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

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 – 23 November 2021

Celebrated Filmmaker Focuses on Groups

The Swedish Film Institute thinks he’s a wild card. Immediately after graduating from HDK-Valand’s bachelor's programme in…

News – 2 November 2021

Nine Million Kronor for Research Projects in the Faculty of Fine, Applied and…

News

Culture and languages
Lerman and Trinh new honorary doctors at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing
Arts
Culture and languages
Gothenburg designated as UNESCO City of
Literature
Culture and languages
Nine Million Kronor for Research Projects in the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing
Arts
Event
Welcome to Open House at HDK-Valand on november
26!
Culture and languages
Sustainable Design Requires New Forms of Collaboration

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Professor Annika von Hausswolff exhibits at Moderna Museet

HDK-Valand GRADUATION 2021

See the work by graduating students

News – 4 November 2021

Elevating the Video Arcade with Top-shelf Game Consoles

Love Hultén had planned on being an illustrator. Then he started in HDK-Valand’s graduate programme in design. There he…

Events

Start date 10 Dec 2021

Culture and languages
Camilla Sarner: Utbildningsvägar i
musikfältet
Start date 13 Dec 2021

Culture and languages
Webinar: HDK-Valand’s international Master of
Film
Start date 13 Dec 2021 Multiple dates

Culture and languages
Christmas market: HDK-Valand's students at
Kronhuset
Start date 18 Jan 2022

Culture and languages
Elena Höpfner: Hopes and Protections on the Run – Refugees and Things: A Grounded Theory and Material Culture
Approach
Start date 8 Mar 2022

Culture and languages
Lars Krutak: Prayers for Protection and Empowerment: Magical Tattooing across the Indigenous
World

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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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We are building for the future

We are building for the research and education of the future.

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…