Contemporary Art and Health / Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art and Health (FKGSKH)
HDK-Valand invites applications for the international course Contemporary Art and Health. The course is taught entirely at distance via zoom and the language of instruction is English. Free to EU nationals, the course bears 15 ECTS and operates at 25 percent of full time studies. Teaching typically occurs once per week from 3–6pm CET.

Contemporary Art and Health is aimed at artistic practitioners, cultural workers and healthcare practitioners who have an interest in understanding and working with the field of contemporary art and health. Designed as a multidisciplinary learning experience, the course takes an expanded social, cultural and political perspective on what both contemporary art and health can be understood to be and seeks to equip students with skills in critical thinking and analysis. While the course examines histories of both contemporary art and health, it places a focus on processes of futuring, critically dwelling on possible futures of healthcare and the role that artists and artistic practice can play in the creation of those futures.

Operating through thematics, the course introduces students to concepts, theories, methods and methodologies within the field through artistic practice case studies. Thematics include: Care; Participation, Collaboration and Cooperation; Ethics; Architecture and Space; Technologies; Time; and Reimagining the Institution.

Contemporary Art and Health is led by Dr. Cathryn Klasto and includes contributions by invited guests.

Application
The course does not require previous knowledge or experience of either contemporary art or health. Emphasis is placed on a willingness to engage and a curious attitude towards the field. Admission to the course is based on a letter of intent of 200–350 words stating why you are interested in attending the course. The letter will preferably be written in English and there is also an option to include a CV appendix of 200–250 words. Application here (for international applicants) and here (for Swedish applicants).

Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Art (FKAPCA)
HDK-Valand invites applications for the international course Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Art. The course is taught entirely at distance via zoom and the language of instruction is English. Free to EU nationals, the course bears 30 ECTS and operates at 50 percent of full time studies. Teaching typically occurs weekly from 3–6pm CET.

Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Art is an exciting new distance learning experience aimed at those wanting to develop an artistic practice through writing and publishing, as well as those looking to foster a writing and publishing practice about contemporary art. Operating through four interconnected modules over the course of an academic year, the course offers an extensive and deep engagement with this field of study. In module one, students contextualise and analyse the field using global theoretical, political, social perspectives. In module two, students investigate and apply methods and methodologies of contemporary writing and publishing practices. In module three, differing professional roles and positions in the field are introduced and engaged with and in module four, students design and produce a professional portfolio of writing and publishing. By the end of the course, students will have a thorough and expansive body of writing and publishing as well as an in-depth contextual knowledge of this field that they can utilise when they enter professional contexts.

Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Art is taught by a wide range of practitioners from various artistic subject positions at HDK-Valand and also features invited international guests.

The course expects that applicants have an existing writing and publishing practice that they wish to develop, interrogate and situate through contemporary art. Admission is based on a letter of intent of 1500 characters written in English and a work sample of a maximum of five pages of A4 containing excerpts of writing (published or unpublished) in English. Application here (for international applicants) and here (for Swedish applicants).