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Icelandic Art Prize 2026 Winners Announced
The Icelandic Art Prize celebrated its ninth edition at Austurbæjarbíó yesterday, March 11, recognising outstanding contributions to the Icelandic art scene. Finnbogi Pétursson was named Artist of the Year for his exhibition Quake at the LÁ Art Museum in Hveragerði. The award…
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Hamraborg Festival: Sprawling And Site-Specific
This festival’s fifth iteration is its biggest thus far For the past five summers, Hamraborg Festival has marked the coming of autumn in its celebration of the sprawling hub of Hamraborg in Kópavogur. Starting August 29, boundary-pushing artists will permeate the arterial…
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Exploring Our World’s Binaries: Sadie Cook And Jo Pawlowska On Their Upcoming D-Salur Exhibition
Sunk into a couch at The Reykjavík School of Visual Arts, Sadie Cook and Jo Pawlowska sit side-by-side with their laptops and cups of coffee. It’s one week until their exhibition, Everything I want to tell you, in Hafnarhús opens, and they’re…
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Just Outside The City Limits
The Kátt á línunni concert series brings the grassroots music scene to Kópavogur “I moved there two or three years ago. Not Hamraborg, but close by, and I’m really content,” says artist, musician, curator, and Kópavogur resident Pétur Eggertsson as we meet…
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Welcome To Hamraborg: “The Only True City In Iceland”
Since its inception in 2021, Hamraborg Festival has been thriving on the fringes. Literally, of course, with its residence in Kópavogur, not Reykjavík. But, also ideologically. This fourth iteration of the festival, spearheaded and curated by Agnes Ársælsdóttir, Jo Pawlowska and Sveinn…
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Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Jazz Festival, Hamraborg Festival, Love Record Shops & More
So, did you have a nice summer? Did you take an exciting holiday or have a chill staycation? This week was officially back-to-class time and that pretty much means that it’s back to the grindstone for everyone. All the more reason to…
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Grapevine Events: Culture Night, Swim-in Cinema & So Much More
Can you believe what date it is? How are we already more than halfway through 2023? It seems like yesterday that August still felt like a holiday, the lazy hazy days just lolling away with not a care in the world. But…