The collective exhibition Alter/Breyta of the visual artists Brák Jónsdóttir, Hugo Llanes, Joe Keys and Nína Óskarsdóttir opened on March 26 and will continue until May 22. Curator is Hanna Christel Sigurkarlsdóttir. About the exhibition: Alter / Breyta is a collective exhibition by four emerging artists who have all graduated fairly recently from Iceland University of the Arts. The group was chosen collaboratively with Bjarki Bragason, Dean of the Department of Fine Art, and invited to stay in Skaftfell´s residency for three weeks while further developing their proposals. While their works display a wide range of approaches and interests, an […]
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Art Sale for Ukraine raises 500.000 kr
Our Art Sale for Ukraine managed to raise 500.000 kr ! The full amount has now been sent to the Icelandic Red Cross’ special fund for Ukrainian refugees. The fundraiser event was organized by Skaftfell, together with the artistic community of Seyðisfjörður, last Sunday. Over 30 artists donated their artwork, created a pop-up exhibition in Skaftfell’s gallery, and the sale turned out to be very successful. Musicians Vigdís Klara Áradóttir and Guido Bäumer participated with a live musical performance. We would like to thank all the artists for their generous donations, all other participants for their contributions of time, practical […]