Course for professionals.
Can art heal by connecting the mind and the body? Can it lead to greater participation, well-being, and inclusion?
Seminar & Workshop for museum educators.
Day 1- May 20th – Lecture and discussion session / Verkstæðið Fríkirkjuvegi – National Gallery of Iceland.
From 12 – 3 pm
Duration: 3 hours
This part is structured as a lecture combined with discussion groups.
An introduction to the relationship between art, the mind, and the body. Discussion on how creative processes and museum visits can promote well-being, self-expression, and a reconnection of mind and body.
Methodologies used by museums and cultural institutions to reach broader audiences in both digital and physical spaces.
A special discussion on the impact of art and museum visits on individuals on the autism spectrum, with emphasis on how creative projects can support attention regulation, social participation, and emotional regulation.
Discussions and questions focusing on participants’ experiences, societal impact, and how professionals can integrate these methods into their own work.
Day 2 – May 21st – Practical workshop /LÁ Art Museum Museum, Hveragerði.
From 10 am – 3 pm
Duration: 5 hours (2 x 2 hours + hour for lunch)
Art workshops where participants work with materials such as clay, stop-motion video, and graphic techniques.
Exercises in three-dimensional work and body awareness, with an emphasis on creation as a stimulus for connection, sensory perception, and well-being.
Instructors: Thomasine Giesecke og Pascale Chau-Huu
Limited spaces – registration required.
Register at: fraedsla@listasafnarnesinga.is
Playing with Letters
Together, we will create all the letters of an imaginary alphabet, each one fantastical and unconventional. Using cut paper, and with my guidance, you will sculpt the material to magically bring these letters to life, one after the other. You’ll see, it’s easy!
The final part of the workshop will be dedicated to digitizing the letters and creating a typeface that you can use on a computer — to write words, to write poems.
Fun Family Workshop for All Ages
Instructor: Gregoire Romanet.
Limited spaces – registration required.
Register at: fraedsla@listasafnarnesinga.is
The workshop is free of charge.
Body relief with Clay
Shape, movement & depth
May 23rd 3-5 PM
Duration: 2 hours
For: Adults and children aged 6+
Discover how to capture the grace and motion of a dancer in clay. In this creative, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn simple techniques to shape the human form and create a beautiful sense of depth and dimension in your work.
Instructors: Thomasine Giesecke og Pascale Chau-Huu
Suitable for beginners and anyone curious to explore clay in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere.
Registration: fraedsla@listasafnarnesinga.is
Limited spaces
Registration fee: 1000 isk for material cost
Photo-Collage : nature of being
with Amina Zoubir
June 7th 2-4 PM
Duration: 2 hours
For: Adults and children aged 6+
Come and make your own cut out collage artwork with artist Amina Zoubir.
Registration: fraedsla@listasafnarnesinga.is
Limited spaces
Felting workshop
Wool felting is a fascinating process that transforms loose fibres into solid, durable fabric or sculpted shapes. During the 2 hour workshop we will exercise to make 2D pictures with wet technique. Perhaps the Summer Solstice will inspire us to make a sunny wool painting.
Wet felting is a method that combines wool, by warm water and soap. By rolling and rubbing the wool we bond fibers into a dense, smooth fabric. We will use colorful wool fibers and we will try to “paint” them.
The artists Agata Mickiewicz and Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson will lead the workshop.
For ages 11+
Registration: fraedsla@listasafnarnesinga.is
Limited spaces
Registration fee: 2000 isk (for workshop materials)
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Filcowanie wełny to fascynujący proces, który przekształca luźne włókna w solidną, trwałą tkaninę lub rzeźbione kształty. Podczas dwugodzinnych warsztatów będziemy ćwiczyć tworzenie dwuwymiarowych obrazów techniką mokrą. Być może przesilenie letnie zainspiruje nas do stworzenia słonecznego obrazu z wełny.
Filcowanie na mokro to metoda polegająca na łączeniu wełny za pomocą ciepłej wody i mydła. Poprzez wałkowanie i pocieranie wełny włókna łączą się w gęstą, gładką tkaninę. Użyjemy kolorowych włókien wełnianych i spróbujemy nimi “malować”.