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Participants apply to a call from Akueyri Art Museum and a special jury selects the works that will be exhibited. The exhibition is meant to give an insight into the diverse flora of visual arts tied to North Iceland and bring attention and inspire discussion on the status of artists and visual arts in North Iceland. Apply here.

The painting has always been Hulda Vilhjálmsdóttir’s terra firma. Her paintings are both figurative and abstract, in acrylic or oil and she has also exhibited ceramic work, collages, videos and performances. Since early in her career the woman and the power of rebirth have been a theme in her work. Read more.

Akureyri Art Museum’s new artist residency is now open for applications. A committee will select applicants and inform them within a month’s time. The guest artists who will be selected have one week to accept/decline. During their stay, it is possible for the artists to have a small exhibition in the studio. Read more.