STARA - 01.09.2015, Blaðsíða 60

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Development at the house took many years,
and throughout this time the centre received
funding from both the local municipality and
the state government.
The centre has the essential role of present-
ing, discussing, and encouraging the develop-
ment of contemporary art. Its activities are
based upon exhibitions and events, alongside
an international residency and education pro-
grammes. Skaftfell is also the guardian of a
minuscule house previously owned by a local
naïve artist Ásgeir Emilsson (1931-1999).
The board of Skaftfell has, since 2009, app-
ointed an honorary artistic director for a two
year period. The role of the honorary artistic
director is to formulate the artistic vision for
the exhibition program, as well as other pro-
jects. Björn Roth was the first to accept this
Skaftfell
Tinna Guðmundsdóttir
The origin of Skaftfell can be traced to 1996 when a group
of art enthusiasts from Seyðisf jörður. a small town locat-
ed in the east of Iceland, received a house called “Skaft-
fell” at Austurvegur 42 as a gift from Karólína Þorstein-
sdóttir and Garðar Eymundsson.
From exhibition Fancy-Cake in the Sun , selected print works by Dieter Roth, 2013. Photo Paula Prats