(I)ndependent People: Collaborations and Artist Initiatives

(I)ndependent People asks if and how collaboration can operate in negotiation between contesting ideas and desires, and yet allow for unplanned action. This large-scale collaborative takes place at a cluster of museums, galleries, artist-run spaces and institutions in the capital area.
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(I)ndependent People: Raflost & Steina. Hafnarhús, Saturday 19 May 9-12 p.m.

Video artist Steina will perform Violin Power as a part of (I)ndependent People and Raflost, Icelandic Festival of Electronic Arts. Other performers include Egill Sæbjörnsson, the Arduino-group and Hestbak, who perform works by S.L.Á.T.U.R.s.
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(I)dependent people: The Leyline Project - Ley Line Workshop. Hafnarhús, Monday 21 May 3-5 p.m.

Artists Steingrímur Eyfjörð & Ulrika Sparre lead a workshop with the participation of Valdemar Gísli Valdemarsson, Electrical Engineer and leyline enthusiast. The workshop will include a short history of the theory of Ley Lines and dowsing.
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Lecture by Alanna Heiss is postponed.

Lecture by Alanna Heiss, scheduled for Wednesday 16 May, 8 p.m. has been postponed due to uncontrollable circumstances until the fall of 2012. The event is a part of TALK Series, a collaborative visitor program initiated by Reykjavik Art Museum, Icelandic Art Center and the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. Sponsored by The American Embassy in Iceland.
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The Museum Belt

The Museum Belt is ment specially for families with children. The Museum Belt offers a unique learning opportunities in informal educational settings through play. The Belt is available at all locations of Reykjavik Art Museum and can be borrowed without a charge.
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Erro posters for sale at RAM

In relations to the Exhibition Erro - Posters, Erro has decided to offer posters from the exhibition for sale at Reykjavik Art Museum - Hafnarhús.
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Norræn samtímalist leggur undir sig sýningarstaðina á Listahátíð í Reykjavík 2012

Listahátíð í Reykjavík í samstarfi við Listasafn Íslands, Listasafn Reykjavíkur, Nýlistasafnið, Norræna húsið og Kynningarmiðstöð íslenskrar myndlistar undirbýr nú umfangsmikið myndlistarverkefni fyrir Listahátíð 2012. Verkefnið hefur hlotið styrk úr norræna sjóðnum Kultur Kontakt Nord og hefur ráðið til sín sýningarstjórann Jonatan Habib Engqvist sem mun stýra verkefninu ásamt verkefnisstjóra, Kristínu Scheving.
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