The Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024
Artist Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir and Curator Dan Byers have been announced for the Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024

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Sculpture/Sculpture
Andreas Brunner, Anna Líndal, Claire Paugam, Elísabet Brynhildardóttir, Eygló Harðardóttir, Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar, Ingrid Ogenstedt, Ívar Glói Gunnarsson Breiðfjörð, Martha Haywood, Raimonda Sereikaitė

Egill Sæbjörnsson
Egill Sæbjörnsson and Infinite Friends of the Universe

Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir
0° 0° Null Island

Yui Yaegashi
Nichinichi-So

Line Drawn
Elísabet Anna Kristjánsdóttir, Sigrún Gyða Sveinsdóttir

D50: Doom Loop
Klāvs Liepiņš, Renāte Feizaka

Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir
Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir and works from the collection

Group Exhibition / Samsýning
Kaleidoscope: Icelandic 21st Century Art

Ásmundur Sveinsson
Mentor: Ásmundur Sveinsson and Carl Milles

Sculpture/Sculpture
Andreas Brunner, Anna Líndal, Claire Paugam, Elísabet Brynhildardóttir, Eygló Harðardóttir, Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar, Ingrid Ogenstedt, Ívar Glói Gunnarsson Breiðfjörð, Martha Haywood, Raimonda Sereikaitė
Grants & Residencies deadlines
Icelandic Visual Arts Fund
The deadline for the first application round in 2024 is at Monday February 12 at 16.00
Icelandic Visual Arts Fund
The deadline for the first application round in 2024 is at Monday February 12 at 16.00
Travel Grants
Three times a year: February 1, June 1 and October 1
Travel Grants
Three times a year: February 1, June 1 and October 1
Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Will open in August 2024, for the residency period May 2025-May 2026
Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Will open in August 2024, for the residency period May 2025-May 2026
International Studio & Curator Program
Will open in March 2024, for the residency stay in 2025
International Studio & Curator Program
Will open in March 2024, for the residency stay in 2025

Out There with Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir
In this episode Becky & Tinna meet artist Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir to discuss Null Island (Nulleyja), her current mid-career retrospective at Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir.

Call for nomination proposals
An open call for nomination proposals for the Icelandic Visual Art Prize, that will be awarded for the eighth time in 2025.

New episode of Out There – Sequences Live Program
In this episode of the Icelandic Art Center’s podcast “Out There” Tereza Eyrún Hofová takes over the podcast and talks to Teo Ala-Ruona, Johhan Rosenberg, and Netti Nüganen.

Sequences XI – Can’t See central exhibition ongoing
The Sequences Biennale opened on October 13 with an extensive program and exhibition openings with over 50 artists participating.

Sequences Art Biennial opens 11th edition ‘Can´t See’
On Friday 13 October, Sequences Art Biennial opens its 11th edition ‘Can’t See’, which will run until 22 October in Reykjavik, Iceland. Curated by Marika Agu, Maria Arusoo, Kaarin Kivirähk, and Sten Ojavee from the Estonian Centre of Contemporary Art, ‘Can’t See’ features over 50 of the most exciting emerging and established artists from the Nordic and Baltic regions, interwoven with visionary international artists.

Steinunn Önnudóttir selected for Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Steinunn Önnudóttir awarded one year residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien

Art, world and power with artist Ragnar Kjartansson
Artist Ragnar Kjartansson joins Becky and Þórhildur Tinna in this episode and they travel along the spectrum of emotions including love and understanding, fear satire and fakery.

The Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024
The Icelandic Art Center is delighted to announce that Reykjavik-based artist Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir will represent Iceland at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (20 April – 24 November 2024). She will collaborate with American curator Dan Byers to realise her presentation, which will be an exhibition of new sculptural and installation works. The Icelandic Pavilion will be located in the Artigliere in the Arsenale for the second time in 2024.

Billboard Commercial Break: Open Call
Billboard presents an open call for artists to create artwork in public space in collaboration with Y gallery and Reykjavík Art Museum.

New podcast episode with Elham Fakouri and Sabina Westerholm
In this episode Becky & Tinna critically unpack For Those Who Couldn’t Cross the Sea with curator Elham Fakouri and Sabina Westerholm, director of the Nordic House.
Our Projects
Read more about our projects and collaborations such as Sequences Biennial, The Icelandic Art Prize, Talk Series