University of Gothenburg
Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts

Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts

Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts.
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The Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at the University of Gothenburg is Scandinavia's largest Academy of Arts with an internationally unique range of education and research in all the art forms.

News and events

News – 25 January 2022
Guldbagge to Lisa Nordström
Lisa Nordström, a former student at the Academy of Music and Drama, won a Guldbagge for best original music.
Seminar
IMAGE <=> TEXT # 8: Mia Engberg in conversation with Jyoti Mistry
The start of the 2022 season of IMAGE-TEXT commences with a conversation with well-known filmmaker and writer Mia Engberg.

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HDK-Valand GRADUATION 2021
See the work by graduating students
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Contemporary Performative Arts
The students from the master's programme Contemporary Performative Arts present their degree projects. The education is…
Concert
Orchestra concert: Britten, Mozart, Prokofiev
University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Christian Karlsen.
Graduation Exhibition Film: HDK-Valand at the Gothenburg Film Festival
See our students graduation films on February 4-6!
News – 10 January 2022
ERC grant will increase knowledge on how aesthetic objects can instigate change
News – 17 December 2021
Annika von Hausswolff divides her time between HDK-Valand and Moderna Museet
News – 13 December 2021
Research funding for projects on AI and surveillance
A major interdisciplinary research project led by HDK-Valand has been granted almost a million euros to study AI-based…

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News – 20 December 2021
Dean Shows the Way Toward a Joint Faculty
Seminar
Glitch and Photography: Hybrid bodies, remixed archives, posthuman nature
This symposium introduces a new collaborative research project on photographic glitch between HDK-Valand and The Hasselblad…
Exhibition
Arcade
Exhibition about the operas in doctoral student Hedvig Jalhed's research study, featuring interactive live elements…

Artistic Research at the Faculty

Research story/portrait
The Reluctant Game Maker
Video games of all varieties have become an increasingly common feature of many people’s lives. What kinds of images are…
News – 29 April 2021
Assessing admission tests: Musical skills, or attitude and dress style?
Musical skills, or attitude and dress style - which factors play a part in recruitment of new students to Swedish music…
Research projects, platforms and networks
At the two departments of the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, research is ongoing within a number of artistic…

Study with us

Every year, more than 3,000 students study music, film, photography, performance, dance, musicals, opera, literary composition, fine art, design and crafts at the Faculty. Teachers' education students in visual arts, sloyd, music, drama and dance are also part of our environment.

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MFA in Fine Arts
Study at the Academy of Music and Drama
The Academy of Music and Drama trains and educates composers, music, dance, and theatre teachers, musical theatre artists,…
Study at HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design
HDK-Valand at the University of Gothenburg, conducts education and research in Design, Film, Photography, Fine Art, Crafts…

By co-locating the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts in thought, space and action, we strengthen the opportunity for students and staff to take advantage of the unique range of subjects available at the faculty.

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Open positions at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
You can apply for all our vacant positions online at the University’s Job Application Portal. We look forward to receiving…
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