“Sustainability, ecology, geology, environment, Icelandic culture, Nordic languages, and postmodern society”
OPEN CALL
SÍM Residency 2026
Reykjavík, Iceland
The SÍM Residency invites artists and cultural practitioners to apply for its self-funded Artist-in-Residence Programme 2026 in downtown Reykjavík.
Rooted in the Icelandic art scene and open to the world, SÍM Residency offers time, space, and context for artistic research, reflection, and exchange. The programme supports practices that engage with place, material, ecology, language, and contemporary cultural conditions - encouraging slow processes, experimentation, and dialogue.
Residents live and work at Seljavegur 32 in downtown Reykjavík, within a shared yet independent environment, with access to private and communal studios, public moments of exchange, and presentation formats that foreground research as much as outcome.
The residency unfolds through:
– Orientation and collective introduction
– Public Artist Talks
– Group exhibitions and shared presentations
– Ongoing engagement with Reykjavík's artistic community
– A digital exhibition archive extending beyond the physical stay
Artists may join the programme for one to three months.
The open call runs year-round, with applications reviewed weekly.
We welcome proposals that respond to questions of sustainability, ecology, geology, environment, Icelandic culture, Nordic languages, and postmodern society - while remaining open to diverse disciplines, methodologies, and forms of inquiry.