Date/Time

• Saturday, August 2nd, Sunday, August 3rd - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Monday, August 4th - 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Location: Lakeview Gimli Resort - Darren Hall, 10 Centre Street
Registration: Free entry

In 2025 we celebrate the 56th annual Islendingdagurinn Art Show. Featuring works of local artists of Icelandic descent and artists who wish to celebrate Icelandic culture and heritage.

Awards will be made for oustanding works from various art forms: pottery, painting, ceramic, photography, carving, sculpture etc.

Download and fill out the forms (2025 forms coming soon) and return to the address listed on the form no later than July 26th, 2025 

Click here to volunteer for this event (coming soon for 2025) 

Congrats to the 2024 Winners

• Best Youth 12 and under
  Lóa Little
  “Loni Beach”
  
  
• Best Youth
  Reveka Cline
  “Watchers of Midgard”
  
  
• Best Painting
  Charlotte Sigurdson
  “Filius’
   
• Best Photography
  Owen Bird
  “Black sands of Vik”
  
  
• Best Mixed Media
  Evelyn Ward
  “Sundhnúkur”
• Best 3 Dimensional
  Eric S. Goodman
  “Little Big Horn”
• Best in Show
  Terry Rebizant                                                                 
  “The Great Escape”
  
  
• Festival Purchase Choice Award 
  Jacqueline Trudeau
  “Viking”
   
• Soren Tergesen Memorial Award
  Keira Goodman
  “Keith Richards” 

Honourable Mentions  

• Heida Bjorg Ruf
  “Á Annarlegri Strönd (At an Unfamiliar Coast)”
  
  
• Lisa Roy
  “From Homeland to Hometown”
  
  
• Patricia (Guttormson) Peacock
  “When Gimli was ours”
  
  
• Laura Lee Harasym
  “Seljalandsfoss”

• Michelle Paterson
  “Serenity”

View the 2024 Art Show Winning Pieces 
Visit the Icelandic Festival Facebook Page and view artwork from the Icelandic Festival Purchase Collection.