Bergen National Academy of the Arts
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The Master’s Degree in Fine Art from Bergen National Academy of the Arts (KHiB) provides the student with artistic, methodological and theoretical tools to work professionally within the field of contemporary art. The MA study programme in Fine Art aims to help students develop a deeper understanding of art and related areas of contemporary culture. The current focus upon research within higher education influences the further integration of practice and critical reflection and influences the ways in which practice and theory are discussed at MA level.
The MA study programme in Fine Art is project-based. This means that each student defines her/his own artistic project which is developed over a two-year period through personal study, experimentation, critique and discussion with tutors and fellow students.
Broad range of media, materials, methods and techniques
KHiB has facilities to work within and across a broad range of media, materials and techniques, and students may combine these in a way that best suits the theme and the objectives of their MA project.
Study at MA level is centred around the students’ own MA project, which may be formulated and developed in relation to any given medium or combination of media supported by the facilities at the Academy. Bergen National Academy of the Arts has workshops, technical expertise and tutorial support for work with a range of media and materials including ceramics, textiles, printmaking, photography, painting, sculpture, installation, performance, sound, video and digital art. An MA project does not need to be medium/media specific; it may be based on other criteria including site-specificity, social relations and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Dialogue and critique
In addition to working on the development of the individual MA project, each student is required to participate in group activities including seminars, lecture series, group critiques and short courses aimed at sharpening critical focus and communication skills.
To support the development of critical reflection, the MA programme in Fine Art features a theory programme built around an annually changing lecture series and a number of thematic seminars, as well as student-centred discussion fora.
Within the MA programme in Fine Art there is no division between “subject areas” – all students are expected to engage actively in a discussion that takes its starting point in issues that are central to the art practices of today.
Degree show
At the end of two years, after successful completion of the MA exam, the master’s projects are presented in a public exhibition, currently held at Bergen Kunsthall.
The MA in Fine Art is delivered jointly by the Dept of Fine Art and the Dept of Specialised Art.
Bergen National Academy of the Arts
Bergen National Academy of the Arts is one of two independent institutions offering higher education in visual arts and design in Norway. KHiB has 300 students and a staff of 100 and has three departments: Dept of Fine Art, Dept of Design and Dept of Specialised Art.
KHiB is part of the public education system in Norway, which means that students do not pay tuition fees. KHiB is characterised by small student groups which enables close collaboration between staff and students.
This is a unique possibility to study Fine Art in spectacular surroundings!
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