Criticism in Iceland after Arts funding halved
Iceland’s parliament has approved a proposal that would halve the budget it funds for the arts project’s national body, Mynlistarsjodur.
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Explorer’s photos of Icelandic volcano win contest
Eighteen-year-old Jathin Narayanan from Bahrain has won a competition for his outstanding picture of Iceland’s Thrihnukagigur Volcano.
Artist melts Greenland ice as part of climate protest
Two artists have carried out one of the most bizarre climate change protests of all time by hauling around 100 tonnes of Greenland’s inland ice to Cop...
Bjork’s Biophilia inducted into Museum of Modern Art
Icelandic singer Bjork’s Biophilia, which was the first-ever album app when released in 2011, has become the first app to be inducted into the New Yor...
Petition launched against Finnish homoerotic stamps
A petition has been launched in Finland to ban a collection of stamps featuring homoerotic art.
Construction begins on Norwegian National Museum
A new National Museum in the Norwegian capital Oslo, which is the largest cultural building being built in Europe at present, is now under constructio...
Renowned trend forcasters David Shah and Christine Boland to keynote at NFB SUMMIT 2014
NFB SUMMIT 2014, in conjunction with Nordic Fashion Biennale 2014, has announced that the renowned trend forcasters, David Shah and Christine Boland, ...
Cooper & Gorfer announced as curators of Nordic Fashion Biennale 2014 exhibition
Renowned mixed-media artists Cooper & Gorfer have been announced as the curators of the Nordic Fashion Biennale 2014 exhibition, a platform to pro...