cost & how to pay
Fees
Residency Fees are dependent on the type of room and whether artists are coming with partners.
No stipends or funds for artists are currently available. We encourage you to check for local grants provided by your region or country.
Iceland, like its Nordic neighbors is considered a “high cost of living” country. Our residency, unlike most residencies in Iceland, helps to significantly lower your costs by providing transportation to and from the airport, to and from the grocery store, as well as offering far lower-than-average cost of accommodations and basic supplies.
We provide two links below that will explain in more detail why it is so expensive to live and travel in Iceland, and the cost of living rankings—(America, Canada, and the UK are not far behind!)
https://www.icelandreview.com/ask-ir/why-is-iceland-so-expensive/
https://www.worlddata.info/cost-of-living.php
Your residency fees include accommodation, studio space, electricity, heat, hot water, WiFi, and household supplies. A $150 round trip transfer from the airport in Isafjorður will be charged separately should you choose to have us pick you up. (The only other airport transfer from Ísafjördur is by cab which will cost you approximately $350 one way.)
We provide linens, (towels and bedding) and staple items like soap, dishwashing liquid, dishwasher soap, bin bags and other similar items.
The kitchen is fully equipped. There is a freezer, pantry, and two refrigerators for residents’ food.
Our room rates
which include studio space are as follows:
the farmhouse
Snær
Mountain view, large room, double bed
(good for singles or doubles, spacious)
mjöll
Mountain view, large room, single bed
(quaint but spacious, artist vibe)
lausamjöll
Fjord view, king, grand viewing deck
(largest and most luxurious, great for collaborative artists)
Hjarn
Fjord view, single, quietest room
(charming, ideal for writer)
Frostrós
Fjord view,
single, quietest room
(charming, ideal for writer)
the stable
vindur
Room image coming soon
Ocean view, large double
(our largest rooms, ideal for writers and collaborative artists)
kaldi
Room image coming soon
Mountain view, large double
(our largest rooms, ideal for writers and collaborative artists)
$2150
Limited residencies for individual artists:
Vindur $2025
Kaldi $1935
Limited Residency Fees for Families
Vindur & Kaldi $3250
There are four room available for collaborative partners/double occupancy in March and November. They include, Snær, Lausamjöll, Vindur and Kaldi. An additional fee of $250 is added for double occupancy in these rooms.
Payment
Room Rates are in USD and will be converted to ISK on payment. Iceland charges an 11% VAT (tax) on rooms. We have included the VAT in the price.
In order to reserve your room, you will pay a nonrefundable registration fee of $250 USD upon acceptance.
Once fees for your stay are invoiced they are non-refundable.
Fees will be invoiced two months prior to your stay.
You may pay ½ up front, ½ one month prior to your stay.
