Art in North Korea: Norwegians plan new creative academy in Pyongyang

Organisers want to take international artists to isolated country for two-week workshop that will see them work directly with North Koreans, under state supervision Norwegian artists are planning to open an international art academy in North Korea, to allow creatives from inside and outside the isolated state to work together in what organisers believe to be the first scheme of its kind. The DMZ Academy, named after the highly militarised border zone between North and South Korea, is expected to take place in Pyongyang for two weeks August next year. If it is successful, organisers hope to eventually establish a permanent international art...