Menningarrými og innflytjendur: Rannsóknir og list / Cultural Spaces & Migration: Research and Art
Sat Oct 17 2026 11:15
In recent years, Iceland’s cultural sector has gradually embraced increasing diversity. This event and workshop focuses on opportunities and new approaches for cultural spaces in the context of growing diversity and migration to Iceland, particularly in rural areas.
The event consists of presentations of two reports being published this year, as well as readings by writers of immigrant backgrounds.
The event will be held in both Icelandic and English and will be accessible in both languages.
Akureyri Public Library,
Brekkugata 17,
Akureyri
11:15–13:15
Programme
11:15: Coffee and welcome
11:30
1. Kamila Ciolko-Borkowska: a Polish poet and writer based in Svalbarðseyri, will read from her work and talk about her photography and poetry exhibition “Confession of a Foreign Woman” (Amtsbókasafnið Akureyri, January 2026).
2. Presentation of the report: “Multilingual Writing in Iceland: Opportunities, Challenges, and Institutional Support” by Ewa Marcinek, Anna Valdís Kro, Christopher Marcatili, and Lara Hoffmann
3. Presentation of the guidebook “Community Co-Creation: Fostering Intercultural Dialogue in Cultural Institutions, a guidebook for cultural workers” by Anna Wojtynska, Lara Hoffmann, and Dögg Sigmarsdóttir, produced as part of the project Community Co-Creation).
4. Tess Rivarola and Jelena Prlíc, who live in eastern Iceland, will share visual clips, thoughts, and feelings related to two projects: “Sæhjarta. Stories of Transformation” (2025) and “What Does Home Mean to Us?”, (2026) as part of a process to create spaces of creative intimacy among migrant women, focusing on stories that resonate because they speak to something very human: migration and the need to belong.
12:15: Workshops and lunch
13:00: Closing discussion
13:15: Event ends
Everyone is welcome, and the event is particularly suited to those interested in art, writing, culture, and migration.
Can’t join us in person? You can still take part online! The event will be streamed, and at 12:00, Ewa Marcinek will host an online session for participants from across the country.
(Registration for online participation: laraw@unak.is)
The event is supported by a grant from the Akureyri Municipal Cultural Fund.
