Creative Summer Jobs Finale today between 3-6 pm
The Creative Summer Jobs finale takes place at the Innovation Centre by the Stream today between 3pm and 6pm. A packed programme. All welcome.
Harvest of Creative Summer Jobs
„We are very, very excited and looking forward to it. It's going to be fun,“ says Þorbjörg Signý Ágústsson, who undertook a creative summer job four years ago and is now the mentor for the scheme. The Creative Summer Jobs showcase will be held at the Innovation Centre today between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Ten people in nine groups. The young people have been there since the beginning of June, and the first hour will be spectacular, as five of them come forward to present their work. Tómas Vigur will play his violin at the end.
„We have a writer, a poet, musicians and people who made their own instruments in the group this year. Here you can see everything that mainstream art has branched out into. You can come here, see the people and the process, watch a short film made this summer and have a go on the instruments that were built,“ she says.
This year marks the sixth year of the creative summer jobs in Hafnarfjörður. The results of recent years have attracted attention. The young people are empowered, given the opportunity to work on their art, develop their ideas and try them out on the town's residents. „This changed my life,“ says Thorbjorg of her experience with the programme four years ago, the programme that now runs.
The programme
- 15:00 Opening remarks
The Coordinator of Creative Summer Jobs, Þorbjörg Signý Ágústsson, welcomes visitors. - At 15:10 Om-state, performed by Una and Kristjonas
Una mist and Kristijonas Groblys perform a piece for guests using handmade instruments. After the programme, they will be in the Writing Studio for another performance, where guests are invited to see the instruments, listen to the music and chat with the artists. - 15:20 Poetry reading with Iða Ósk
Iða Ósk will read some poems for guests from her poetry book. After the event, guests will have the opportunity to look at the project and the book in more detail. - 3:30 p.m. Emotions, a presentation of Mirra Hjartardóttir's project
Mirra will give a short presentation, then invite children and parents to join her at 4 pm in the Experiment Workshop to have a brief go on the game before she leads a painting session based on the same principles as the game itself. - at 15:40 Book reading with Smári Hanneson
Smári reads from his book, Eldar. Guests will have the opportunity to look at the first draft of the book and sign up to a mailing list after the event. - 4:00 p.m. Violin playing with Thomas Vigurs
Tomas keeps things light and rounds off the programme with a few well-chosen songs. - From 4 pm to 6 pm Guests are invited to stroll between the stalls and rooms. Participants in the Creative Summer Jobs programme welcome visitors and chat with them about their summer achievements and their projects, and show those interested the results of the past few months.
The event is open to all and we encourage residents of Hafnarfjörður – and of course visitors from far and wide – to attend, support young people in their creativity and enjoy what will be on offer.