Skaftfell warmly welcomes Florin Bobu artist-in-residence for the month of October. Bobu is a Romanian artist and curator who lives and works in Iași. He is a part of 1+1, a not-for-profit organisation with the main purpose of promoting the role of the artist in the Romanian contemporary society by strengthening its social status, by defining the artists’ responsibilities and by supporting artistic practices. 1+1 mediates the production of artistic projects in public/private spaces and encourages the mobility of artists/artworks. Bobu was a part of the curatorial team of tranzit.ro/lasi who implemented the project “Artists as agents of institutional exchange” […]
Residency program
Call for Applications – Skaftfell Residency Program 2023
THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED. Skaftfell is inviting applications from individual artists and artistic collaborators to participate in its residency program in 2023. Application deadline: September 1, 2022 About the program: Skaftfell Center for Visual Art is located in Seyðisfjörður, a small town of around 650 inhabitants in Iceland’s eastfjords surrounded by a stunning chain of mountains. Despite its small size, Seyðisfjörður offers a rich and diverse cultural life, and has a long history of welcoming visiting artists. Skaftfell is the regional visual art center for East Iceland, and is running a gallery as well as an art education program and the residency […]