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Bergen National Academy of The Arts
Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen
Street address: Strømgaten 1, N-5015 Bergen, Norway
Mailing address: Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen, Strømgaten 1, N-5015 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: 47 5558 7300
Fax: 47 5558 7310
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.khib.no
Bergen Academy of Art was established through the merger of the Vestlandske kunstakademi (West Norway Academy of Arts) and the National Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts on 1st August 1996 following the implementation by the Storting of new legislation to restructure the educational system. The new Academy comprises three departments– the Department of Fine Arts, the Department of Design and the Department of Specialised Arts. For information on the departmental libraries please see Bergen Academy of Art - Fine Arts Library and Design Library.
Department of Fine Arts
Avdeling kunstakademiet
Street address: C Sundts gate 53, N-5004 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: 47 5558 7300
Fax: 47 5558 7310
Contact: Øystein Hauge Dean
Additional contact: Stuart Frost Pro-Dean
Programmes offered by the Department of Fine Arts focus on individual work by the students and seek to encourage the development of individual skills and ambitions from the very start of their studies. The students’ results, arguments and art works are debated by members of the culture, philosophy and other relevant sectors in order to encourage new thinking and development within their art. Programmes offered also prepare students for the process of establishing themselves as artists after graduation. The Department offers 15 student spaces per annum, at undergraduate (three years) and postgraduate (18 months) levels.
Department of Design
Avdeling for design
Street address: Strømgaten 1, N-5015 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: 47 5558 7300
Fax: 47 5558 7310
Contact: Ruedi ã Porta Dean
Additional contact: Einar Wiig Pro-Dean
The Department of Design offers education in Room Design, which covers a wide spectrum of furniture and equipment in public and private buildings, public streets and squares, exhibitions and conventions; graduates can qualify for the Norwegian Association of Designers of Interior Design and Furniture. Programmes in Visual Communication are also offered, covering the entire gamut of design and illustration within the areas of drawing, printing, photography and electronic media; graduates can qualify for membership in GRAFILL - Norwegian Graphic Designers and Illustrators , the Norwegian Association for Illustrators and Graphic Designers. Annually the Department offers 36 places at under-graduate (24) and postgraduate (12) levels.
Department of Specialised Art
Avdeling for spesialisert kunst
Street address: Strømgaten 1, N-5015 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: 47 5558 7300
Fax: 47 5558 7310
Contact: Thera Mjaaland Dean
Additional contact: Kari Dyrdal Pro-Dean
By using the term Specialised Art the Department focuses on Photography, Ceramics, Textile and Graphic Art. The first year of study focuses on the basic techniques, materials and theory for the different media. The second and third years are based on more individual work in each area. Annually the Department offers 39 places (26 undergraduate and 13 postgraduate).
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