Center for Icelandic Arts
New Grants Awarded
The Center’s support program assists professional artists in their projects outside Iceland. Around 40 established and emerging artists are awarded annually.
In 2009 the grant program gives our 3,6 mio ISK in total, i.e. 20 % of the institution's budget. One third goes into the so-called spontaneous support, two third into the major grant program. The major grant program has its annual deadline and supports outstanding significant projects. CIA.IS´s professional committee and its guests has gone through the applications for the major grants for 2009. The professional committee consists of Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Rúrí and is chaired by Christian Schoen. Guests of the Committee were Margrét Elísabeth Ólafsdóttir, art historian and Einar Garibaldí Eiríksson. 46 applications were received and 7 grants were given.
400.000 each go to:
Darri Lorenzen
for his publication "Reframing the Open Archive: A Live Show" (working title). The book is an autonomous sequel to an exhibition that took place at the Living Art Museum in Reykjavík October last year. The book is a collection of material focusing on space, what it inhabits, accomodates and interpets. The book will be published by Archive Books (Berlin).
Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir
for her publication "Að lesa land / Reading a land". The book will present Guðrún's art on a broad scale as well as serving as documentation of her artistic career. The project will be published in Icelandic and English by the Icelandic publishing house "Guðrún".
Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson and Birgir Snæbjörn Birgisson
for their exhibition project at North Dakota Museum of Art
Helgi Þórsson
for his participation at Momentum Festival in Moss, Norway
The Living Art Museum
for their publication on the institution's history
Kling & Bang gallery
for their "Sirkus" project at DIA Art Center iní New York (200.000) and the festival "Subvision" in Hamburg.
400.000 each go to:
Darri Lorenzen
for his publication "Reframing the Open Archive: A Live Show" (working title). The book is an autonomous sequel to an exhibition that took place at the Living Art Museum in Reykjavík October last year. The book is a collection of material focusing on space, what it inhabits, accomodates and interpets. The book will be published by Archive Books (Berlin).
Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir
for her publication "Að lesa land / Reading a land". The book will present Guðrún's art on a broad scale as well as serving as documentation of her artistic career. The project will be published in Icelandic and English by the Icelandic publishing house "Guðrún".
Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson and Birgir Snæbjörn Birgisson
for their exhibition project at North Dakota Museum of Art
Helgi Þórsson
for his participation at Momentum Festival in Moss, Norway
The Living Art Museum
for their publication on the institution's history
Kling & Bang gallery
for their "Sirkus" project at DIA Art Center iní New York (200.000) and the festival "Subvision" in Hamburg.
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