Creative Summer Jobs – GÚA

Guðrún Margrét Bjarnadóttir or “Goddess”She is a songwriter, pianist and singer. Her project this summer is to put the finishing touches on a short album, or so-called “EP”. She works on the music, writing the songs and recording them, and the accompanying graphic visuals, which move in time with each individual song, are designed entirely for each track and play in the background on a large screen when the songs are performed. In July, when the songs are ready, she will travel around Hafnarfjörður, armed with a keyboard and microphone, singing the songs in cafés, shops and care homes, as well as holding a launch concert at the Hamar youth centre in September.

Greetings, people.

My name is Gúa and my task this time is as follows.

I'm planning to write about four songs this summer and hopefully release them towards the end of it. The final product would then be a sort of launch gig with visuals that I made with my friends in Denmark. The songs are of various kinds, and perhaps this project is a bit of an exercise in finding my own sound. This summer, I'll also be playing gigs at various venues in the heart of Hafnarfjörður.

Gúa is, among other things, giving an hour-long concert at Hafnarfjörður Library on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome and free entry. See the Facebook event here. Summer Concerts – GÚA | Facebook

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About Creative Summer Jobs 2022

In the summer of 2021, the City of Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with the city's youth centre, Hamarinn, decided to revive the “Creative Summer Jobs” project, which had been run in the summer of 2017. Individuals and groups aged 18-20 were also invited to submit ideas for creative projects in Hafnarfjörður. Selected groups were given the opportunity to work on various creative projects in different areas of the arts, which would also enliven the town's social life and delight tourists and residents in one way or another. The staff of Creative Summer Jobs, run as part of the Hafnarfjörður Summer School, are tasked with bringing the town to life, making it more fun, beautiful and diverse with artistic and creative events. The projects are varied and appeal to different age groups and interests. Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir is the project manager for Creative Summer Jobs.

Read more here about the six diverse projects that are part of this summer's creative jobs. Creative Summer Jobs 2022 | News | Hafnarfjörður (hafnarfjordur.is)