Aurora vatnslitahátíð Íslands – Aurora Watercolor Festival 2026
Akureyri Art Museum, Kaupvangsstræti 12, 600 Akureyri Directions
Thu 10.09.2026 12:00
Aurora Watercolor Festival 2026 is an international festival, which will be held in Akureyri September 10th – 27th 2026.
World famous watercolor painters are invited to attend, as well as Icelandic painters who have excelled in their practice. Painters will expectantly come to Akureyri from all around, domestic as well as from abroad, to enjoy the events offered. Guðmundur Ármann Sigurjónsson will be the festival’s guardian.
Confirmed invited artists are Björn Bernström (Sweden), Julia Ustinovich (Poland), Julia Barminova (Portugal), Nicolas Lopez (Peru) and Prafull Sawant (India).
A jury selects submitted works for the exhibition at the Akureyri Art Museum September 10th – 27th 2026. At the festival itself, September 10th – 13th, workshops will be held, courses and practical demonstrations offered, and watercolor brands introduced.
The festival is a collaboration between Akureyri Art Museum and the Icelandic Watercolor Association.
Project manager: Ragnar Hólm Ragnarsson
Performers
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Guðmundur Ármann Sigurjónsson
Myndlistarmaður
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Listasafnið á Akureyri er í eigu Akureyrarbæjar og starfar í þágu almennings.