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NAARCA: Open Call for a Podcast Producer

NAARCA: Open Call for a Podcast Producer

NAARCA, the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action, of which Skaftfell is a member, are pleased to announce an open call for a freelance Podcast Producer. We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic producer to create a new conversational/interview podcast series of eight episodes to be published over two years. The series will discuss the climate crisis and its effects on the Nordic region and the matrix of sustainability –ecological, social, mental and financial. Guest speakers will come from Nordic Countries and Scotland and represent different scientific, artistic, activist and indigenous knowledge. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and […]

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Garðar Bachmann Þórðarson on the West Wall

Garðar Bachmann Þórðarson on the West Wall

April 1 – June 12, 2022, West Wall, Skaftfell Bistro Opening times are the same as for the bistro: Mon-Fri 12-22, Sat-Sun 17-22. Garðar Bachmann Þórðarson was born and raised in Seyðisfjörður. He has worked as a chef for the past 11 years in Denmark, France and Spain and has at the same time developed his practice in photography and video. His work has been shown at TIFF, Skjaldborg and Herðubreið. Garðar is currently employed as a cook on the Ísfisk trawler Gullver NS12, which operates from Seyðisfjörður. He is working on a book with the title Brak og Brestir […]

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