Thank you to our sponsors Aurora Recovery Centre, Taylor McCaffrey LLP 

Date/Time

• Saturday, August 1st, Sunday, August 2nd - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Monday, August 3rd - 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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

• Click to sign-up online to volunteer for this event 

In 2026 we celebrate the 57th 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.

Please fill out this Art Show Application Form Word Doc or Fillable PDF and return to the address listed on the form or [email protected] no later than July 24th, 2026.

Art Show Judge - Leif Norman

Leif Norman has been an arts and cultural photographer in Winnipeg since 1999 and founded
the FLASH photographic Festival in 2014. He has taught graphic design at the university of
Winnipeg‘s continuing education department, photographed hundreds ofartworks in the
basement of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, competed on the national SLAM! poetry level for team,
Winnipeg, and occasionally dabbles with watercolor. It is hoped that these wide and ranging
experiences in the visual arts world will lend him some credence while closely observing this
years crop of art for the Icelandic Festival.

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.