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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While Icel<strong>and</strong> is not a large country, it is very difficult to travel easily from one area to the<br />
next. <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>and</strong> cultural provisions are heavily concentrated <strong>in</strong> the capital city – Reykjavik.<br />
Consequently, this means that questions of accessibility need to also consider geographical<br />
accessibility. As has been previously mentioned, this <strong>in</strong>cludes the ability of pupils to travel to<br />
cultural facilities <strong>and</strong> music <strong>and</strong> arts schools <strong>and</strong> the availability of outreach activities spread<br />
throughout different parts of Icel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Almost allt the dance schools are located <strong>in</strong> Reykjavík <strong>and</strong> the surround<strong>in</strong>g area. There is<br />
only one dance school located outside Reykjavik <strong>and</strong> its immediate environment. This would<br />
mean that dance is not generally accessible for pupils outside the capital.<br />
The situation for music schools (Figure 3.7.5) is much better with every area hav<strong>in</strong>g at least<br />
some music schools.<br />
Figure 3.7.5 Location of music schools<br />
While music schools are spread throughout the country, more than half the schools reported<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g a wait<strong>in</strong>g list, suggest<strong>in</strong>g that the dem<strong>and</strong> for places <strong>in</strong> music schools outstrips supply,<br />
mean<strong>in</strong>g that music schools are not always accessible to all the pupils who may wish to attend.<br />
Figure 3.7.6 Wait<strong>in</strong>g list of students dur<strong>in</strong>g the fall 2008 (music schools)<br />
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