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.

As a visitor to Reykjavík, among the first things I observed was the changing light. Constantly in flux. I was surprised by its daily shifts, even under cloud cover. The sun was never stable. It arrived and departed from slightly different points in the sky. Sometimes it seemed to only circle overhead. I found it increasingly hard to keep track of time.

CALL FOR PROJECTS - 9th Edition of the Photographic Encounters of ViaSilva 

Les Rencontres Photographiques de ViaSilva - “the ViaSilva Photographic Encounters” - is an artistic initiative created in 2016 and organized by the association Les Ailes de Caïus, the public urban planning company SPLA ViaSilva, and the publishing house Les Editions de Juillet.

Its purpose is to annually invite photographers to participate in residencies within the ViaSilva area, a neighborhood under construction on the outskirts of Rennes, Brittany. This land, historically agricultural, is now rapidly transforming and urbanizing, exemplifying the global phenomenon of expanding metropolitan regions across the world.

At the end of their exploratory stage, they exhibit their work in various Breton venues : the Net Plus Gallery, metro stations, city parks, and several regional train stations. Some of them are determined by the current and annually evolving partnership agreements. These exhibitions are accompanied by the publication of a monograph in collaboration with Les Editions de Juillet.

In 2025 (year of residency) and 2026 (year of presentation), the association Les Ailes de Caïus, which oversees the project, plans to collaborate with Arctic Lab and ArtsIceland to offer the long-term residency (ON edition of 2026) to an Icelandic artist.

Following a review of the candidates' personal work and backgrounds, the jury - consisting of representatives from the three organizing organizations - will carefully consider projects that could complement the artistic proposals presented in the ViaSilva area over the past 8 years.

KEY INFORMATION :

• Application deadline : was 15th of March 2025 ; now extended to 25th of March 2025!

• Residency of at least a month between May and July 2025 ; 

• Exhibition and publication between June and August 2026 ; 

• The laureate will be granted free accommodation and transportation, a residency budget of €5000 and access to an electric bike on-site ; 

• Proficiency in French is not mandatory but appreciated, as the artist must be able to work independently during their residency. A certain level of proficiency in English is essential.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNd7ayBPBbRVDRiJxQZA1ikzkrKxpHYAxZYo1QV-1v2k64-Q/viewform

Please contact Cécile for any information:  cecile.lombardie@ailesdecaius.fr

Seven are nominated for the Icelandic Art Prize 2025. The awards are presented in two categories: Artist of the Year and the Motivational Award of the Year. The Icelandic Art Prize will be presented for the 8th time on Thursday, March 20th, at Iðnó.

The Icelandic Art Center has allocated travel grants to 30 artists in the first distribution of the year 2025, totaling 1.8 million Icelandic króna.