Tag: Iceland
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Testing Grounds Episode 3: ‘Skaftfell Art Center – The Tensions of Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Artists and Institutions’ now available
How can arts institutions and artists be more sustainable – in terms of their impact not only on the environment, but also on local communities? Skaftfell Art Center is NAARCA’s Icelandic partner. It’s based in Seyðisfjörður, a small but vibrant town in Eastern Iceland, surrounded by mountains and sea. Seyðisfjörður’s unique location and atmosphere has…
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Testing Grounds Episode 1: ‘Introducing NAARCA’ now available
As the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists’ residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) is a coalition of seven organisations that are exploring this question together. So, how did NAARCA come about? What are its goals? And… what…
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NAARCA Residency Exchange: Rikke Luther (Denmark) at Skaftfell, Iceland
EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT Rikke Luther – On Moving GroundSep 17 – Nov 20, 2022 Opening Sep 17, 16:00-18:00 in the Skaftfell gallery, and 18:00-19:30 in Herðubío (film screening) Gallery talk with the artist: Sep 18, 14:00 Opening times: Tue-Sun 17:00-22:00, Mon closed Rikke Luther’s solo exhibition at Skaftfell presents the artist’s ongoing research into political, societal…
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Announcing the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action
NAARCA, co-devised and co-led by Cove Park (Scotland) and Saari Residence (Finland), aims to build a long-term bridge between Scotland and the Nordic countries around the most pressing global issue of our time. The collaboration is founded upon the geological, climatological, historical, and linguistic similarities that unite both regions, and is the starting point for a permanent,…