Bergen Academy of Art and Design

Bergen Academy of Art and Design - Main Building Strømgaten 1

Bergen Academy of Art and Design (Norwegian: Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen) or KHiB is one of the two independent institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway. It is located in Bergen, Norway. [1]

History

Art education has long traditions in Bergen, as the first school of art was established here in 1772, modelled on the Academy of Art in Copenhagen. The present college, Bergen Academy of Art and Design, is a fairly new institution which in 1996 merged two former institutions; Vestlandets kunstakademi which had been founded in 1972 and Statens høgskole for kunsthåndverk og design which is dated to 1909. [2]

The institution is currently spread across several buildings at two different campuses. A new building is currently under construction that is designed by the architectural group Snøhetta after winning an International competition in 2005. Originally planned for 2009, the concept had to been redrawn to meet budget demands from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. It then took until 2013 before the Norwegian Government came through with the necessary funding for the project. After the funding was in place everything developed very rapidly, and the Academy will take the new building in use after its completion in the autumn of 2017. [3]

Library

The Academy has an excellent library on campus located in Vaskerelven 8. It is highly specialized, offering a wide range of books and periodicals within art and design. Although primarily for students and staff, the library also welcome the general public.

Location

Bergen Academy of Art and Design is currently located in five different buildings in the center of Bergen. The main building and reception area is in Strømgaten 1, just across from the Bergen Railway Station. In the vicinity of the main building (around the pedestrian street Marken) the Department of Design is located at Kong Oscarsgate 62 and share a building in Marken 37 with the Department of Fine Art. The Department of Fine Art also has two more locations in buildings at Vaskerelven 8 and C. Sundtsgate 53.[4]

Departments

Since a restructuring of the Institution’s departments in 2012, the Academy have consisted of two departments: Department of Fine Art and Department of Design. In the study year of 2015-16 there are approximately 350 students and around 100 staff members. In addition a range of continuing and further education courses are available.

Students can take a three-year Bachelor degree or a two-year Master degree in the following areas:

Department of Design

The Department of Design has had a strong focus on shape and material qualities, while the social role of design in a broader perspective has been strongly emphasized. Key interests that characterize the department are the tension between materials processing and form, and seeing design as a means to solve social tasks, particularly it a focus on vulnerable groups. The department is divided into two Subject Areas, Visual Communication and Furniture and Spatial Design /Interior Architecture..[5]

Department of Fine Art

Bergen Academy of Art and Design - Department of Fine Art

The Department of Fine Art at KHiB is distinguished by a dedication to artistic research. This is developed through critical and creative inquiry into a diverse range of issues and methodologies. The department furthermore is characterized by a wide range of artistic forms of expression, open conversations and critical discussions. The department has expertise in 8 specializations: Painting and drawing, sculpture and installation, ceramics and clay, time-based art/performance, new media (audio/ video), textiles, printmaking, and photography.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen (Store norske leksikon)
  2. ↑ Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KHiB) (Study Bergen)
  3. ↑ Bergen Academy of Art and Design (Snøhetta)
  4. ↑ Bergen Academy of Art and Design (University of Bergen)
  5. ↑ Department of Design (Bergen Academy of Art and Design)
  6. ↑ Department of Fine Art (Bergen Academy of Art and Design)

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Coordinates: 60°23′27.7″N 5°19′58.8″E / 60.391028°N 5.333000°E / 60.391028; 5.333000

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