A revival of the tangible and sensuous? The pervasive cultural and educational potential of craft in society was a key theme at the University of Southern Denmark’s conference on craft in a digital age, which was held virtually on 20 January.
[…] 'In reality, that's not at all how it's done,' says Alberte Svendsen, who didn't stop at the seahorse. Instead, the joiner sought out other techniques throughout her education beyond those taught in school. Alberte Svendsen trained at the Copenhagen Joinery. When she became a journeyman in the spring of 2022, she felt a longing. […]
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Education What is education? It is okay to start something, walk away, make mistakes and try something new. Lærke Bagger did that, in her youth, when she dropped out of a university programme and found a different path in life. In Lærke Bagger’s life, knitting has been a passion for several generations. This […]
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[…] the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich, aimed at providing professional Danish artists with the opportunity to explore and develop a jewellery project using the academy's facilities, education, and guidance from the Danish professor Karen Pontoppidan, who has been the head of the academy's jewellery program since 2015. Marie-Louise Kristensen's scholarship and stay were […]
[…] the target group normally moves. Therefore, "home" is also an important part of an Artists for Young Audiences project. "Home" can be local institutions such as schools, educational institutions, or cultural institutions (libraries, museums, theaters, or citizen houses), where teachers, educators, and art mediators contribute to the project. The collaboration between artists and institutions […]
[…] greasy fingers on. That's the verdict from a student at the Design School Kolding. Throughout the winter, Formkraft has brought thought-provoking and sometimes depressing reports about the education at the new design universities, which the schools are well on their way to developing. Unfortunately, artistic craft seems to be losing ground. That the students […]
Public education 2.0 Is it important to you that the audience likes what you show at Kin? ‘It's important that they perceive our exhibitions as essential. They don't have to embrace them or think they're good. I never think about what visitors will think of an exhibition. My focus is on showing things that […]
Theme: The changing educational landscape Danish craft and design schools have been in a state of flux for a number of years. Political reforms, cutbacks, name changes, cash-strapped thinking and the climate crisis have influenced how craftsmen and designers are educated. Formkraft gives column space to different voices to get a nuanced insight into […]
