A curatorial team has been selected to curate Skaftfell’s summer and anniversary exhibition this year; C A B L E. The exhibition will open on June 16 marking the 20th anniversary of Skaftell – Center for Visual Art. An open call was made last year for the summer exhibition for the first time, primarily to invite new parties to engage with the Center. Thirty applications were reviewed by Skaftfell’s panel and the proposal for C B P L E came out on top. The curatorial team consists of artist, art historian and curator Aðalheiður Valgeirsdóttir and Aldís Arnardottir, art theorist and historian. The project […]
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Residency artists for 2018 confirmed
The Skaftfell residency program 2018 is now in full swing, and most residency places have been confirmed for this season. Out of 322 applications, 42 artists from all over the world have been invited to participate in Skaftfell’s self-directed residency program and in its thematic residency “Printing Matter”. The artists were selected by an external panel appointed by Skaftfell. The self-directed residency program aims to create an environment for inspiration, focus, reflection and experiment; 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 […]