by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Dec 3, 2018 | Kraumur, Kraumur Music Awards
Aurora is proud to announce that today Aurora´s Music Fund, Kraumur, announced the 2018 short list for the Kraumur Music Award. It is an annual music prize awarded for the best albums released by Icelandic artists. This is the eleventh year in a row that Kraumur...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Nov 21, 2018 | Freetown Music Week
The first ever Freetown Music Writing Week was held during the week of 28th of October to 3rd of November 2018. During the week Icelandic, English and Sierra Leonean musicians teamed up to share knowledge, experience and build long lasting friendship. It is one of...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Oct 17, 2018 | School Feeding Programme
We are happy to share the Final report we received from the Magbenteh Community Boarding School, but earlier this year we supported their School Feeding programme. Aurora Final Report
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Oct 17, 2018 | Pottery School
For the past two weeks the Lettie Stuart Pottery has been buzzing with life. A new project, re-establishing the pottery center and setting up a pottery school is in the making with the assistance from Aurora Foundation. Guðbjörg Káradóttir and Halldóra Þorláksdóttir,...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Aug 23, 2018 | ACTB, GGEM
Sierra Leone, a country of 7 million people with a wealth of natural resources, should – in theory – be rich. Not only do its waters team with diverse fish species but diamonds, gold and iron ore are also found under its soil. Weather conditions mean that...