The CIA.IS - Center for Icelandic Art (Icelandic

Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...

: Kynningarmiðstöð íslenskrar myndlistar) is the platform for Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic visual art activities. CIA.IS promotes Icelandic art by connecting the local visual art community with the international art network. CIA.IS enforces national and international collaborations in order to improve opportunities for Icelandic artists in their home country and to increase their visibility abroad. The CIA.IS was founded in 2005 and is located at Hafnarstræti 16 in Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

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Main objectives

• Information center
• Promotion of Icelandic art and mediation to the international art events
• Commissioning the Icelandic Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia
• Initiating of events (exhibition, conference)
• Visitor's program

External links

• CIA.IS website
• LIST icelandic art news
• SEQUENCES real-time art festival 2008
• HOMESICK
• Myndstef (The Icelandic Visual Artists Copyright Association)
• SÍM (The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists)