University of Gothenburg
The Artistic Faculty

The Artistic Faculty

The Artistic Faculty.
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The Artistic Faculty 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 – 17 April 2026
Karl Dyall joins the Academy of Music and Drama
Acclaimed performing artist Karl Dyall is joining the Artist in Residence program, which is funded by the Sten A Olsson…
News – 23 April 2026
Art Education Crucial in the Fight Against Disinformation
In a society where film and images dominate the flow of information, the ability to understand and create images is becoming…
News – 26 March 2026
Lennart Nilsson’s archive to open for research and public access
The University of Gothenburg has been funded 1.3 million SEK by the Hasselblad Foundation to take over the extensive archive…
Lecture
REM@KE Permanent Seminar Series
A monthly forum dedicated to exploring key themes and breakthroughs within the REM@KE ecosystem. The seminars are held on…
Seminar
Love and Fear in the Eremocene – Thin Biodiversity as Lived Reality
Welcome to join a seminar/workshop on species loneliness, at Gamlestadens bibliotek, Friday 18 September, 13.15-16.30.
Conference
CAPIm Annual Research Symposium 2026
The second Annual Research Symposium of the Centre of Art and the Political Imaginary is an invitation to consider, explore…
Seminar
Save the Date: Art and Environment – Visualising Climate Histories and Futures
Welcome to a symposium on the role of art and artistic research in a time marked by climate crisis and ecological…
Open house
Save the date: HDK-Valand Open house 2026
On 27 November, we once again open our doors in Gothenburg to those interested in learning more about artistic education and…

Study here

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.

Study at the Academy of Music and Drama
Study at HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design

Artistic Research at the Faculty

News – 9 March 2022
Test bed for SEK 7.6 million in Dals Långed to strengthen Swedish research in…
Mötesplats Steneby, with the partners HDK-Valand Campus Steneby, Interior cluster Sweden AB and Trä och Möbelföretagen…
News – 10 January 2022
ERC grant will increase knowledge on how aesthetic objects can instigate change
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…
Research story/portrait
The Reluctant Game Maker
Artist and researcher Jeuno Kim is building her own video game in the search of answers.
About us
ArtMonitor
ArtMonitor is the imprint of the Artistic Faculty that publishes Licentiate and Doctoral dissertations; a book series; and a…
Educational Research in the Arts
New podcast episode: Liz Lerman & Jonas Simonson
Carina Borgström Källén meets Liz Lerman and Jonas Simonson in a conversation about Critical Response Process
Research story/portrait
Onkar Kular Makes Design Experts of Us All
Research projects, platforms and networks
Research at the Artistic Faculty covers artistic and pedagogical and socially relevant subjects. There are also joint…
Open positions at the Artistic Faculty
Here you become a part of outstanding research and education at one of Sweden's largest higher education institution. We…
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