Residency program

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Call for Applications

Deadline Sept 1, 2016. The residency program at Skaftfell Center for Visual Art aims to create and nurture an environment for inspiration, focus, 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 between artists and the public in the rural setting of East Iceland; and to provide conditions that stimulate the dialogue between art and life. The program is best suited for visual artists, but artists with interdisciplinary practices are also welcome to apply. The Skaftfell residencies are self-directed and can […]

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Open call for curators and writers

Open call for curators and writers

Application deadline May 15, 2016. Applications are open to curators interested in pursuing research, curatorial and critical writing opportunities in the northern regions of Norway, Finland, Sweden, Northwest-Russia, Scotland, Iceland and Lithuania during autumn 2016 – winter 2016/2017. The residency programme is part of the Transfer North programme, and offers seven curators and writers a unique opportunity to combine visits to several places within the network: NORWAY // Tromsø (Troms County Cultural Center), Bodø (Nordland Culture Center), Svolvær (The North Norwegian Artist Center), Røst (Røst AIR) Kirkenes (Pikene på Broen), Karasjok (Sami Center for Contemporary Art) // FINLAND // Oulu (Northern Photographic […]

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