Autumn 2024 Cultural Grants
Nine projects received a grant in the second round of cultural grants from the City of Hafnarfjörður for 2024. The grant ceremony took place at the historic Bungalow building on 9 October. The total amount of grants in this second round was kr. 1,200,000. In total, kr. 15,500,000 has been awarded in grants for cultural affairs this year.
The allocation for cultural affairs for the year amounts to kr. 15,500,000.
Nine projects received a grant in the second round of cultural grants from the City of Hafnarfjörður for 2024. The grant ceremony took place at the historic Bungalow building on 9 October. The total amount of grants in this second round was kr. 1,200,000. In total, kr. 15,500,000 has been awarded in grants for cultural affairs this year.
Projects likely to enrich and deepen the town's artistic life
The City of Hafnarfjörður has now completed the allocation of cultural grants for 2024. Nine projects received a grant this time; individuals, cultural groups or organisations, all of which have one thing in common: they are connected to Hafnarfjörður in one way or another. Cultural and Tourism Committee grants from the City of Hafnarfjörður are awarded twice a year to individuals and projects that are likely to further enrich and deepen the city's cultural life. The allocation of grants by the City of Hafnarfjörður is based on an assessment of applications. Cultural events, artists, associations or institutions applying for a grant must be connected to Hafnarfjörður in some way. Examples of this include permanent residency, an event/project taking place in Hafnarfjörður, and/or a project involving the promotion of Hafnarfjörður's cultural activities.
These received a grant in the Autumn 2024 cultural grant allocation:
- Hallbjörg Helga Guðnadóttir, By the Low Cliff Coast, 50,000 kr.
- Anthony Vincent Bacigalupo, The Haunted Garden 2024, 100,000 kr.
- Ármann Helgason, Mozart by candlelight in Hafnarfjarðarkirkja, 100,000 kr.
- Elvar Gunnarsson, 100 exhibition events & five-year anniversary – LG // Litla Gallerý, 100,000 kr.
- Sigmar Ingi Sigurgeirsson, HHH Winter Festival (Queer gathering in Hafnarfjörður), 100,000 kr.
- Hafnarfjörður Women's Choir, 30th anniversary of the Hafnarfjörður Women's Choir, 200,000 kr.
- Sveinn Guðmundsson, Terrific Music!, 200,000 kr.
- Edda Lilja Guðmundsdóttir, Garnival, 200,000 kr.
- Kristín Ýr Jónsdóttir, Beautiful Tones in the Fjord, 150,000 kr.
Total: 1,200,000 kr.
Hafnarfjörður warmly congratulates all the grant recipients!