Craft artists should have a permanent seat at the table when municipal art councils make decisions. This could be the key to integrating crafts and design more deeply into the decoration of public spaces and institutions. Since 2010, ceramicist Nina Lund has been advocating precisely for this—encouraging local politicians to recognize the valuable […]
Art can be a way to create spaces that embrace citizens in vulnerable situations. In Middelfart, designers and craft artists are developing a waiting area for the new local hospital, where everyone should feel comfortable and want to be. The project was initiated by Middelfart Municipality and the Danish Arts Foundation's project support committee […]
Textile designer Dorte Østergaard Jakobsen reflects on the political system built around public art in Denmark and urges crafts people and designers to take action.
Sara Mirkhani is a ceramist from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She points to an unfortunate hierarchisation of the arts in Denmark and points out that we must protect the professionalism that comes with the title of craft artist (kunsthåndværker).
[…] clients, architects and artists. But what is their role, and what are their perspectives on collaboration formats, decorative projects and the space of possibility available to art? In this talk, art consultants Tyra Dokkedahl and Stenka Hellfach share their views of the potential of art in the public space and the built environment and […]
Karen Grøn (museum director, Trapholt) puts into words the value of the community, the potentials of the textile profession and an embracing dissemination that breaks all previous frameworks for audience involvement. Trapholt has found new paths during the corona shutdowns.
A critical and honest look into selection processes, strategic decisions, and necessary compromises. How do the Danish Arts Foundation’s two committees within craft and design operate? What does the weight of responsibility feel like, and how do you ensure that the most deserving projects receive support? Formkraft spoke with former committee chair, art historian […]
Denmark lacks a scene that purely exhibits craft and design. We have several museums and galleries dedicated to the field, but we miss the big stage where craft artists and designers can frolic freely with a perspective on both the past and the future. A stage that can manifest and communicate the potential that does […]
[…] down for the night; it is equally about a loss of breathing spaces in the city. Professor Ole B. Jensen of Aalborg University heads the four-year research project ‘Dark Design: Social exclusion in urban places’. In this article, he discusses the project and shares some reflections for designers and craft makers experiencing ethical design challenges.
Craft makers and designers have a unique advantage when it comes to decorative projects, installations and building-integrated art in the public space: an in-depth grasp and knowledge of materials. Glass artist and Maria Sparre-Petersen, teaching associate professor at the Royal Danish Academy, sees new possibilities in an elastic field spanning from classic decorative projects […]