The DVD-archive at the CIA.IS office is a helpful tool for foreign guest who want to gain a first insight into the wide spectrum of Icelandic art activity. In cooperation with SÍM – the Association of Icelandic Visual Artists – the center at Hafnarstræti offers besides a small library this DVD-archive since May 2005. In a a rotating presentation 11 artists who work in all different kind of media are introduced in this DVD-archive. The artists are free to use this medium to present videoworks, to use it only for documentation or both.

These are the 11 artists recently added to the DVD-archive: Anna Hallin (b. 1965), Anna Jóelsdóttir (b. 1947), Brynhildur Þorgeirsdóttir (b. 1955), Georg Guðni Hauksson (b. 1961), Margrét Blöndal (b. 1970), Ragnhildur Stefánsdóttir (b. 1958), Snorri Ásmundsson (b. 1966), Sigurður Guðmundsson (b. 1942), Sigga Björg (b. 1977), Þór Vigfússon (b. 1954), Þórdís Aðalsteinsdóttir (b. 1975).

The artists currently represented are: Anna Líndal ( b. 1957), Auður Jónsdóttir ( b.1970), Ásmundur Ásmundsson (b. 1971), Birgir Andrésson (b. 1956), Bjargey Ólafsdóttir (b.1972), Eggert Pétursson (b. 1956), Egill Sæbjörnsson (b. 1973), Elín Hansdóttir (b. 1980), Erla Haraldsdóttir (b. 1967), Erling Þ.V. Klingenberg (b.1970), Finnbogi Pétursson (b.1959), Finnur Arnar Arnarson (b. 1965), Gabríela Friðriksdóttir ( b. 1971), Guðjón Bjarnason ( b.1959), Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir (b. 1959), Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir (b. 1972), Hannes Lárusson (1955), Haraldur Jónsson (b. 1961), Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson (b. 1953) and Kristinn Guðbrandur Hardarson (b. 1955), Heimir Björgúlfsson (b.1975), Hlynur Hallsson (b. 1968), Hrafnkell Sigurðsson (b.1963), Hreinn Friðfinnsson, (b.1943), Húbert Nói Jóhannesson (b. 1961), Hulda Hákon (b.1956), The Icelandic Love Corporation, Ingólfur Arnarsson (b.1956), Katrín Sigurðardóttir (b. 1967), Kristín Helga Káradóttir (b. 1968), Kristján Guðmundsson (b. 1941), Magnus Arnason (b. 1973), Markmið, Ólafur Árni Ólafsson (b.1973) og Libia Peres De Siles De Castro (b.1970), Ólöf Nordal (b. 1961), Ósk Vilhjálmsdóttir (b.1962), Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976), Rúrí (b.1951), Sara Björnsdóttir, (b.1962), Sigurður Guðjónsson (b. 1975), Steina Vasulka (b.1940), Steingrímur Eyfjörð (b.1954), Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir (b.1955), Tumi Magnússon (b.1957), Viktoría Guðnadóttir (b.1969)

In addition to this, CIA.IS introduces foreign institutions or associations to the local scene. This time it is the Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art - AV-arkki www.av-arkki.fi.