VKKF financially supports a project submitted by Alūksne Art School

       State Culture Capital Fund (VKKF) within special purpose programme „Improving of material-technical base for Visual-plastic art education establishments” with EUR 699- financially supported a project „Improving of material-technical base for Alūksne Art School by implementing up-to-date technology for the subject: Work with material - Textile design”. Leader of the project - teacher Anita Vēliņa. Using funds that were received for the project for sewing machine BERNINA 770QE were purchased an embroidery module with 3 frames. Whereas, with co-financing from Alūksne region municipality was purchased computerized sewing machine BERNINA 770QE. With purchase of sewing machine and embroidery module that is important part of sewing machine BERNINA 770QE has been made improvements of material-technical base for Alūksne Art School, implemented up-to-date technology for school subject: Work in material - Textile design. We predict it will create interest in students by giving knowledge about opportunities in creative industries and creating understanding about realisation of aesthetic and high level art by using up-to-date technologies in creative work process. The work with purchased equipment already will be included in the learning programme of school year 2018/2019 for students to acquire the skills to combine traditional methods and the opportunities of modern technology in their creative works. In Alūksne Art School subject: Work with material - Textile design - there will be an opportunity for students to implement their graphical compositions in material by using graphical programmes in a computer and computerised sewing equipment.