LungA School
| LungA School LungA Skólinn | |
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 The 'Netty' workshop and studio-spaces at LungA School in 2024. | |
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | Art school and folk high school |
| Established | 2013 |
| Director | Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson |
| Website | www |
LungA School is an artist-run art school based in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland that offers programs in Art and Land.[1]
History[edit]
Inspired by anarchist pedagogies,[2] the school was founded by Danish artists Jonatan Spejlborg Juelsbo and Lasse Høgenhof, and Icelandic artist and musician Björt Sigfinnsdóttir, and grew out of the LungA Art Festival.[3][4] Like the festival before it, the school's name is a portmanteau of the Icelandic words 'lista' (art) and 'ungur' (young).[5]
The school was formalized in 2013 with the first program launching in 2014, and was the first folk high school in Iceland.[6][7] Many of its buildings and facilities are co-opted from local industry, either occupying spaces underused outside of Seyðisfjörður's busy tourist season or redeveloping spaces vacated by changes to the local fishing industry.[8] It takes applicants aged 18 years and over from around the world.[9]
Administration[edit]
American British artist and curator Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson was hired as the new director of the school in October 2023.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Albert Örn Eythórsson (11 April 2024). "NÝR SKÓLASTJÓRI LUNGA-SKÓLANS". Austurfrétt/Austurglugginn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Lövgren, Johan (2023). "Meta-analysis of concepts and findings: The identity of the Nordic folk high school teacher". The Nordic Folk High School Teacher: Identity, Work and Education. LIT Verlag. p. 106. ISBN 978-3-643-91240-4.
- ^ Yamasaki, Parker (2013). "Kicking It New School". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Reykjavík: Jón Trausti Sigurðarson. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Lunga School, 'an ambitious offspring of the festival'". andrewjtaggart.com. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Matkaopas: Seyðisfjörður". Guide to Iceland. Guide to Iceland. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Spejlborg Juelsbo, Jonatan (2023). "LungA School - Doing school as collective artistic practice". The Nordic Folk High School Teacher: Identity, Work and Education. LIT Verlag. p. 83-97. ISBN 978-3-643-91240-4.
- ^ "Breathing Life Into Arts Education". grapevine.is. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Keepers Of Light: History and Speculations on the future of Icelandic Lighthouses" (PDF). skemman.is. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Robert (2016). Creative Development: Transforming Education through Design Thinking, Innovation, and Invention. Brush Education. p. xi. ISBN 978-1550596687.
- ^ Albert Örn Eythórsson (11 April 2024). "NÝR SKÓLASTJÓRI LUNGA-SKÓLANS". Austurfrétt/Austurglugginn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2024.