The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art ( sv, Gerlesborgsskolan) is an art school located in the village of Gerlesborg, south of

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in Tanum Municipality,

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. The school also has a branch in

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and holds courses in Provence, France.

History

The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art was founded in 1944 by the painter

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. Hans Fromén, art historian, and Jöran Salmson, artist, were also teachers at that time. The activities grew fast and Isacsson and Fromén bought the boarding-house in Gerlesborg. In 1948, the college had its first course in Provence, France, in collaboration with Georg Suttner. At the beginning of the 1950s, the college was really established and the basis of the currently important artistic and cultural centre was laid, both nationally and internationally. The contacts with musicians, composers, authors and performing artists were increased. In 1958, the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art in Stockholm was founded. The head teachers were Georg Suttner and Staffan Hallström. From autumn 1993, the college is housed in the building of a former elementary school in the district of

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. In 1963, the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art Foundation was constituted and was allowed government subsidy. In 1969, at the schools 25-year anniversary, it was considered the largest free art college in Scandinavia.

Notable alumni

* Lennart Rodhe * Palle Parnevi * Staffan Hallström *

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* Arne Cassel *

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* Peter Dahl *

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External links

Gerlesborgsskolan
official website {{authority control Art schools in Sweden Bohuslän Educational institutions established in 1944 1944 establishments in Sweden