In preparation for the Autumn 2025 allocation of the Visual Arts Fund, the Icelandic Art Center offers several forms of support for applicants.

The Icelandic Visual Arts Fund has opened its call for applications for the autumn 2025 allocation round. The application deadline is Monday, August 18 at 4:00 PM (GMT).

A Visit to Tristan Elísabet Birta´s Studio

For our second installment in our series of studio visits we went to meet with Tristan Elísabet Birta in their cozy subterranean studio. Tristan is a 33-year-old visual and performance artist. They also make music under the artist name AfterpartyAngel. While their artistic work tackles complex and multifaceted topics such as identity, gender, and femininity, it is always infused with a sense of playfulness and a touch of the fantastical. We had a conversation with Tristan about life, their creative path and artistic vision.

Borderland Poetics: Rewilding Tongues announces an open call for a project and production assistant position at the Sequences Art Festival, which will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland in October 2025.

The Icelandic Art Center is pleased to announce an open call for applications for a three-month studio residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York. The residency will take place from June – August 2026.

The program offers a spacious private studio that the artist has 24-hour access to. The institution organizes regular studio visits by curators, art professionals, visits to museums, galleries, and exhibition spaces, as well as lectures.

The residency at ISCP provides a strong international network, whether it involves international artists and curators, museum professionals, journalists, or others working within the field.

The grant is intended for the studio residency, not for living expenses. The grant is funded by the Visual Arts Council.

The preliminary selection of applications will be handled by the Visual Arts Council, while the final selection is made by the ISCP’s professional committee. The application deadline is May 19, 2025. You can apply here.

Please submit the following documents with your application:

CV, maximum 5 pages

10 photographs of works or links to videos. Please include the title, year, medium, and size or length of each work. Additionally, a short text describing the work may be included.

If applicable, you may submit copies of articles or reviews, maximum 10 pages

If applicable, you may submit 2-3 copies of exhibition catalogs or published material

A letter of recommendation

An additional open call will be issued in March 2026 for the year 2027.

For her exhibition Green Growth at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, marking the conclusion of her residency, Steinunn Önnudóttir is creating a site-specific installation that explores the fragile balance between decay and growth. She engages with the visual and material language of these processes, making visible the subtle, often overlooked dynamics that permeate urban space. 

Sequences Real-Time Art Festival is seeking a curator or curatorial team for its 13th international art biennale , scheduled to take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, in October 2027.

Marta's talk will be about creating an exhibition based on archives and contemporary art, curating exhibitions of ephemeral art and the Venice Biennale with Ukrainian artists during far right governance.

 
The Icelandic Art Prize 2025 was awarded on March 20 in Reykjavík. The awards provide recognition to outstanding visual artists and exhibitions.