
6 June 2025
Visual artists are invited to participate in the pre-selection for a closed competition for artwork in public spaces in Orkureiturinn, Reykjavík.
Reykjavík City and lot owners are collaborating on art creation in the area to enhance the quality and environment in the city, with a total amount of up to 32 million ISK.
The Orkureiturinn site is bordered by Suðurlandsbraut, Grensásvegur, Ármúli and Dalsmúli but the competition area is the buildings, courtyards and nearest vicinity of Orkureiturinn. https://orkureiturinn.is/
The Reykjavík Art Museum oversees the competition, which follows the competition rules of the Association of Icelandic Visual Artists (SÍM), that is, a closed competition with an open pre-selection.
A pre-selection committee will choose three to five visual artists from submitted applications to participate in the second part of the competition.
Those wanting to participate in the prequalification for the competition should send one PDF document. Label it with the applicant's name and "Orkureitur".
The document should include the following information: • Resume with detailed information about artistic career, name, ID number, address, phone number and email • 5 photographs of previous works • Text: A short text discussing the applicant's experience, skills, interests and qualifications for creating artwork in public spaces is permitted (maximum 200 words). Maximum size of PDF file is 10 MB.
The project manager confirms receipt of applications and their compliance with the above requirements. Submit prequalification applications only electronically by email to listaverk.uppbygging@reykjavik.is.
The application deadline is June 22, 2025.