Ukrainian Advent Workshop
In this multilingual workshop participants will get a chance to paint with markers on fabric inspired by traditional Ukrainian patterns. Participants will be provided with all the materials needed to paint and make their own small version of rushnyk. The workshop is facilitated by the Ukrainian artist and curator Iryna Kamienieva and the Icelandic artist […]
MOLTA
MOLTA Roots, rot, riot MOLTA is an immersive interdisciplinary installation and a live performance. The artist Rósa Ómarsdóttir creates ecosystems which are transformed through natural processes. This ecosystem melts, leak, decomposes, grow, morphs and evaporates. Molta means compost in Icelandic and is a metaphor. Compost is a place for both decomposition and fertility, where obsolete […]
Book launch party | The World of Gerður Helgadóttir
Join us to celebrate the brand-new children’s book about Gerður Helgadóttir, The World of Gerður, Sunday 3rd December at 4 p.m. in Gerðarsafn. Children and their families are especially welcome. Artist Helga Páley Friðjónsdóttir, the illustrator for the book, will host a workshop for children and there will be refreshments. Looking forward to seeing you!
Winter decoration
Winter Solstice and the Advent are the subject of this workshop. We will create winter solstice decoration that will be worked in relation to the four kingdoms of nature: the stone kingdom, the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom and the human kingdom. We use branches, steel wire, woolen tape, stones (or shells), pine cones, and […]
Perspective drawing with Örn Alexander
Drawing workshop for children on Sunday 26th November at 1 p.m. where children can learn perspective drawing in a fun and simple way. After a short guided tour of the exhibition Sculpture/Sculpture we will head to Gerður’s Studio and draw together on large pieces of paper. Örn Alexander is the instructor. Non-Icelandic speakers are welcome […]
SCULPTURE & SMÖRRE
SCULPTURE AND SMÖRRE is a cozy evening at Gerðarsafn for adults where we work on making sculptures, from an idea to a work of art. The art workshop is a fun and creative experience under the guidance of an artist who will lead visitors into the world of sculpture. The evening includes access to the […]
Conversation with Sculpture/Sculpture
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SCULPTURE & SMÖRRE
SCULPTURE AND SMÖRRE is a cozy evening at Gerðarsafn for adults where we work on making sculptures, from an idea to a work of art. The art workshop is a fun and creative experience under the guidance of an artist who will lead visitors into the world of sculpture. The evening includes access to the […]
Artist talk | Elísabet Brynhildardóttir, Claire Paugam and Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar
All are welcome to an artist talk with Claire Paugam, Elísabet Brynhildardóttir and Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar Thursday 26th October at 5 p.m. in Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum.The museum is open until 9 p.m. that evening as a part of Good Thursday where a number of art museums and exhibition spaces in and around Reykjavik offer […]
Lights and shadows
A lantern workshop for the whole family
Together | Multilingual weaving workshop
Welcome to a multilingual art workshop that brings cultures together through weaving!
Hlutverkasetur
The art group Hlutverkasetur opens an exhibition on September 16 at the same time as the exhibition openings in Kópavogur’s Library and Natural History Museum. The exhibition is part of Art Without Borders 2023, but Hlutverkasetur’s Art Group was chosen as the festival’s art group this time. The function center is an activity center where […]