Archive for the ‘ADMINISTRATION’ Category

OPEN DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NORDIC DESIGN SCHOOLS

The Nordic countries have been invited to be guests of honor at the 2011 Paris Book Fair on March 17-21 at Porte de Versailles Conference Center. The decision was made by the Syndicat National de l’Edition, or SNE, French Publishers Association , in an Nov. 4, 2009 meeting. The Nordic Council of Ministers has incorporated [...]

September 21, 2010 Posted in: NEWS Comments Closed

LOCATION TJÖRN

An exciting international workshop will take place at the Nordic Watercolour Museum, during October 18th -22nd 2010. The workshop is a collaboration between the museum, HDK and Lund University. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore the techniques of watercolour. The theme for the workshop is “LOCATION TJÖRN”. Tjörn is an island at the [...]

September 14, 2010 Posted in: COURSE REPORTS, NEWS Comments Closed

VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN NUUK, GREENLAND

By the invitation of NAPA – The Nordic Institute in Greenland – and funded by Cirrus, KHiO in Oslo, LHÍ in Reykjavik will run an intensive course in visual communication in Nuuk during the first week of September. The course has a special operational website. Here is a link to it. The course will concentrate on [...]

August 21, 2010 Tags: art, design, graphic, greenland, nordic, nuuk Posted in: COURSE REPORTS, NEWS Comments Closed

ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING IN FINLAND

This autumn the Lahti Design School is inviting the Cirrus leaders and coordinators for the annual autumn administrative meeting. The meeting will take place from Wednesday evening 22nd September, ending Friday afternoon 24th September. It will be interesting for Cirrus members to visit this school. Apart from regular administrative themes in the meeting it has [...]

August 16, 2010 Tags: art, baltic, creative industries, design, nordic Posted in: ADMINISTRATION, Reeports from Meetings of Heads, Reports from meetings of coordinators Comments Closed

NEW RECTOR AND VICE-RECTOR IN BERGEN

The Bergen Academy has appointed a new rector and vice-rector. Cirrus wishes them the greatest of success in developing a very interesting school. Here is a link to the news from KHiB

August 13, 2010 Posted in: NEWS Comments Closed

RAFLOST-PIKSLAVERK IN ICELAND

The Iceland Academy of the Arts workshop in cooperation with Nordic schools All events are free of charge. Here are websites to the workshop: RAFLOST PIKSLAVERK 14.5, 10:00-17:00, SUM workshop, Útgerðin 14.5, 20:00-22:30, Concert – Lars Graugaard & Tímahrak, Útgerðin 15.5, 14:00-17:00, Arduino workshop – Hakkavélin, Útgerðin 15.5, 20:00-21:00, Dance, Music and Electronics – Hnoð, [...]

May 12, 2010 Tags: iceland, music Posted in: COURSE REPORTS, NEWS Comments Closed

MASTER SHOW IN BERGEN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

Invitation to the Degree Show in Design 2010 at Bergen National Academy of the Arts “Designing the Social World” Opening: Wednesday 28 April at 6pm Exhibition period: 28 April – 9 May 2010-Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday at 12 – 4pm How do spatial surroundings influence welfare in a reception centre for asylum seekers? What [...]

April 22, 2010 Tags: academy, art, design Posted in: NEWS Comments Closed

Lera på Nääs – Amazing anagam, Sommarkurs på HDK Göteborg

I år inviterar Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk till vedbrännings-workshop vid skolans fältlaboratorium beläget på Nääs, ca 3.5 mil utanför Göteborg. Förutom en unik ugnspark med ett antal vedugnar finns där också en fin verkstad i en mycket vacker omgivning med bl.a. ekskog och badsjö. Kursen kommer att ledas av keramiker Morten Löbner Espersen, från Danmark, professor i keramikkonst på [...]

March 1, 2010 Posted in: NEWS Comments Closed

A NEW BOOK ON FINNISH DESIGN

FINNISH DESIGN – A Concise History by Pekka Korvenmaa Applied art and design have shaped culture and the economy in Finland since the late 19th century. In this process they have become an integral aspect of the identity and international image of the country. This book outlines the evolution of design in Finland from the founding [...]

February 5, 2010 Tags: design, finland, history Posted in: NEWS Comments Closed

Call for applications: The Master’s Program at Konstfack

Konstfack, the largest university college of arts, crafts and design in Sweden, was established in 1844. Konstfack’s two-year graduate program unites design, art, crafts, history, theory and criticism in a dialogue with studio and practice-based work. The program leads to a Master of Fine Arts. The Master’s program offers eight different disciplines called Master’s Groups: [...]

February 5, 2010 Posted in: NEWS No Comments