Fine Arts – (M.A.)

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.

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 student's 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.

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.