Eyvindartunga renovated – winter price

by | Nov 16, 2010 | Uncategorized

The farmhouse and studio at Eyvindartunga are going through some big changes. It will all be ready on February 1st. We want to welcome especially our guests for the first months and hereby lower the residency fee until April 30th. For a room at the Eyvindartunga farm...

Winter at Gullkistan

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Uncategorized

Gullkistan, residency for creative people, welcomes guests of all fields of art and academic professions. During winter we provide five rooms in a farmhouse 1 km from the village of Laugarvatn in south Iceland. 70 km from Reykjavík. Situated on the Golden Circle where...

The Reykjavík Academy

by | Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized

This weekend The Reykjavík Academy had a meeting at Eyvindartunga. They enjoyed the warmth of the old farm and we look forward to further collaboration with them in the future. The Reykjavík Academy (RA) is a non-profit institution for independent scholars in the...

Treasure hunters

by | Sep 4, 2010 | Uncategorized

Andreas Kaiser, David Snoo Wilson and Annie Abdalla leave for home in Germany, UK and Canada. We thank all of them for staying with us. Hlín Agnarsdóttir is leaving for Reykjavík after 4 months at Gullkistan! She connected everything together – because she...

Outdoors exhibition

by | Aug 25, 2010 | Uncategorized

“Everything is beautiful” is an exhibition of prints from Þórarinn B. Þorláksson’s (1867-1924) paintings. There are six stands, all placed outdoors around the Heradsskolinn schoolhouse and they will be there for the next year. These artists are with...