Icelandic Art Center - Grants & Residencies

Íslensku myndlistarverðlaunin 2019 - Eyglo Hardardottir - Annad rymi. Ljosmynd: Vigfús Birgisson.

Grants

Our grants support exhibitions, publications, and research through the Visual Arts Fund and travel outside Iceland through travel grants.

International Residencies

The Icelandic Art Center facilitates funded residencies for Icelandic or Icelandic based artists.

Residencies in Iceland

An overview of operating residences in Iceland.

Upcoming deadlines

Travel grants
Three times a year; February 1, June 1, October 1
Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Will open in August 2024, for the residency period May 2025-May 2026
Icelandic Visual Arts Fund
The deadline for the spring application round in 2025 will be announced later
International Studio Curator Program
Will open in March 2024, for a residency stay in 2025

Related news

Applications open for the Icelandic Visual Arts Fund

The deadline for the first application round in 2024 is at 16.00 Monday, February 12.

The role of the fund is to award project grants in the field of visual arts and art research.

Grants

17.02.2023

New Mailing List: Funding & Residencies

One of the Icelandic Art Center’s tasks is to facilite information about local fundraising options and other opportunities for the Icelandic visual art field.

News

Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir, „I will keep close to you„, 2023. Ljósmynd: David Brandt

08.08.2023

Open call for the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien

Icelandic visual artists, or artists with a significant connection to the Icelandic art scene, can apply for a funded one-year residency at in Berlin. The residency period is May 1, 2024 – April 15, 2025.

Grants

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