Salthús Artist Retreat

Salthús Artist Retreat in cooperation with Nes Artist Residency in Skagaströnd

Do you need time out to find inspiration and work on new ideas? Have you always wanted to visit Iceland? Do you want to see the Northern Lights? The Salthús offers you an opportunity to combine these and more, during an Artist Retreat in the Salhús Guesthouse. The town of Skagaströnd is a fishing village in Northwest Iceland, where fisheries and trade has long been the main livelihood. The town is gaining popularity as an artist colony, with Nes Artist Residency at the forefront of that change.

The Salthús guesthouse in town of Skagaströnd has been in partnership with Nes Artist Residency since 2018. The Salthús was built in 1950 by Skagstrendingur, a local fisheries company, and served various purposes for the fishing industry through the years. The house was completely renovated in 2017, and turned into the Salthús Guesthouse.

We invite artist to retreats, typically lasting two to four weeks, with a possibility of longer stays, with dates typically lasting from the 1st-15th, and 16th- 30th of each month. The Salthús offers spacious private rooms, with en-suite bathrooms, unlimited Wifi, and a well equipped shared kitchen and dining area. For more information on the Salthús, click here, and for information about the rooms, click here.

To find out more about the Salthús Artist Retreat, please visit the website of Nes Artist Residency, where you find contact information, prices and application forms. See Group & Short Stay Residencies – Nes Artist Residency.

The Salthús Gueshouse collaborates with NES. For those artists that would like a full Artist Residency experience, please visit the website of Nes Artist Residency.

Hrafnhildur Sigurðardóttir
Manager, Salthús Artist Retreat
salthus@salthus.is
Tel. +354 848 6051
www.salthus.is

Comments from our guests

In Skagaströnd you get a unique chance of immersing yourself, once one’s “soul” understands that one can hardly do anything but calm down, enjoy the landscape and reflect…The Salthouse is a good place to stay. The newly furnished rooms have good beds and a work desk, and the two spacious common kitchens are well-equipped, so you have good opportunities to cook yourself or just meet with the other residents around the tables.

Gina Hedegaard Nielsen, Textile artist Denmark

My stay at Salthus was wonderful – incredibly productive! I am still missing everything about my stay even after being back home for several weeks.

Gloria Chung Photographer USA

I relished the change of pace and the luxury of time that allowed a sense of awe to permeate my life every day that I spent there. The entire experience was nothing short of magical for me in that it produced new roots and a sense of being (in a new) home. Skagastrond itself is a mixture of a peaceful and yet pleasantly lively community… Everything was new to me – and yet, I felt so much “at home.” A good amount of credit for this very positive experience derives from the place where I actually resided (Salthus Guesthouse)… The siting of the Guesthouse could not have been better – overlooking the ocean, next to hills laden with historical significance, walking distance to town and to the artist studios, etc. I can hardly wait to return….

Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin Photographer USA

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Address

Einbúastígur 3
545 Skagaströnd
Iceland

GPS Coordinates:
Longitude -20.322100
Latitude 65.826200

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Phone: +354 848 6051

Email: salthus@salthus.is