Appolo is an arts festival for young people, organised by young people.
Appolo, an arts festival for young people, is the first arts festival to be organised for and by young people in Hafnarfjörður. The name Appolo is considered particularly fitting, as the colourful liquorice confection was once produced in the same building that now houses Músik & mótor. The whole of October will be dominated by Appolo.
The whole of October will be dominated by Appolo – the arts festival for young people.
Appolo, an arts festival for young people, is the first arts festival to be organised for and by young people in Hafnarfjörður. The name Appolo is considered particularly fitting, as the colourful liquorice confection was once produced in the same building that now houses Músik & mótor. The whole of October will be dominated by Appolo.
Opening ceremony on Friday 30 September at two locations
Creative writing, mural art, make-up, photography, painting and Girls rock!
An opening ceremony will be held on Friday, 30th September at both of the town's youth centres; Hamrinn and Músík & mótor. The first four weekends in October are then dedicated to workshops of various kinds, and all young people aged 13-25 can sign up to take part. Workshops will be offered in creative writing, mural art, make-up, photography, painting, etc. There will also be workshops offered in collaboration with the organisation Stelpur rokka! and all girls (cis and trans), trans boys, gender-diverse and intersex young people who are interested in music are invited to take part.
For the scheme to be viable, a minimum number of participants is required, and participation fees will be kept to an absolute minimum, capped at a maximum of kr. 4,000. You can apply for a scholarship by sending an email with your scholarship application to: mgm@hafnarfjordur.is. An open harvest festival will be held on the last weekend of October, where residents can attend exhibitions and see the group's work.
Opening party at Musik & motor on Friday, 30 September
Opening of a wall art piece by Þorbjörg Signý at Músik & mótor, Dalshrauni 10, between 5 pm and 7 pm on Friday, 30th September. Light refreshments will be served and you can browse everything Músik & mótor has to offer.
Opening ceremony in Hamrin on Friday, 30 September
A gig in Hamrin between 8 pm and 11 pm, featuring Little Menace and Jón Möller, among others.
Workshops at the Appolo Arts Festival – all October
The festival is supported, in part, by the City of Hafnarfjörður through a grant from the Cultural and Tourism Committee, and it is the organisers' sincere hope that participation will break all records and that this arts festival for young people in the town will become an established event.
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