EXHIBITIONS
2007/2008
 Kenneth Rasmussen exhibits at Kobe Art Biennial in Japan
   

Exhibition at Gallery Spot in Frederiksværk
   

Premiere of Freddy Tornberg's film about Bifrost
   

 
     
2006/2007
   Heidi Brinch Hansen exhibits at 3 venues in Japan
    Bifrost exhibition at Randers Hospital
   

Bifrost exhibition at Ladegården in Randers

    Kenneth exhibits at Galleri Cykelbørsen and at Bjørn Nørgaard's 'Town Gate'

 
   

Judith Damgaard Nielsen is represented at EUWARD, a censored
art biennial in Munich

 
    Thomas Schmidt works on the decoration of Randers Railway Station
     
    Thomas Schmidt applies to exhibit at Remida in Italy.
     
2005/2006
   Freddy Tornberg starts work on his film about Bifrost –
due for release in September 2006
    Kenneth exhibits at the art museum, Art en Marge, in Belgium
   

Per Hede produces a CD cover for Klub 85’s band
   

Tetsuko Matzusuka is our guest teacher for a week –
the theme is Japan
    Judith – one-woman exhibition at Gaia, Randers
   

Bente – one-woman exhibition at Sct. Peder’s Church, Randers
    Per gives a talk in Japan for 50 Japanese. The talk is about
Bifrost, Handihuset, the Danish Welfare System
   

Bifrost included in a Japanese book on Outsider Art
   

Exhibition at the main branch of Sparekassen Kronjylland –
4 works are chosen for publication in a calendar –
We receive 25.000 kr.
     
2004/2005
   Kenneth’s lino cut 2 x 13 m. is printed at Neopac in Randers.
Coverage on national television.
    Bifrost exhibition along with Arne Hansen at Sønderborg Library –
Van Gogh and Randers
   

Judith – one-woman exhibition at Cykel Børsen in Randers
    Large decoration project for Tronholmcentret in Randers –
The artists are: Annedorthe Jensen – Jens Blom – Birgitte Kjølner –
Thomas Schmidt
    Gift from Thor – 5000 kr. –
for work on labels for beer and lemonade bottles
   

Kenneth – one-man exhibition at Project Ability in Scotland.
Pia accompanies Kenneth who talks about his work in Scotland.

    We are working towards being represented at an exhibition in New York
   

 
     
2003/2004
   Buch’s sponsor 6 cards – including 2 Christmas cards
   

Kenneth on TV2 (‘Kurt pays a visit’)
   

5 AF VORES ELEVER DELTAGER I LANDART, - AJSTRUPLUND
   

5 of our students are represented at Landart at Ajstruplund
   

Kenneth decorates a wall for Klub 85
    Astrid Nielsen – one-woman exhibition at Randers Kommune
    Leon, Irena, Kenneth and Judith exhibit at Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
    Per Hede is the only Scandinavian to be represented at EUWARD,
a censored exhibition in Munich. 27 successful applicants chosen from
a total of more than 1000.
     
2002/2003
   Students from Bifrost take part in Landart at Råmosegaard
    Guest teacher, Lisbeth Thingholm – course on the printmaking
technique, collography
    Gaia Museum opens 13th September and Per is constituted
artistic director.
   

Bifrost participates in a workshop in Ireland. Exhibitions thereafter in
Dublin Civic Building, the University of Leipzig and Gaia Museum
   
12 students participate in the project, ‘Kys Frøen’, and paint10 concrete frogs.
    Birgitte Kjølner sells 9 pictures to Vejle Hospital
   





Kenneth’s one-man exhibition at Gaia
     
2001 / 2002
   Our poster receives 3rd prize in the competition –‘Randers by poster’
   

Guest teacher, Birgit Horn - course on watercolours
    LKU and Bifrost organise Art Aparte 2 – the first international
censored exhibition of Outsider Art
   

Art Aparte 2 is exhibited at the Town Hall in Copenhagen as a part of the
50th anniversary celebrations of LEV. Kenneth accompanies the
Danish queen round the exhibition. Coverage in all Danish magazines and
newspapers and wide television coverage.

   

6 students chosen to exhibit at the 5th Universal Print Show in Glasgow

4 students paint a concrete horse as part of the Randers Horse Art Show
     
1999/ 2000
  

LKU and Bifrost organise Art Aparte 1, the first censored
exhibition of work by the mentally handicapped in Denmark

We travel to Holland and Belgium to look at the options for a museum

Peter Lauersen’s film and book on Bifrost – premiere 7th December 1999

Study trip to Kirsten Kjær Museum in Thy

The Art School moves to Handihuset, Niels Brocks Gade 10, Randers

Judith exhibits at the Louvre in Paris where she is present at the opening

Handihuset, our arts centre, is officially opened on 31st May, 2000
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
1998 / 1999
 Our plans to start a museum of art by the mentally handicapped
are mentioned in the local paper, Amtsavisen

Exhibition at Gallery Gallo in Århus
   

 
     
1997/1998
   We participate in the festival of culture in Eger, Hungary.
Exhibition

The first evening class – 5 students

We start LKU (National Association of Art Schools for the Mentally
Handicapped) in collaboration with Mosaikken in Viborg and
Karavana in Århus

Randers Kommune purchases 10 pictures

FOF’s Art School for the Mentally Handicapped is renamed ‘Bifrost’

Poster for the theatre troupe, ‘Nørderne’ – (‘Vild i Vesten’)

Exhibition at the Town Hall in Århus

First meeting of ‘Alumni Weekend’
     
1996 / 1997
   We move to Kirketorvet 4, Randers

Poster for theatre troupe, ‘Nørderne’ - (‘Livet er lutter lagkage’)

Peter Laursen starts his film project about our art school
     
1995 / 1996
   Teachers and students travel to the festival of culture in Eger,
Hungary in August 1995 and take part in an exhibition.
(We feature in a Hungarian newspaper)

Guest teacher – Chinese portrait artist

Students’ exhibition at Helligåndshuset in Randers

Illustrations in a book by Arne Hansen
     
1995
   FOF’s Art School for the Mentally Handicapped opens on
20th February 1995 at Kirkegade 2, Randers

Poster for theatre troupe, ‘Nørderne’
(Nominated as the poster of the year in Randers)

Our first exhibition at the main Arts and Culture Centre in Randers

We are on 2RTV