The Academy runs different workshop facilities which are avilable to specific departments in all three buildings.

Supervisor: Jóhann Torfason, tel. +354 520 2415 and +354 864 9822.

Workshop facilities for the Departments of Fine Arts and Design and Architecture
Workshop facilities for the Departments of Fine Arts and Design and Architecture are available to all students in both departments. Instruction takes place in the workshops and supervisors provide both students and instructors with technical assistance in the execution of their projects. Appointments must be made in advance with the supervisors. Instructors are encouraged to use the workshop facilities and seek advice from the supervisor or service assistant regarding equipment use and needs. Students must complete courses on how to operate equipment in the workshops and sign a user agreement - Workshop Access Agreement

Laugarnesvegur 91:

Photo and Image Studio
Work with negatives, digital images, and image printing takes place at the photo and image studio. The photo laboratory is equipped for processing, printing and enlarging colour and black-and-white photographs.
Supervisor: Eric Wolf, tel. +354 520 2408.

Metal and Wood Workshop
The workshop at Laugarnesvegur contains carpentry and metalworking facilities. The carpentry shop has tools and machinery suitable for performing most operations. The metal workshop provides facilities for general metal work, such as metal cutting, welding and soldering. There are also facilities for moulding and casting.
Supervisor: Gulleik Lövskar, tel. +354 520 2418.

Printmaking Workshop
Students have access to the workshop for developing their ideas in the printmaking medium. The workshop is well equipped for most printmaking techniques.
Supervisor: Jóhann Torfason, tel. +354 520 2415 and +354 864 9822.

Skipholt 1:

Model Shop
The small workshop on the second floor at Skipholt is suitable for light carpentry, moulding and model building. A pottery kiln is also located there.
Supervisor: Gulleik Lövskar, tel. +354 520 2418

The following workshops are primarily for use by specific departments but instructors from other departments can use them when available. Booking of the facilities is done through the department offices.

Video Recording Studio at Laugarnesvegur
Provides students in the Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Music with facilities for sound and video recording, with the possibility of using interactive techniques. Students can choose various methods in video and sound recordings, e.g. digital processing, in combination with other art media such as installations, performance art, concerts and the Internet.
Supervisor: Sigrún Harðardóttir, +354 tel. 520 2412. The studios website is http://tv.lhi.is

Textile Workshop at Skipholt 1
The textile workshop is located on the top floor of the building at Skipholt 1. It has facilities for textile printing, pattern making, sewing, knitting, weaving, and other techniques for use with clothing, costumes and fabrics.
Supervisor: Katrín Káradóttir, tel. +354 545 2227

Music Recording Studio at Sölvhólsgata 13
The Department of Music operates a recording studio at Sölvhólsgata which is primarily intended for recording live music. To work in the studio students must have completed certain courses and have the necessary knowledge to operate the equipment.
Supervisor: Sveinn Kjartansson, tel. +354 552 0656 and +354 897 2222