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Heima Residency
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Description
Heima is an independent non-profit organisation founded in 2013. It was initiated to provide a space where emerging artists across a variety of disciplines can live and work in close proximity, sharing practises and ideas.
Since 2020 Heima functions as a collective that offers residencies, special intitiatives and projects.
The space is a 350 square meters living and studio space. It's located in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland, a thriving port that is home to 650 people and yet manages to support a local art school, an art centre, a theatre, a movie theater, a museum, restaurants/bars, two artist residencies and the Dieter Roth Academy.
2025 OPEN CALL for Queer Residency at Heima - a residency and cultural exchange for LGBTQIA+ artists and activists in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
The residency will run for 6 weeks 19 Sept - 31 Oct 2025
Applications are welcomed by all artists and activists from the LGBTQIA+ community that wish to deepen their practice within a collective living environment. In each programme they have 6-7 artists - you can apply as an individual or as a duo. The programme is hosted by Ra Tack (they/them), Ju Canon (they/he) and Bella Podpadec (they/them).
A flexible, largely self-guided residency programme, that emerges from the collective input of participants, with emphasis on care and world-building. An opportunity to live and work alongside other LGBTQIA+ artists and activists in a beautiful, remote town in Iceland. They have weekly check-ins, can support exhibitions, film screenings, parties, performances, crits (etc.) and together with you, will run workshops for local Queer youth.
WHY:
- To give LGBTQIA+ artists and activists the opportunity to live and work alongside each other - to work on their art, projects or research and practice world-building, in community, in a place known for being relatively accepting for LGBTQIA+ folk
- To generate dialogue and cultural exchange between international and local members of the LGBTQIA+ community, understanding that our struggles are connected and our liberation bound together
- To foster positive representation for LGBTQIA+ people in the East of Iceland, particularly for Queer youth
- To build bridges, explore solidarity, allyship and connection: to each other, to our bodies, to the wider world, both within the LGBTQIA+ community and beyond
- The residency supports participants in to sharing work via exhibitions, screenings, performances, lectures, workshops, parties and collaboration with a local and global audience - enriching culture not only for LGBTQIA+ people but for everyone, not just here, but everywhere
Outcome
Every other week the artist-in-residence will host a workshop for queer youth in the East of Iceland. Every week there is a public presentation to share individual, collaborative works and work in progress. The public presentation will take place within the Heima Collective space and Herdubreid Community Center in Seyðisfjörður. It is open to the public, which includes passers-by, residents, and an invited public. The events are advertised through social networks and posters.
Accommodation Information
Heima is an independent, non-profit, artist-run, collective house founded in 2013. The space is a 350m2 - living and studios.
The living space: downstairs there is a living room, dining room, shower room and fully equipped kitchen. On the floors above there is another shower room and 6 bedrooms - single and double occupancy (all linens and towels provided). Soundproofing is minimal - you can hear everything!
In the past participants have created cooking and cleaning rotas, sharing most meals and household chores.
On the east side of the house is the studio space: three small private studios, two bigger communal studios, a cozy hang out space with a fireplace, a work-and tool space, a laundry room and a small storage cave. They have a small garden with a big tree and a rose bush and a big terrace on the south side of the house.
Studio Information
On the east side of the house is the studio space: three small private studios, two bigger communal studios, a cozy hang out space with a fireplace, a work-and tool space, a laundry room and a small storage cave.
Location
Heima is located in Seyðisfjörður, a thriving port that is home to just 650 people and yet manages to support an art school, a cinema, a theatre, restaurants/bars, two artist residencies and the Dieter Roth Academy.