The Advisory Board and the Committees
SVFK is managed and run by a small group of people dedicated to workshop specialties, communication and administration. The responsibility for the application process and artistic matters lies with the Advisory Board, which consists of representatives from two professional committees within visual arts/conservation and handicrafts/design respectively.
Members of the Advisory Board, August 2024 - May 2025
Chairperson: Furniture Designer, Thomas Sigsgaard
Appointed by the Academy Council
Deputy Chairperson: Conservator, Mette Humle Jørgensen
Appointed by the Nordic Conservator’s Association
Finde Artist, Torben Ribe
Appointed by the Academy Council
Textile Designer, Bodil Jerichau
Appointed by Danish Crafts and Design
The Committee for Fine Arts and Conservation/Restoration, Members per 1 August 2024
Visual Artist, Torben Ribe
Appointed by the Academy Council
Period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2027
Visual Artist, Tanja Nellemann Kruse
Appointed by the Association of Visual Artists
Period: 01.06.2022 – 31.05.2025
Conservator, Mette Humle Jørgensen
Appointed by the Nordic Conservator’s Association
Period: 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026
Visual Artist, Søren Jensen
Appointed by the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and the Academy of Fine Arts in Funen and Jutland
Period: 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026
Visual Artist, Heidi Hove
Appointed by the Academy Council
Period: 1 June 2022 til 31 Maj 2025
The Design/Crafts Committee, Members per 1 August 2024
Architect, Andriette Ahrenkiel
Designated by the Royal Academy and the School of Architecture in Aarhus
Period: 1 June 2024 til 31 May 2027
Furniture designer, Thomas Sigsgaard
Appointed by the Academy Council
Period: 6 Aug. 2022 – 31 May 2025
Ceramicist, Asger Kristensen
Appointed by Danish Crafts and Design
Period: 1 June 2023 til 31 May 2026
Textile Designer, Bodil Jerichau
Appointed bythe Association of Architects and Design Denmark
Period: 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026
Architect and Designer, Karl Alexander Sejrup
Appointed by Kolding School of Design
Period: 1 June 2024 til 31 May 2027