LungA School is an artist-run art school based in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland[1] that offers programs in Art and Land.[2]
LungA School LungA Skólinn | |
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Type | Art school and folk high school |
Established | 2013 |
Director | Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson |
Website | www |
History
editInspired by anarchist pedagogies,[3] 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.[4][5] Like the festival before it, the school's name is a portmanteau of the Icelandic words 'lista' (art) and 'ungur' (young).[6]
The school was formalized in 2013 with the first program launching in 2014, and is one of only two folk high schools in Iceland,[7] joined by Lýðháskólinn á Flateyri in 2017.[8][9][10] It takes applicants aged 18 years and over from around the world.[11]
Facilities
editMany of LungA School's 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.[12] Since 2016 the school has been the host to an experimental community radio station, Seyðisfjörður Community Radio, part of the Lithuania-based Independent Community Radio Network.[13]
Administration
editAmerican British artist and curator Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson was hired as the new director of the school in October 2023.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Explore the Beauty of East Iceland" (PDF). Icelandic Times. No. 47. 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Antonsdóttir, Júlí Ósk; Þorsteinsdóttir, Ragnheiður Elfa; Ólafsdóttir, Anna (2021). "Aðdragandi, tilurð og inntak íslenskrar löggjafar um lýðskóla" (PDF). Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun / Icelandic Journal of Education (in Icelandic). 2 (30): 167–184. doi:10.24270/tuuom.2018.27.10. Retrieved 11 June 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.
- ^ "Secondary School in Iceland". norden.org. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Robert (2016). Creative Development: Transforming Education through Design Thinking, Innovation, and Invention. Brush Education. p. xi. ISBN 978-1550596687.
- ^ "Keepers Of Light: History and Speculations on the future of Icelandic Lighthouses" (PDF). skemman.is. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Ish Sveinsson Houle (2 July 2024). "Good Morning, Seyðisfjörður!". Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Albert Örn Eythórsson (11 April 2024). "NÝR SKÓLASTJÓRI LUNGA-SKÓLANS". Austurfrétt/Austurglugginn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2024.