ArtsIceland - residency 2024-25

ArtsIceland in collaboration with Outvert Art Space offers artists and other art professionals a space to live and work for four to twelve weeks in the Westfjords of Iceland. We offer two residencies with a private room and a private studio for visual artists, writers, designers, filmmakers, musicians and others who may profit from the environment/spaces on offer. Kitchen facilities are shared. During the summer months we also offer 3 residencies with a private room and shared studio and other facilities in a separate building. Artists pay a moderate fee for their stay at the residency.

Residency period: June 2024 - December 2025 

Minimum stay is 4 weeks, maximum stay is 12 weeks. Priority will be given to those who apply for longer periods.

In order to complete your application form, please send us the following in an additional email to artsiceland@kolsalt.is

A - Full name, preferred period and studio
B - Project description/motivation letter (max 300 words)
C - Your CV (pdf-format, max. two A4 pages)
D - 3-5 samples of work (texts, images, sound samples or videos), including a brief description of each work (max. 100 words each)

Please keep it in one PDF and mark it with your name
(example: ArtsIceland_lastname_application.pdf)

Selection process: Applications are reviewed by a panel of professionals and applicants will be notified of the results within four weeks from handing in the application.

Please note that applications not respecting the size and quantity limits as well as applications lacking any of the requested information will not be reviewed.

Undergraduate students are not accepted for the program. We are so sorry but as facilities are shared we can not accept pets or children under the age of 12 at the residency. We are sad to admit the the premises are not accessible for wheelchairs.

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Email *
Name *
First and last name
Gender *
Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) *
Date
Nationality *
Home address *
Email *
Telephone *
including country code
Website
Profession/media *
Requested Residency period starting and ending *
Minimum stay is 4 weeks and maximum stay is 12 weeks.  Our week starts on a Monday and finishes on a Sunday.
Second (backup) choice, starting and ending *
Your preferred type of accommodation and studio *
Please note that the residency fee is to cover the expenses of running the program and should not be considered a rent for the space. (Studio C is available from the 1st of May until the 30th of October)
Required
Your second (backup) choice of accommodation and studio *
Required
Guests accompanying you at the residency, Full name and media if 2nd artist:
Should you want to bring guests to the residency additional 50% will be charged for adults sharing your accommodation and workspace. Please take contact for details if you intend to bring children under the age of 18
Project description (max 300 words) *
We ask our applicants to inform us of how they intend to use their time at the residency. The project description will play an important part in the selection process along with your CV and documentation of work.
In order to complete your application form, please send us the following in one pdf file - max 10 pages, in an additional email to artsiceland@kolsalt.is 
How did you hear of us? *
We will send you a message of confirmation soon after receiving your application. Please note that applications not respecting the size and quantity limits and/or applications lacking any of the requested information will not be reviewed.  
Ísafjörður
Staff of ArtsIceland and Outvert Art Space
Sonia Sobiech – residency co-ordinator. 
Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir – Annska – residency co-ordinator (on leave).                                                                Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir – director.

Location: Aðalstræti 22, 400 Ísafjörður, Iceland. Ísafjörður is a small town with a rich history. It is the capital of the Westfjords, an area with a population of 7500. The residency is situated in the center of town, with food stores, bistros, bakeries, library, swimming pool and bus stops all within a walking distance. The Westfjords are a mountainous area with many fjords, a few small villages and farms and easily accessible wild nature. To get to Ísafjörður from Reykjavík there are buses 2-6 days a week in the summer and the domestic airline has regular flights (1-3 times a day). Car- rental or car-pooling is another possibility (5 - 6 hour drive of 465KM).
Studio A and B floor plan
Agreement: Selected artists will be requested to sign an agreement with ArtsIceland upon their arrival at the residency. The agreement states the dates of the residency, detailed information about what is included in the fee (bedding, towels, water, electricity, heating and internet), deposit payment, what kind of assistance can be expected from staff and what is expected of the artist regarding the spaces they have access to and the program (cleaning, artists talks etc.). The residency fee for the first month is due no later than 8 weeks prior to arrival. If the agreement and payment dates are not respected the place will be allocated to someone else.
The residency fee covers your accommodation and studio space. All other costs are the responsibility of the artist. It is good to budget with a minimum of 80 – 95 euros per week for food. We are sorry but we do not offer (not yet) scholarships or stipends other than the accommodation and workspace included in the residency fee. We gladly assist artists applying for funding by providing a letter of support.
Studio A - A baby grand piano in workspace (it does not hold tune very well, but is still possible to play with a charming Steinway sound to it).
Studio A - private workspace
Studio B - bedroom
Studio B - private workspace
Studio C - Engi (Studio C is available from the 1st of May until 30th of October)
Studio C - shared workspace
Studio C - 2nd room, shared workspace
Studio C - Bedroom
Studio C - Bedroom
Outvert Art Space: Artists in residence staying for 8 weeks or longer can apply for use of the space for exhibitions or other events but as the program is decided long in advance (min. 18 monhts) other venues may be more easily accessible on a short notice. No extra fee will be charged. Outvert Art Space is a non-profit organization and a dynamic, contemporary cultural arts space where varied perspectives and issues are explored through visual arts, music, performance and other forms of media. Outvert Art Space collaborates closely with ArtsIceland programs. In addition to the residency program ArtsIceland works with artists and producers to commission exceptional projects in a range of different sites and situations using various forms of media. ArtsIceland was founded in 2014 and is based in Ísafjörður but working across Iceland and beyond. ArtsIceland encourages and facilitates an open-ended approach to the artistic process by seeking opportunities to help artists create works which have significant cultural impact.
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