The SÍM Residency has announced its February–March 2025 residency programme, tailored specifically for artists and researchers from the Nordic-Baltic region. This two-month residency invites multidisciplinary artists interested in the convergence of art, science, and environmental activism, offering an opportunity to explore the pressing issue of the climate crisis and its impact on Iceland’s glacial ecosystems.
The February–March 2025 programme is dedicated to investigating the rapid changes in Iceland’s glacial systems, with a particular focus on the Vatnajökull glacier, one of the largest in Europe.
Participants will be based at Korpúlfsstaðir, a hub that houses both the residency apartment and 37 local artists’ studios, SÍM Hlöðuloftið exhibition space and the meeting hall, fostering an environment of collaboration and creative exchange. The residency will culminate in a series of panel discussion, curated exhibition at the end of the residency showcasing research outcomes, artistic experimentation, and project proposals.
The residency is open to seven interdisciplinary artists from Nordic-Baltic countries who have demonstrated a strong interest in the intersection of art, science, and environmental activism. Artists from diverse fields, including visual arts, performance, sound, digital media, and research, are encouraged to apply.
Artists must be living in one of the following countries or regions: Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Åland, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. Artists living in Iceland are excluded from applying.
This programme is funded by the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, which covers travel costs, residency fees, accommodation, and expedition costs. The stipend is 2,000 EUR for the whole period, and the material costs are 300 EUR.
