The Faroese Folk High School is the oldest folk high school on the islands, located in central Tórshavn. We offer a long autumn course, a shorter spring course, as well as weekend courses. The profile is performing and visual arts, writing and Faroese culture and language. Excursions around the Faroes are includesd in the course.
About the school
The long autumn course has the following subjects:
Performing arts, with a focus on proces work. This means, that you will work on voice, presence, physical awareness and self confidence. What you learn can be useful both if you attend to study performing arts and if you want to be better at oral exams, at giving a speech, at doing politics, and tyo have fun.
Visual arts, with a focus on basic techniques in drawing, painting, lino, ceramics and glass, as well as doing some big works together, like street art, wall paintings and installations.
Writing, we try out different forms of writing, poetry, short stories, articles, songwriting, comic strips etc. Every year, a student paper is published. The students write, illustrate and edit the paper.
Nature and Culture, we do a few longer excursions around the Faroe Islands, but also visit natural sites, artists and crafts people, and social institutions.
Every day begins at 9 am with morning stretch before breakfast. The lessons are from 10 am to 1 pm, and 2 pm to 5 pm. You will take part in the high school life, with practical duties, student meetings and social events.
The weekend courses are announced every year in December.
Our core subjects
Visual Arts
Preparation for admission to Art education
Art
Painting
Drawing
Dancing
Preparation for Performing Arts Education
Acting
Nature
Society
Courses and topics
The Autumn course is from August 16th to January 19th.
You apply on our homepage haskulin.fo. If you are from a country outside the Nordic region, please make sure to start your visa appication in good time, it often takes 3 months or more.
Tuition fee 3950 DKK/month for 6 months. This covers food and lodgeing, tuition, materials and excursions - you only need pocket money.
The spring course is March to May, and will be announced in the fall.
The weekend courses are announced in December each year on our homepage, haskulin.fo.
Address:
Haskuliavegur 14, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Tel: +298 311743 (10 am - 2 pm on workdays)
email: haskulin@haskulin.fo
www.haskulin.fo
Practical information
There are several daily flights from Denmark to the Faroes, www.atlantic.fo. The airport is an hour from the school, you can order a shuttle or take a bus. It is a good idea to book early.
If you want to come by both, check out https://www.smyril-line.com/
Please note, that if you come from a country outside Europe, you will need a transit visa as well as a student visa.