Visual art has embraced material-based art, and crafts are finding their way into the hallowed halls of art museums like never before. But should crafts be renamed to reflect this new popularity? No, says Charlotte Jul, who argues that art museums should start promoting crafts instead.
[…] rector of KHiO, the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norwegian design education has had good financial frameworks and working facilities until now. Additionally, the academicization of artistic design education has strengthened their status and importance, says Irene Alma Lønne, rector of AHO, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. However, cutbacks in the […]
The academization of Danish craft and design education has been met with much criticism, especially from students. However, if you ask Troels Degn Johansson, former associate professor and head of department at the Royal Danish Academy, academization has improved the education in several areas.
Ceramist Sissel Wathne (b. 1981) has worked at the intersection of different boundaries in art and life: between traditional craft and industrial design, between fine art and decorative art, between Denmark and Norway, between history and innovation and between local roots and global influences. In order to navigate in this boundary zone, Wathne uses […]
[…] to take home, which featured most of the ceramic processes, on a string made of stinging-nettle fibres. Would you recommend others to engage in an artist-in-residence course? Craft is perfect for a residency project because process is such a big part of it; different kinds of processes, too. In every regard, it has been […]
[…] work, knowledge of materials and slow processes that set the agenda in the centre of power during two intense days. At the University of Antwerp and the European Parliament, artisans, educators, researchers and cultural heritage organisations gathered around a common message: Crafts is not a nostalgic niche phenomenon. It is a strategic infrastructure for Europe.
Silversmith Lone Løvschal recently received the 2025 Biennale Award for 30 unique spoons – one for each day in a woman’s natural cycle. The spoons were created for the Biennale for Craft & Design, which is on display at Glas – Museum of Glass Art in Ebeltoft until 22 February 2026.
[…] researcher, and consultant Marie Markman interviews herself on "power, systems, and money in the arts." This is the sixth in an ongoing series of self-interviews that began in 2021, where she reflects on her artistic practice and on issues in cultural policy. In this instalment, she makes a strong case for solidarity across artistic disciplines.
When the museum was founded in 1986, it welcomed nearly every work with open arms. Today, the bar has been raised significantly, and Glas – Museum of Glass Art now focuses on high-quality craftsmanship and a willingness to experiment. At the same time, providing a compelling visitor experience remains a key consideration.
[…] the sculptural potential of threads and the possibilities of colour. But in the three new works created at Biblioteket Rentemestervej in Copenhagen NV, Sofia Hagström Møller has shared the art production with three different groups of children and young people. Here she talks about her experience of making cultural encounters the material in artistic processes.