The fall distribution from the Visual Arts Fund for 2026 took place on November 5, 2026. Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation, and Higher Education, and Sigrún Inga Hrólfsdóttir, chairperson of the Art Council, presented the grants, with a total of 32 million krónur awarded to 48 projects.
A number of grant recipients come from the ranks of LHÍ this year. Sigurður Guðjónsson, professor at the Department of Fine Arts, received a grant for the film "Kvikmyndaverk 2004-2007," and Julie Sjöfn Véronique Gasiglia, manager of the photography studio, received a grant for a solo exhibition at Y gallery. Also receiving grants were many of our excellent adjunct instructors: Arnar Ásgeirsson, Gústav Geir Bollason, Linus Lohmann, Margrét H. Blöndal, Ólafur Sveinn Gíslason, Sigurður Þórir Ámundason, Unnar Örn Jónasson Auðarsson, and Eygló Harðardóttir.The Department of Fine Arts and the Iceland Academy of the Arts sends all grant recipients their best wishes. A list of the grant recipients is available. here.