[…] chance to shape a new aesthetic. A new approach to form and design, as materials play a major role in determining the resulting design expression, and industry ends up overtaking the once progressive design schools, because money talks, and the intrinsic logic of the market forces outpace the less agile and more rigid education system.
At the beginning of 2022, a rebellion culminated at The Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. Among other things, the students were dissatisfied with the downgrading of the workshops and the content of the education. Here, two students talk about the reason for the student rebellion and the subsequent cooperation with the Academy.
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.
[…] on its educational programmes has a major impact, because the standard of ceramics in Denmark is so high. I believe that Norway’s strong state investment in art education and support for artists’ organisations stems from the fact that we are a young nation. We only gained our independence in 1905. A nation that demands […]
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[…] '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 […]