New Visual Arts Council appointed

30.08.2022

The Minister of Culture and Business Affairs has appointed
a new Visual Art Council for a three-year term, 2022-2025. The first meeting with
all five council members took place in August.

The primary task of the Visual Arts
Council is to allocate grants from the Visual Arts Fund, the last deadline was
August 22. Furthermore, the council advises the Minister of Culture on visual arts,
promote Icelandic visual art and international collaborations.

The Visual Arts Council members are:

Ásdís Mercedes Spanó chairman, appointed by the Minister
of Culture

Anna Jóhannsdóttir vice-chairman, nominated by The
National Art Gallery

Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, nominated by The Association
of Art History and Theory Iceland

Hlynur Helgason, nominated by The Association of
Icelandic Visual Artists

Katrín Elvarsdóttir, nominated by The Association
of Icelandic Visual Artists

Alternate council members are:

Aðalsteinn Þórsson, appointed the Minister of Culture

Vigdís Rún Jónsdóttir, nominated by The National
Art Gallery

Birkir Karlsson, nominated by The Association of
Art History and Theory Iceland

Bjarki Bragason, nominated by The Association of
Icelandic Visual Artists

Eygló Harðardóttir, nominated by The Association
of Icelandic Visual Artists

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