\u00f3l\u00ednu \u00deorsteinsd\u00f3ttur og Gar\u00f0ari Eymundssyni. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 h\u00f3fst miki\u00f0 uppbyggingarstarf me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0arlj\u00f3si a\u00f0 efla menningarl\u00edf \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i. Stj\u00f3rn Skaftfells menningarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var t\u00f3k til starfa \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998 og s\u00fdningarsalurinn var formlega v\u00edg\u00f0ur \u00e1ri seinna.

\u00c1 m\u00f3tunart\u00edmanum voru fyrstu s\u00fdningarnar: Boekie Woekie \u00e1ri\u00f0 1996, S\u00fdning fyrir allt \u2013 til hei\u00f0urs og minninga um Dieter Roth \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998 og Bernd Koberling, Bj\u00f6rn Roth & Dieter Roth \u00e1ri\u00f0 1999.

Stofn\u00e1r listami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar er einnig d\u00e1nar\u00e1r listamannsins Dieters Roth (1930-1998). Dieter gegndi st\u00f3ru hlutverki \u00ed menningarfl\u00f3ru Sey\u00f0fir\u00f0inga, allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hann h\u00f3f a\u00f0 venja komur s\u00ednar \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0 upp \u00far 1990. Skaftfellsh\u00f3purinn samanstendur a\u00f0 miklu leyti af f\u00f3lki sem naut mikilla og g\u00f3\u00f0ra samvista vi\u00f0 Dieter, og er tilur\u00f0 mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar sprottin \u00far \u00feeim frj\u00f3a jar\u00f0vegi er hann \u00e1tti \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 skapa \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i.

Skaftfell hefur \u00e1vallt veri\u00f0 reki\u00f0 sem sj\u00e1lfseignarstofnun og \u00feegi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rstyrki \u00ed gegnum \u00e1rin b\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 r\u00edki og b\u00e6. \u00dear er n\u00fa rekin listami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 s\u00fdningar \u00e1 samt\u00edmalistum, rekstur gestavinnustofa fyrir listamenn og fr\u00e6\u00f0slustarf \u00e1 \u00f6llum sk\u00f3lastigum.

\u00cd stj\u00f3rn stofnunarinnar sitja a\u00f0ilar fyrir h\u00f6nd Skaftfellsh\u00f3psins; Bandalags \u00edslenskra listamanna; gefenda h\u00fassins og Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0arkaupsta\u00f0ar. \u00cd Skaftfelli er starfandi fagr\u00e1\u00f0 sem skipuleggur listr\u00e6na starfsemi fr\u00e1 \u00e1ri til \u00e1rs. Forst\u00f6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur sinnir \u00f6llum \u00feeim st\u00f6rfum er l\u00fata a\u00f0 rekstri stofnunarinnar, me\u00f0 dyggri a\u00f0sto\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnar og Skaftfellsh\u00f3psins.

Skaftfell var reist af byggingameistaranum Gu\u00f0finni J\u00f3nssyni, \u00e1ri\u00f0 1907. H\u00fasi\u00f0 er \u00feriggja h\u00e6\u00f0a, 420 fermetrar, byggt samkv\u00e6mt norskri fyrirmynd me\u00f0 n\u00fdklass\u00edsku yfirbrag\u00f0i og er mikil pr\u00fd\u00f0i \u00ed g\u00f6tumyndinni. Fyrstu \u00e1rin var reki\u00f0 gullsm\u00ed\u00f0averkst\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 jar\u00f0h\u00e6\u00f0inni og veitinga- og gistih\u00fas \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0um. S\u00ed\u00f0ar t\u00f3ku fleiri verslanir vi\u00f0, \u00fear var um t\u00edma norskt sj\u00f3mannaheimili, \u00f6lstofa, veitingasala, h\u00f3tel og s\u00ed\u00f0ast tr\u00e9sm\u00ed\u00f0averkst\u00e6\u00f0i Gar\u00f0ars Eymundssonar.

\u00cd bla\u00f0avi\u00f0tali sem teki\u00f0 er vi\u00f0 Gar\u00f0ar og Gr\u00e9tu, d\u00f3ttur hans, og birtist um aldam\u00f3tin kemur m.a. fram a\u00f0 vonast er til a\u00f0 halda uppi metna\u00f0arfullu al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu s\u00fdningarhaldi, r\u00e6kta tengsl vi\u00f0 evr\u00f3pskt listal\u00edf, bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 vinnua\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir lista- og fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn og skipuleggja v\u00f6ndu\u00f0 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 fyrir b\u00f6rn og unglinga.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\nteymi\u00f0 okkar\n<\/h2>
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\nCelia harrison\n<\/h4>

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\nKamilla Gylfad\u00f3ttir\n<\/h4>

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\nAnna Roberts\n<\/h4>

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\nEla Sveinsd\u00f3ttir\n<\/h4>

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\nCelia hefur mikla reynslu og \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0u fyrir list og hefur unni\u00f0 sem listr\u00e6nn stj\u00f3rnandi, framlei\u00f0andi og s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3ri og hefur veri\u00f0 b\u00fasett \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an 2015. H\u00fan hefur gengt lykilhlutverkum sem stj\u00f3rnandi listastofnana b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 N\u00fdja Sj\u00e1landi og \u00cdslandi, fyrir skemmstu hj\u00e1 LungA sk\u00f3lanum og sem me\u00f0-stofnandi af menningar- og f\u00e9lagsheimilinu Her\u00f0ubrei\u00f0 \u00e1samt listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni List \u00ed lj\u00f3si.

Celia er me\u00f0 doktorsgr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed list og h\u00f6nnun \u00fear sem h\u00fan lag\u00f0i \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 rannsaka samf\u00e9lags\u00fer\u00f3un \u00ed gegnum listsk\u00f6pun \u00e1 t\u00edmum loftslags\u00e1skoranna.

Celia t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 starfi forst\u00f6\u00f0umanns Skaftfells \u00ed jan\u00faar 2024.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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\nKamilla Gylfad\u00f3ttir t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u verkefnastj\u00f3ra fr\u00e6\u00f0sludeildar Skaftfells \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed 2022 og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1g\u00fast 2023 hefur h\u00fan s\u00e9\u00f0 um gestavinnustofu Skaftfells. H\u00fan \u00fatskrifa\u00f0ist me\u00f0 B.A. gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed \u00edt\u00f6lsku og fer\u00f0am\u00e1lafr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 2014, l\u00e6r\u00f0i lj\u00f3smyndun \u00ed \u00c1r\u00f3sum og kvikmyndager\u00f0 \u00ed Sarajevo og hefur unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 list og kvikmyndir s\u00ed\u00f0an. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2020 lauk h\u00fan M.A. n\u00e1mi \u00ed kvikmyndavar\u00f0v\u00f6rslu og mi\u00f0lun vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lan \u00ed Amsterdam. H\u00fan s\u00e1 um kennslu \u00e1 listfr\u00e6\u00f0sluverkefni Skaftfells \u00e1ri\u00f0 2021 \u00e1samt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skipuleggja og kenna Skjaldb\u00f6kuna, n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 \u00ed heimildarmyndager\u00f0 sem er hluti af BRAS 2022. H\u00fan er hluti af Heimamyndasamsteypunni sem hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdningu \u00e1 \u00edslenskum heimamyndum s\u00ed\u00f0an 2020.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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