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The Glass and Ceramic School on Bornholm
The Glass and Ceramic School on
Bornholm offers a three-year advanced education under the Ministry of Culture
that qualifies artist craftsmen in the field of glass or
ceramics.
Objective
The education shall provide students with a
thorough knowledge of craft techniques and materials and qualify students to
design and develop glass or ceramics to a high artistic standard.
Through
personal identification with the craft´s specific materials, techniques and
forms coupled with theoretical studies, the students shall acquire the
technical, aesthetic and analytical qualifications that are essential for
carrying out assignments in the field of glass or ceramics.
Subject
matter
Through some of the subjects are unique to either the glass or
ceramics line, There are also a number of common core subjects such as art,
history, aesthetics,design and philosophy, as well as implemental subjects like
drawing, coulour theory, marketing, economy and communication.
The
education includes individual training in the workshop as well as vocational
training. It is persued through a series of projects led by visiting instructors
from Denmark and abroad.
At the end of the first year of study, a test
will be hold to assess whether the student lives up to a predetermined level in
all subjects and diciplines.
The education concludes with an examination
to document the qualifications acquired by the student during the course of
study. The examination will be assessed by an examiner from the School and by
external examiners officially appointed by the ministry of Culture.The details
of the education´s objectives, subjects, method of instruction, etc., are laid
down in the School´s curriculum.
Applications must be submitted to the
school no later than March 15 and shall include copies of diplomas, references,
course cerficates and the like. Each applicant shall also enclose a personal
statement describing interests, reasons for applying, expectations as to the
education, as well as plans for the future. Furthermore, examples of free-hand
drawings and photographs of personal products should be submitted to the school
no later than June 14, if you are invited to the final admission
examination.
On the basis of the material submitted, the School nominates
qualified candidates for a final admission examination.
Admission
Requirements
Applicants must have completed no less than three years of
practical or theoretical training after secondary school. Applicants should be
skilled at expressing themselves orally, visually and in writing. They must be
proficient in languages, as a minimum skill in English corresponding to second
year of upper secondary school.
The school accepts Danish applicants and
non-Danish applicants with Danish study qualifications. The technical and/or
theoretical requirements can be fulfilled as follows.:
1. Complete or
partial vocational training program in a relevant area.
2. Employment or
workshop training in the glass or ceramics sector.
3. Other relevant
training
4. Combinations of the above. Upper secondary education or
equivalent preparatory education may qualify as part of the theoretical
requirements.
In evaluating the qualifications of the applicants, the
following will have high priority.:
- employment experience in the glass
or ceramics sector, or related fields.
- International orientation, i.e.
a personal history of study trips abroad.
- Personal artistic/creative
experience.
Admission examination
Admission examinations are set
within the field of either glass or ceramics. Admission examinations are held
every year at the end of June. In addition to practical assignments, the
admission examination consist of a personal interview with the applicant. The
overall assessment af each applicant´s suitability for admission is based on
the admission examination, the personal interview and the submitted material. If
the number of qualified applicants is greater than the number of spaces
available at the school, then the school admits students in order of best test
results. The school admits a maximum of twelve students each year to the glass
and ceramics lines respectively.
Economy
Danish students admitted
to the school are eligible for student aid from the state Education Fund (SU).
Expenses for materials, study trips and excursions amount to an average of DDK
8.000,00 per year.
Facts about the school
The school has an ideal
layout with large bright workshop facilities filled with state-of-the-art
equipment in all of the working areas, including a workshop for woodwork and
metalwork. The school also contains a large room for drawing, various classrooms
and a library with electronicequipment that enables direct information retrieval
from around the world. The school´s computer room has 3-D programmes for the
electronic processing of concepts and sketches before realising them in the
workshop.
The school is next door to The Centre for Regional and Tourism
Research and is scenically located at the edge of Nexø with a view of the
Baltic Sea and Quarry Lake.
Accomodation
In addition to many
housing established options in Nexø, a newly built residential complex is only
a five-minute walk from the school.
For more information on living
arrangements, contact the administrationoffice of the housing association in
Nexø nr. (+45) 56 49 39 17.
FACTS ABOUT
BORNHOLM
Geography
Bornholm is 145 kilometres south east of Copenhagen in
a straight (180 kilometres by sea), 40 kilometres south of Sweden and 90
kilometres north of Germany and Poland respectively.
Population &
size
Bornholm has a population of about 45.000. The island covers 587 km2 and
contains unique landscapes, which include almost every variety of nature found
in northern Europe.
Art & Craft
Hardly any other place in Europe
has as many craftworkers per capita as on Bornholm. The Bornholm community
abounds with ceramists glassblowers, weavers, paper cutters, sculptors,
cabinetmakers and metal smiths.
Artist and craftspeople have been drawn
to and inspired by the unique Bornholm landscapes for the past two hundreds
years. To display this rich artistic heritage, the Art Museum of Bornholm - an
architectural masterpiece in itself - was built at Helligdomsklipperne on North
Bornholm.
Bornholm´s rich tradition in applied art, and ceramics in
particular, are evident by the more than 50 independent potteries on the island.
In addition, many glassblowing workshops have been established on the island
within the last twenty years along the island´s north and east
cost.
Leisure activities
Activities include a variety of sports at
many clubs, rowing, sailing and surfing opportunities, angling, action tours,
bowling, trotting, tennis, golf and horseback riding. In summer the towns and
villages come alive with exotic vibrancy, while Bornholm´s beautiful nature
offers many peaceful secluded havens. Thriving clubs and religious activities.
Eleven museums depicting life on Bornholm over the centuries. Beautiful hiking
paths around the island´s costline or over hill and vale. In addition, a
225-kilometres network or bicycle routes. |
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