In celebration Skaftfell’s 20th anniversary, and to fund raise for its continuing activities, the art centre is pleased to announce the launch of a suite of editions. The artists who have created the editions: Silvia Bächli & Eric Hattan (Switzerland); Margrét Blöndal (Iceland); Ragnar Kjartansson (Iceland); and Roman Signer (Switzerland) all have a connection with Seyðisfjörður and Skaftfell.Silvia Bächli & Eric Hattan lived in Seyðisfjörður for four months in the spring of 2008, during their time here Silvia produced work for her solo exhibition at the 2009 La Biennale di Venezia, where she was representing Switzerland; in the fall of […]
Articles by: Pari Stave
Creative Writing course #2
Following up on its successful first run in the autumn, Skaftfell is excited to announce the second Creative Writing course, designed and led by writer, journalist and editor Nanna Vibe S. Juelsbo. Nanna has been running Seyðisfjörður Radio Station since 2016 and is the manager of Bókasafn Seyðisfjarðar. Her writing course for adults will be offering an opportunity for the experimental and poetic exploration of language. Course outline: In this 6-week course participants will meet once a week and dive into the practice of creative writing. Each class will focus on a specific theme such as format, character building and […]