Please join us for the opening of The Floating World in Deiglan on Saturday, August 24th hr. 14 – 17. Light refreshments and the artist will be present. Artist in residence, Daniel Kyong will exhibit the products of...
Daniel Kyong is the artist in residence for the month of August. My name is Daniel Kyong and I‘m an installation and sculpture artist. I was born in Seoul, Korea. Since my first solo exhibition in 2006, I...
Please join us for the opening of artist in residence Tohko Senda exhibition ‘Nomadic Stillness’ on Saturday July 27th at 14 – 17 in Deiglan, Akureyri. Light refreshments and the artist will be present. Also open on Sunday,...
Tohko Senda is our artist in residence for the month of July. Tohko Senda is a visual artist, born in Toronto, Canada. Having lived between Canada, Japan, the United States, and currently in Italy, Senda’s work reflect on...
The 3rd Copenhagen Underground Film Festival will be venturing on a screening tour through Iceland featuring blocks from this year’s festival which was composed of 30 films made with 1,000 euros or less from 27 different countries and...
Gil Artist Residency is open for applications for one month stays in January to October and December 2020. Application deadline is August 1st. Gil Artist Residency is an Artist in Residence Program located in Akureyri, North Iceland. We are...
Please join us for the opening of Sarah Webber’s and Andrew Marsh’s art installation ‘ Matter of Time’ on Saturday June 21st at 14:00 in Deiglan, Akureyri. The exhibition is a part of Midsummer Night Festival will be...
Sarah Webber & Andrew Walsh are our June Artists in Residency. Sarah Webber is a multidisciplinary visual artist and art therapist based in Sydney, Australia. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Object Art & Design) from the...
Please join us for the opening of exhibition “States of Being” on Saturday, May 25th hr. 14 – 17 in Deiglan, Akureyri. Gil Artist in Residence Federico Dedionigi displays a new series of paintings. Light refreshments and the...
Federico Dedionigi is our artist in residence for the month of May. He will have an open studio from Tuesday till Sunday until May 23rd. The studio is at Kaupvangsstræti 23, Akureyri, west entrance by the parking lot....
The Gil Society was founded in 1991, marking the beginning of the construction of an Art Centre in Grófargil which is now the focal point of culture in Akureyri. This is where we find the Akureyri Art Museum, the Akureyri School of Art and exhibition halls of varying dimensions. This is the location of Deiglan, multiple restaurants and artists studios. The Gil Society runs an artist residency and is an organiser of art exhibitions, music and other happenings connected with the diverse and ambitious cultural life of the towns people of Akureyri.
Interested in our residency? Please click here for more information.