Gullkistan, Center for Creativity

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Gullkistan, Center for Creativity

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www.gullkistan.is

Description

Founded in 2009 in Laugarvatn, a small village in rural South Iceland.

Gullkistan is an artist run residency for creative people, artists and scholars of any profession.
Gullkistan is also a place of activities like workshops, seminars and exhibitions.

We do our best to run a residency that serves the artist. A place where each individual has the chance to work on his own ideas in a peaceful and pleasant atmosphere in beautiful surroundings and nature with everything it provides.

Almost 700 artists of all professions and from around the world have attended Gullkistan for one month or longer each.

Gullkistan occasionally receives groups of students from abroad.

Gullkistan has received students and teachers from Tartu Art School through Erasmus+ since 2011, who have stayed a total of 50 months.

Gullkistan worked with Ideas Factory in Bulgaria on the project Revitalizing Villages through access to culture, funded by the EEA Grant program.

Projects

Giving artists a place to work.
Taking care of artists.
Artists in a rural setting.