The Herðubreið Community and Culture House hosts various performances,…
Skaftfell Culture Centre
Skaftfell is dedicated to nurturing and exhibiting visual art, the main emphasis being on contemporary art. Skaftfell is a meeting point for artists and locals and serves as a center for visual art in all East-Iceland. Skaftfell was founded in the year 1998 by a group of art enthusiasts in the town of Seydisfjordur. The center is situated in a grand old house, built in 1907. On the first floor there is an exhibition space with running exhibitions the whole year through. On the top floor there is a beautiful artists residency available for visual artists and scholars. Skaftfell Bistro is on the ground floor with a good library of book-art, art-books and related material, in addition to serving fabulous food and coffee the Bistro hosts the West-wall gallery, a space dedicated to showing the works of young, experimental artists.
In the past decade Skaftfell has hosted a large number of exhibitions by international, national and local artists. The main emphasis being on contemporary art. Skaftfell serves an important role in the area as a center of information and education on art and art related subjects. Every year Skaftfell organizes and/or hosts various seminars with art students in collaboration with the Icelandic Academy of the Arts and other schools and institutions. Skaftfell is founded around the memory of the artist Dieter Roth who lived and worked in Seydisfjordur for periods of time during the last decade of his life. In Skaftfell you can find many of his book works and prints on display.
In March 2013 Skaftfell received an Icelandic award, Eyrarrosin, for outstanding cultural leadership in a rural area.
Information on opening hours can be found on the Skaftfell website
Share Back to arts & cultureLocation / Contact info
- Austurvegur 42, 710 Seyðisfjörður
- Tel: +354 4721633
- E-mail: [email protected]
- www.skaftfell.is
Heima
Collective

HEIMA is a multidisciplinary collective for emerging and established artists…
Tvísöngur
Soundsculpture

Tvisongur is a site-specific sound sculpture by German artist Lukas…
The
Technical Museum of East Iceland

The Technical Museum of East Iceland was established in 1984.…
The
Blacksmith Festival

The Blacksmith Festival takes place annually in late July at the Technical…
Pride
parade in Seyðisfjörður

Why Pride Parade also in Seyðisfjörður? It all started…
Ströndin
Studio

Ströndin Studio is an educational and experimental center for…
Fjarðarsel
Power Plant Museum

A turning point in the history of Icelandic electrification.…