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CIA.IS aims at building and strengthening the networks between the local and international visual art scene and activating the engage-ment of Icelandic visual artists and professionals in the international art dialogue. In the coming years, among the Center’s goals are to:

● Facilitate the presentation of Icelandic artists abroad in international galleries, at exhibitions and events of various kinds;

● Facilitate participation of Icelandic art galleries in established art fairs;

● Initiating collaborations between Icelandic and international artists in Iceland and abroad;

● Creating a residency program for international art professionals in Iceland;

● Extending CIA.IS’ visitor’s program in close collaboration with private and official institutions;

● Securing Iceland as a host country for international art projects and strengthening the position of Iceland as a cultural destination.

The Platform for Icelandic Visual Art Activities

The Center

The Center for Icelandic Art was established in 2005 with the key role of promoting Icelandic visual artists abroad. It is an independent institution, primarily funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.

Members of the CIA.IS are- Akureyri Art Museum- Hafnarfjörður Institute of Culture and Fine Art - Kópavogur Art Museum- Labour Unions’ Art Gallery- Myndstef (The Icelandic Visual Artists Copyright Association)- National Gallery of Iceland- Reykjavík Art Museum- SÍM (The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists)- The Living Art Museum- The Trade Council of Iceland

Board 2009Mrn N.N.listasöfnin Halldór Björn RunólfssonUtn Auður Edda JökulsdóttirSim Rúrí Sim Hlynur Hallsson

ProxiesSím Ingólfur ArnarssonSím Guðrún Kristjánsdóttirmrn Tryggvi Herbertsson Listasöfnin N.N.Utn Elín Flygenring

Staff: Christian Schoen, Rebekka Silvía Ragnarsdóttir and freelancers: Jón Proppé and Shauna Laurel Jones


The Center

The Center’s support program assists professional artists in their projects outside Iceland. Around 40 established and emerging artists are awarded annually. In addition to the CIA.IS grants, Iceland Express sponsors the program by providing CIA.IS with international flight tickets.

Among the artists awarded grants in 2006 include Rúrí for her participation in Paris Photo at the Louvre; Gabríela Friðriksdóttir for her exhibition in Migros Museum, Zürich; Magnús Árnarson for his participation in the Turin Triennale, and Katrín Sigurðardóttir for her show at P.S.1, New York. In 2007, awardees include Hreinn Friðfinnsson for his retrospective at Serpentine Gallery, London; Ragna Róbertsdóttir for an exhibition at the Scottsdale Museum, Arizona, U.S.A.; Egill Sæbjörnsson for his show at Kölnischer Kunstverein; and Elín Hansdóttir for her project at the Frieze Art Fair, London. Among the artists awarded for 2008 are Margrét Blöndal, Ragnar Kjartansson and Ólafur Ólafsson & Libia Castro for their participation at Manifesta7, The Icelandic Love Corporation for their Biennale participation in Australia and Kling and Bang gallery for the Sirkus-Project at Frieze Art Fair, London. 2009 awarded artists will be nominated within the next days

The total budget for the artist support program is 20% of CIA.IS’ total budget, i.e. 3,6mio ISK. Iceland Express sponsored the program by providing CIA.IS with flight tickets in the previous years.


Artist Support Program

http://www.icelandexpress.is/

Katrín SigurðardóttirP.S.1 New York

2006

Gabríela FriðriksdóttirMigros Museum, Zürich

Egill SæbjörnssonKölnischer Kunstverein

2007

Hreinn FriðfinnssonSerpentine Gallery, London

2008Manifesta

Libia Castro + Ólafur Ólafsson

2008Manifesta

Margrét Blöndal

2008Manifesta

Ragnar Kjartansson

Helgi ÞórssonMomentum Festival,

Moss

2009

Living Art MuseumPublication

Icelandic artists are introduced in a

The Center’s video archive presents now 77 Icelandic artists in a new look.

In connection with the redesign of the “unit”, developed the artist page further: The work of the listed artists are briefly described, and links provide further information sources.

Another 11 artists will be added at the end of the year.


Icelandic Artists

VIDEO ARCHIVE

ONLINE

and

BOOK

A 350-page publication in English has been released by Hatje Cantz in June 2009, introducing 50 Icelandic visual artists.


Icelandic artists are introduced

ONLINE

Icelandic Artists

The Platform for Icelandic Visual Art ActivitiesThe Platform for Icelandic Visual Art Activities

Icelandic Art Institutions

Icelandic art institutions are introduced on our website as well as in the annually published broschure.


Venice Biennale

As of 2007, CIA.IS is the commissioning institution for Iceland’s participation at the world’s most prestigious international art event. The Icelandic Pavilion at the 52nd International Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia, with an exhibition by Steingrímur Eyfjörð, was the first exhibition commissioned by CIA.IS.

375.000 people visited the exhibitions in 2009, more than 800.000 visited the free entrance pavilions throughout the city, and over 5.500 accredited journalists were present during the six months’ duration of the exhibition. 45.000 visitors were counted in the Icelandic Pavilion (+50% in 2007), which for the second time was situated in a Palazzo near Rialto Bridge. www.cia.is/venice www.cia.is/venice/history.htm


Online history of Iceland’s participation in the Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale

2007

Venice Biennale

320.000 people visited the exhibitions in 2007, more than 800.000 visited the free entrance pavilions throughout the city, and over 5.000 accredited journalists were present during the six months’ duration of the exhibition. 30.000 visitors were counted in the Icelandic Pavilion.

2009

Venice Biennale

375.000 people visited the exhibitions in 2009. and over 5.700 accredited journalists were present during the six months’ duration of the exhibition. 45.000 visitors were counted in the Icelandic Pavilion.

2009

Venice Biennale

2011

Venice Biennale

Despite of the difficult economic situation the Icelandic Ministry of Culture has decided to take part in the Venice Biennale 2011.The committee of the CIA.IS has chosen the candidate already, who will officially be announced in January 2011.

LIST icelandic art news is the first internationally distributed Icelandic art magazine. Published by CIA.IS, LIST is an online bi-monthly magazine dedicated to contemporary art and culture.

9.500 readers are subscribed to the newsletter.(to subscribe please send a mail to [email protected]) Editors of LIST are art historian Jón Proppé and Christian Schoen.

www.artnews.is


Promotion

LIST icelandic art news’ special issue is published annually in print. The first

issue was published on occasion of the opening of the Venice Biennale 2007 and

80.000 copies were distributed internationally. The second one was printed for the

opening of the Reykjavík Arts Festival 2008 in 30.000 copies.

www.artnews.is


Promotion

VISITOR’S PROGRAM The visitor’s program allows CIA.IS to expand its international network of contacts and encourages an exchange of information.In cooperation with other local and international arts institutions and the Icelandic Ministries of Culture and for Foreign Affairs, this program invites international curators, critics and art historians to Iceland to introduce them—and bring their expertise—to the local art scene. The program connects people working in a variety of roles within the international art world and thus strengthens Iceland’s visibility and prominence abroad.

CIA.IS welcomes a large number of gallery owners, scholars, journalists and other art professionals to Iceland annually. The center hosts groups such as patrons from US Museums (such as Museum of Modern Art in New York, Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of New Mexico Foundation or the Speed Art Museum and art professionals from major arts institutions in Germany and many other nations.


Network

PROJECTS

PROJECTS


Network

BERLinvasion: Icelandic Art70 Icelandic artists participated in several art fairs in Berlin (October 2005)

HOMESICKTouring exhibition project with Icelandic and international artists (May 2006)

Reinventing Harbour Cities. I. Urban Planning and Art in Public SpaceAn international conference in Reykjavík (May 2008)II. City Illumination: Architecture and Art in Urban Context (February 2009)

PROJECTS


Network

Reykjavík Arts Festival Collaboration with the Reykjavík Arts Festival 2005 and 2008.

Sequences Festival Annual time-based festival founded in 2005 by local artists and institutions in cooperation with CIA.IS. Sequences’ events and exhibitions spread out in Reykjavík’s City Center, link music and performance art with the visual arts..

PROJECTS


Network

Manifesta 20?? - Iceland Getting the world’s most important touring Biennale over to Iceland

Icelandic Art Today Publication on contemporary Icelandic art with an historical overview and an introduction of 50 artists.

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