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Reykjavik
Awards, Grants, and Recognition
Ever year Reykjavik City gives out a number of grants for various cultural activities and three literary awards, as well as nominating a city artist each year.
City Cultural Grants
Grants are awarded annually for a wide range of artistic and cultural projects in the City. You can, among other things, apply for grants for cultural activities, individual projects, and partnership agreements for a period of 2-3 years.
You can apply for grants in the fall and a specialized committee will review all applications.
More grants available to artists
- City Grants Are you doing good deeds?
- Borgarhátíðasjóður Planning a city festival?
- Remediation fund for concert venues in Concert venues need to be in order!
- Donations for video rich sharing about the history of Reykjavik Want to tell a story through comics?
- Kjarvalsstofa í París Paris Workshop for creative people
- Mug Travel Fund Are you a visual artist in need of inspiration abroad?
- Talia Travel Fund Do you want to promote Icelandic performing arts abroad?
- Reykjavik City District Fund Bring your neighborhood to life!
City Artist
The designation of a City Artist is a tribute to an artist in Reykjavik who, through their artistic creations, has stood out and made a mark in the Icelandic art scene.
Olof Nordal was named the Reykjavik City Artist in 2021. Want to see who's been a City Artist since 1995?
Literary Awards
Reykjavik is one of UNESCO’ Cities of Literature which is great recognition of the status of literature in Reykjavik and the value of the literary arts.
The City awards three literary awards annually.
Reykjavik Children’s Book Award
Reykjavik’s Children’s Book Award is given out every year on the last day of winter at a festive ceremony in Hofdi.
Tomas Gudmundsson Literary Award
The Tomas Gudmundsson Literary Award is given out every year in memory of the poet Tomas Gudmundsson for an unpublished manuscript of a book of poetry.
Gudrun Helgadottir Children's Book Award
Gudrun Helgadottir’s Children’s Book Award is given out every year for an unpublished manuscript of a book for children or youth to support literary innovation.