Creative Summer Jobs – Birta / Urður Magazine

Birta Bjarkadóttir is working on the magazine Urður as part of the Creative Summer Jobs scheme in Hafnarfjörður this year. She is an artist and poet who works with various media, but primarily focuses on collage and writing. She has recently graduated with a degree in History and has a keen interest in research concerning memory, memories and nostalgia.

Narratives and memories

Í the magazine Urður Birta collects the stories and memories of Hafnarfjörður residents. It does so through a variety of forms; stories, poems and photographs, but largely focuses on loss and examines how people remember and recall the past. The magazine consists of submitted material, original content and photographs.

Launch party at the Innovation Centre on 24 August

You can follow this fantastic project and creative artist on Instagram under the username @timaritidurdur, but the project's website will also be accessible there when the time comes. Birta warmly welcomes everyone to the magazine's launch party at the Innovation Centre by the stream on Monday, 24th August, between 16:00 and 18:00.The artist's corner will Iron ore also show and sell their pocketbook about elves.

About Creative Summer Jobs 2026

In the summer of 2021, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with the town'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 18-25 were 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 liven up the town's social life and delight tourists and residents in one way or another. The staff of the Creative Summer Jobs, run as part of the Hafnarfjörður Work 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.

This year, there are nine diverse projects operating as part of the Creative Summer Jobs scheme, and they will be presented weekly throughout the summer.