Visual Bornholm
Published by Visual Media ApS
Designed by Miru Studio
At Bornholms Højskole, hands work. They plant and gather, shape clay, build in wood and upcycle old clothes, create jewelry and paint. Here, glass is blown and mountain climbing is done in the old quarries. The Body and Mind course reaches deep into peace and self-insight.
Bornholm’s nature, the sea and the cliffs are part of the teaching. The same Bornholm that many enjoy in the summer. At Bornholms Højskole, there is just more of that, and time to immerse yourself.
The college dates back to 1893, and here rich traditions meet with commitment to the present. Students from all over the country gather for subjects that are based on the Bornholm local environment, such as the Earth Connection Team, which works with local entrepreneurs. The teachers are themselves performing artists within their crafts. The outdoor teacher sold his busy adventure company to become a college teacher.
Because Bornholm is an island, the community is concentrated. There are no big cities to go to on the weekends. This creates the framework for a close and caring community among the students.
Bornholms Højskole offers two equal main subjects per week, which can be combined according to one’s own interests. College singing and electives such as Writing Workshop and Norm Brud stimulate the world of thought.
There are long courses in spring and autumn, and short courses throughout the summer. And as a new feature, Bornholm residents and tourists can now have a day experience at the school.
The college is not a place you visit on a passing trip. It is a place you live, from August to Christmas, from January to the People’s Meeting, or for a week at a time in the summer. But what you encounter here is recognizable to anyone who loves Bornholm: craftsmanship, nature, raw materials, immersion and the special light.
Bornholms Højskole is one of the few colleges in Denmark with two equal majors per week. This gives the opportunity to combine across: Earthing and Ceramics or Glass, Outdoor and
Visual Arts, Textiles or Jewelry and Body and Mind. Tailored exactly to the interests of the individual student.
The Earthing team works with grafting, harvesting and fermentation and with timber, chicken coops and beekeeping, and the teachers are among Bornholm’s most experienced communicators of Bornholm’s nature and landscape. The teachers in arts and crafts are active practitioners and exhibit within their subjects, as is the esteemed visual artist in Art and our author, who teaches in the Writing Workshop. They work professionally with what they teach.
In the summer, many of the same subjects are available on short courses of one to two weeks duration – supplemented by hiking and cycling routes around the island.
Fall semester: Late August to December
Spring semester: January to Folkemødet
Short courses: 8 weeks in the summer
