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ers. Despite a fully booked sched-
ule and a busy week, festivalgo-
ers make sure to spend the nights
partying, dancing by the ocean or
performing karaoke at Kaffi Lára.
The 24-hour sunlight makes it feel
as if the day is never over, in a very
good way.
Aside from participants, there
are also resident artists Cold Inti-
macy, Myrkraverk, Sýnódísk Trópík
and STOP CGFC 2016, whose work
is featured in an exhibition at the
Old Liquor Store as part of the fes-
tival. The podcast ‘’Pottcast,’’ hosted
by Jóhann Kristófer Stefánsson and
Pálmi Freyr Hauksson, covers the
festival with interviews and more
and volunteers play a big part in
keeping the festival up and running.
LungA consist of both a festival
and a school, which was established
in 2014. The school offers two pro-
grammes, in fall and spring. The
primary difference between the
semesters is in the amount of day-
light and the weather conditions,
though workshops vary depend-
ing upon the guest teachers pres-
ents (artists including Saga Sig-
urðardóttir, Gavin Morrison and
Lotte Rose Kjær Skau will all be
there soon). LungA school shares
the festival’s values and ideals: “We
encourage a person’s uniqueness,”
they proclaim, “and support the
students on their path towards a
stronger sense of self, along with
developing an understanding of
the world we live in, and their abil-
ity to act in it. We do this through
the language and practice of art
and creativity.”
See you at LungA!
For more information on LungA art
festival or LungA school, visit www.
lunga.is