Apply for MFA Programme in Fine Arts

Portfolio instructions

• Your application must be written in English.  
• Your application must be anonymous. Do not include your name or contact details in your portfolio or texts.
• If you include projects or work in your portfolio created in collaboration with others, briefly describe the nature of the collaboration and your individual contribution.
• If you have used generative AI to create or process images, sound, or text we ask that you describe how you used it.  

Applications are invited from fine artists who want to interrogate ideas of publicness, societal concerns, the roles of art and of the artist in society, be introduced to  artistic research practices, and develop writing practices to support contextualisation.

Applicants from diverse cultural backgrounds and working with various fine art media are welcome to apply. We may consider applicants educated in other disciplines who also want to investigate these concerns. Please check our facilities pages for workshop information. 

Your portfolio should include:

1. WRITTEN STATEMENT 1 – maximum 3000 characters including blanks.
 List your previous education and qualifications then describe your current artistic practice to contextualise your work samples. 

2. WRITTEN STATEMENT 2 – maximum 3000 characters including spaces.
State why you are applying to this Fine Art programme. Describe your future study aims and explain how this programme’s description and education plan may fit with them. 

3. WORK SAMPLES – 5-7 examples
Each sample may include numerous images etc. Upload any combination of video, sound, still images, text etc. Limit video/sound to a 15-minute total. Give titles, media, dimensions, and dates. If you are trained in a discipline other than Fine Art, use samples (artistic or otherwise) of previous projects relevant to the programme description and education plan.
 

Submit your portfolio

•  Submit your portfolio through SlideRoom. SlideRoom closes at midnight (CET) on the day of the deadline. You will receive a confirmation email from SlideRoom when you have submitted your portfolio.  
• You can start your application in SlideRoom at any time during the application period. You can save your progress, log out, and return later to finish.  
• We recommend uploading your materials at least 24 hours before the deadline. Please note that portfolios cannot be submitted after the application deadline. 

Assessment 

Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria:  

• Capability to describe your role as an artist as demonstrated via the work samples and the artist statement.
• Demonstrate skill with the specific Fine Art media used in the work samples.
• Capability to describe the relevance of your future study aims to this specific programme’s description and education plan. 

The assessment is made by an admissions jury consisting of the Programme Director and representatives from the department.  

Interviews 

The highest-ranked applicants will be invited to a digital personal interview. Invitations will be sent to the email address registered with universityadmissions.se/antagning.se  

To be considered approved, all criteria must be fulfilled. The assessment is based on the application and the interview.   

Documentation for Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and English 6

• Submit all required documents on universityadmissions.se/antagning.se showing that you meet the entry requirements.   
  Note: If you have studied in Sweden you normally do not have to upload any documents. Make sure your merits are registered on “my pages”.   
• Ensure documents are complete and follow the country-specific guidelines.
• More information: Provide application documents  
• If you submit incomplete documentation, you will be considered unqualified.  
• If you do not have a BA degree in Fine Art, you may apply for the assessment of prior learning (reell kompetens).  

Apply with prior learning (reell kompetens)

If you don't meet the formal entry requirements, you may be considered eligible through the following:

• other relevant educational qualifications  
• relevant work experience or other practical experience
• relevant artistic skills and abilities

Submit official, certified documentation of your qualifications or experience on universityadmissions.se/antagning.se by the application deadline: 15 January.

Exemptions are not granted for the English language requirement (English 6).