Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
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improved as a result of this research. The follow<strong>in</strong>g is a summary of responses (note: these are<br />
not presented <strong>in</strong> a priority order, but simply ordered to represent a similarity or theme).<br />
Music schools<br />
Music schools tend to work <strong>in</strong> isolation.<br />
Music schools should be exp<strong>and</strong>ed to cover all the arts forms.<br />
Integration<br />
Stronger arts l<strong>in</strong>e as st<strong>and</strong>ard.<br />
We def<strong>in</strong>itely need more drama <strong>and</strong> theatre.<br />
Creative learn<strong>in</strong>g should be more <strong>in</strong>tegrated.<br />
You need both education <strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> through the arts.<br />
Every teacher should be able to use drama.<br />
Every art form can be <strong>in</strong>corporated.<br />
There should be art <strong>in</strong> every room <strong>in</strong> schools not just the art room.<br />
The most <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g art can occur when the art forms work together.<br />
The arts need to be comb<strong>in</strong>ed more <strong>in</strong>to regular school.<br />
The structure is not work<strong>in</strong>g. We really need to open the doors<br />
Need more art appreciation.<br />
More cross discipl<strong>in</strong>ary teach<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Need to promote idiosyncratic aspects of culture.<br />
Need to encourage fearlessness… try<strong>in</strong>g new th<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
A creative revolution.<br />
Partnership<br />
More fund<strong>in</strong>g for collaboration.<br />
More fund<strong>in</strong>g to work across communities.<br />
Connect<strong>in</strong>g art more closely with heritage <strong>and</strong> community centres.<br />
Greater connections (e.g. an onl<strong>in</strong>e catalogue of festivals <strong>and</strong> events around the country<br />
<strong>and</strong> searchable by date or area or art form).<br />
If we had teachers <strong>and</strong> artists work<strong>in</strong>g side by side, that would be the best possible<br />
world.<br />
There are systems of b<strong>in</strong>aries. No one is prepared to cross the l<strong>in</strong>es between discipl<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
It is very hard to change people’s th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g. You almost need to re-programme them.<br />
Research <strong>and</strong> evidence<br />
We need to be collect<strong>in</strong>g better evidence of impact (all types of impact <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
economic).<br />
We could be gett<strong>in</strong>g far greater value added from our festivals.<br />
We need to strengthen <strong>and</strong> market the identity of arts <strong>in</strong> Icel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Report<strong>in</strong>g needs to be greatly improved <strong>and</strong> should be l<strong>in</strong>ked to fund<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Fund<strong>in</strong>g need to be bigger amounts for a longer time (rather than lots of little pots that<br />
are not connected).<br />
The grants are spread too th<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Accessibility<br />
People with special needs need far more support. There is no equality for this group.<br />
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