Självständiga konstnärliga studier med inriktning på pedagogisk tillämpning (60 hp)

Course duration: September 1, 2012 - June 4, 2013 

The course is for artists with a master's degree in fine arts (or equivalent) who wish to develop their artistry in a new context, with all the opportunities the university has to offer. 

1. You are on this course, entitled to participate in Valand´s wide range of seminars, courses and individual studio talks with teachers and international guests. As a participant on the course you have access to all of Valand´s workshops.
    
2. You also have the opportunity to build your teaching skills by working with school staff and students in courses and projects.
    
3. During the course, you work simultaneously with a personal project that you will present and examine at the end of the course.

ADMISSION GUIDELINES for Entry in Fall 2012

 You apply in two steps:

1. To apply, visit the online portal for university admissions in Sweden, antagning.se. To easily find the programme at antagning.se, search for the course code: GU-15150.
2. You are also required to submit a portfolio, cv/résumé and a personal statement – these should be sent to Valand School of Fine Arts (see below for guidelines).

Submitted Documents - Instructions

The following documents should be included in your application and sent to Valand School of Fine Arts.

CV/Résumé
A curriculum vitae (CV) of a maximum of two pages listing your training and professional background and experiences.

Statement
In a document of 500 - 1000 words:
Substantiate why you are applying to this course.

Portfolio
Your artistic portfolio is one of the most important parts of your application. It should contain documentation of your artistic work. The aim of the portfolio is to present in the clearest possible manner the development of your artistic practice. Limit your portfolio to 6-8 independent works and a maximum total of 15 images.

Note that without these documents, your application will be voided.
 

Digital portfolios

We recommend that you submit a digital portfolio, by mail or e-mail:

By mail:
You can submit a digital portfolio on a CD or DVD in an envelope with your cv/resume and personal statement.

By e-mail:
You can submit your application electronically using the following mail address: antagning@valand.gu.se.

Portfolios larger than 20 MByte should be sent using a file sharing service such as Sprend.com or similar services - make sure your submission are clearly marked with your name. Also make sure that you get a confirmation mail back to you – if you do not receive one within four working days after you have sent the portfolio, send a reminder to the same address. Your portfolio is not considered submitted unless you receive a confirmation from us.

Portfolio Guidelines for Digital Portfolios
Digitally submitted material should be accessible and readable on a standard computer. The extent of your portfolio should not extend more than 6-8 independent works. The admission jury is not required to review material of extensive length. Limit and focus your portfolio, and keep it concise. CDs and DVDs should have your name written on them with permanent marker (no adhesive labels).

The electronic files may include any combination of still images, videos, URLs, sound-based work, and other work. Directions for properly preparing these materials follow.

Images, Sound and Video
Submitted images, sounds and videos should be in general, standard formats, with files named lastname_firstname.filetype (.jpg, .mp3, .mov, etc)

Compress images that are larger than 5 MByte each.

Web-based Work
Web-based work submitted for consideration must be uploaded and operative on the World Wide Web from January 16 to May 15 2012.

Inventory List
Your application should include an inventory of all submitted work in an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), or plaintext (.txt) file.

This inventory should include file name, title, medium, dimensions, date of creation, URLs if needed and a brief description of no more than two sentences for each work. Name the inventory list like this: lastname_firstname_inventory.pdf (.txt)

Mailing Addresses

Through the Mail

Use this address to send your documents to Valand
Attn: Master Programme Fine Art Application
Valand School of Fine Art,
 Box 132
405 30 Göteborg,
 Sweden

Through Delivery/Courier Service
The address above is a box address and not a delivery address. We do not recommend that you use delivery services such as DHL or UPS, but if you do, use the following address instead:

Att: Master Programme Fine Art Application

Valand School of Fine Art

Vasagatan 50

411 37 Göteborg
, Sweden

Portfolios will only be returned if accompanied by an envelope or other container approved for mailing with sufficient postage affixed.